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Eric Romelczyk (MMA 2015) publishes new article on celestial navigation
This article discusses the technique of observing lunar distance – that is, angular distance between the moon and another celestial body – to establish universal time and longitude, from a practitioner’s point of view. The article presents a brief overview of the principles underlying the lunar distance observation and its use in celestial navigation. A […]
Continue reading "Eric Romelczyk (MMA 2015) publishes new article on celestial navigation"Students Analyze Human Dimensions of Marine Protected Areas
Graduate students in Prof. Dalton’s MAF 526 (Management of Marine Protected Areas) class presented their final posters on April 30. Students worked in groups of three to critically analyze a topic related to the human dimensions of marine protected area design, planning, and management. Poster topics included compliance, community-based resource management, social resilience, user-wildlife conflicts, […]
Continue reading "Students Analyze Human Dimensions of Marine Protected Areas"Jessica Frazier and Amelia Moore Awarded the Winnie by the URI Center for the Humanities
Professors Frazier and Moore received their award for their project Public Memory, Place, and Belonging: Unearthing the Hidden History of the Native and African American Presence on Block Island.
Continue reading "Jessica Frazier and Amelia Moore Awarded the Winnie by the URI Center for the Humanities"MAF student reports from the Williams/Mystic Maritime Studies Program!
My name is Samuel Filiaggi. I am a graduating senior Marine Affairs major and Oceanography minor at the University of Rhode Island (URI) from Batavia, Illinois. This semester, I am participating in the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program at Mystic Seaport Museum. This national program is the result of a forty-two year partnership between Williams College […]
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Rhode Island School of Design and Dept. of Marine Affairs Offer Dual Degree Program on Coastal Sustainability
Dr. Mendenhall publishes two new articles on changes to the international law of the sea
Dr. Elizabeth Mendenhall recently published two new articles in a forthcoming issue of Marine Policy (vol. 99, January 2019), which are now available online. The first article, “Interpreting the law of the sea ‘regime of islands’: An opportunity for productive US leadership” is a commentary piece that describes an option for reshaping customary international law […]
Continue reading "Dr. Mendenhall publishes two new articles on changes to the international law of the sea"Recent grads share experiences & lessons learned with MAF undergrads
Last Thursday (Nov. 8), three recent graduates of the Marine Affairs program served on a panel at URI where they shared their experiences as MAF undergraduate students, highlighted opportunities for URI students, and talked about life after the Marine Affairs program. Julia Bancroft (BS ’15) highlighted her work as an Environmental Analyst at the Narragansett […]
Continue reading "Recent grads share experiences & lessons learned with MAF undergrads"Alanna Casey (MAF PhD 2018) starts new position with California Coastal Comission
Recent MAF PhD graduate Alanna Casey ’18 recently accepted a position as a Coastal Program GIS/Research Analyst with the California Coastal Commission at the headquarters office in San Francisco. Through this position, most of Alanna’s time will be spent developing and building the California Coastal Armoring Database. This geodatabase is an inventory of every shoreline […]
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