Joe Dwyer with Coastal Fellow Natasha Wilcox Joe Dwyer, 24, is writing his masters thesis project about the public engagement process associated with the construction of the Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercial offshore wind project in the United States. He has been studying the societal impact of the offshore wind farm and hopes […]
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MAF Alumna and GFDD Fellow Hilary Lohmann Gives Presentation About Climate Change in the Dominican Republic
Lohmann presented her research, stating that, “The key to resilience is adaptive capacity.” To celebrate the release of its latest publication series Research and Ideas entitled Climate Change in the Dominican Republic: Impact on Coastal Resources and Communities, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) hosted Fellow Hilary Lohmann (and MAMA grad) for a special […]
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A Tribute to Professor Tim Hennessey From MAF Dept. Chair, Rob Thompson On October 8th, Professor Emeritus Tim Hennessey died unexpectedly. While Tim’s primary appointment was in Political Science, he had a joint appointment in Marine Affairs and he made great contributions to the Department of Marine Affairs and the field of Marine Affairs. When […]
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A pilot fisherman in The Gambia using ice and an ice box for sole fishing September 17, The Gambia- Kristine Beran, a first year Ph.D. student in Marine Affairs (M.M.A., 2014) focusing on value chain improvements in small-scale fisheries, traveled to the Gambia in August and September through the Coastal Resources Center at the University of Rhode […]
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Eric Kretsch and Prof. Austin Becker Present at ASCE COPRI Costal Structures & Solutions to Coastal Disasters Joint Conference Boston, MA – September 10th, 2015 – Eric Kretsch, a Master’s of Arts in Marine Affairs Student and Marine Affairs Professor Austin Becker spent the start of the Fall 2015 semester presenting at the American Society […]
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Pollnac went to Thailand for 3 weeks in May and June 2015 to develop a research proposal with Professor Suvaluck Sathumanusphan (Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Thailand). They visited numerous landing sites along the coast of Rayong Province collecting information on which to base a research proposal focusing on ecological (human and […]
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In addition to his continued service as a member of the Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in Alaska, Seth Macinko gave a number of invited presentations in 2015. First up was an invitation to the symposium “Planet of the Ocean: Environment and Society on the Rest of the […]
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Tarsila Seara (MAF PhD 2014, MAMA 2010) is heading to the University of New Haven (UNH) to begin a tenure track professorship in the Biology & Environmental Sciences Department. She will be developing and coordinating a Marine Affairs program for UNH that will be geared towards their distinguished experiential methods. Her research will continue […]
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Climate Change and Adaptation Planning for Ports Edited by Adolf K. Y. Ng, Austin Becker, Stephen Cahoon, Shu-Ling Chen, Paul Earl, Zaili Yang https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138797901 As key links in transportation and supply chains, the effect of climate change on seaports has broad implications for the development prospects of the global economy. However, the picture is very […]
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Recent MAMA graduate Anna Antonova appointed Marie Curie doctoral researcher at the University of Leeds, UK. Anna Antonova (MAMA 2015) was recently appointed as a doctoral researcher in the Marie Curie European Innovative Training Network in Environmental Humanities hosted by the University of Leeds, UK. The Marie Curie Training Network is funded by the European […]
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