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MAF Professor and Grad Student Both Receive Fulbright Awards

The pair, who have worked together on projects related to marine plastic debris, applied to Fulbright separately to pursue independent research projects

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New article on recreational angling at offshore wind farm

The authors include a faculty member, graduate student, and alumna of URI Marine Affairs, publishing in the journal Marine Policy.

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URI Sends Three Grads to D.C. for Sea Grant Knauss Fellowships

Three URI grads, including Kimberly Ohnemus (MAMA ’20) and Clea Harrelson (MAMA ’20), have been named John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows. They will join 74 other finalists to spend a year in Washington, D.C., working on ocean and coastal policy issues beginning this month.

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MAF alum Jessica Vandenberg publishes paper on food security, coral restoration

URI alum Jessica Vandenberg is the lead author of a new paper published in Conservation and Society, titled “Assessing Indicators and Limitations of Food Security Objectives in Coral Reef Restoration.”

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MAF Grad Student Lennie Day promoted to Lieutenant Commander, US Coast Guard

LCDR Day will graduate with his Masters in Marine Affairs in May 2021, and return to the Coast Guard with a new role.

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Biden selects MAF alum Dr. Karen Hyun for NOAA political team

The Biden administration appointed a new political team to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that will help guide policies on the oceans and atmosphere. Dr. Karen Hyun, who earned a PhD in Marine Affairs from URI, will serve as chief of staff.

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MAF researchers conduct survey on coastal hazards facing US shipbuilders

The University of Rhode Island Department of Marine Affairs, in partnership with the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, is conducting an online survey of over 120 U.S. shipyards

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New study finds that offshore wind farms reduce the value of a boater’s experience

BI wind farm

MAF Professor Tracey Dalton, URI alums Mike Weir, Aislyne Cailianos, & Nelle D’Aversa, and RI DEM biologist & MAF PhD student Julia Livermore published a new study in Marine Policy assessing the potential impacts of offshore wind farms on recreational boaters.

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Dr. Mendenhall wins Deterrence Writing Award

The paper, “Nuclear Weapon Free Zones and Contemporary Arms Control” evaluates the prospects for creating three new zones as a productive contribution to disarmament
and nonproliferation goals.

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MAF Professor and Alumni working to turn the tide on plastic pollution

Dennis Nixon

URI is harnessing the expertise of researchers from all disciplines to address this global crisis. Our alumni are equally engaged, tackling the problem from a variety of important angles.

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