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Kyle Gray
Program: M.M.A. Master of Arts in Marine Affairs, 2021 Current position: Manager of Programs and Engagement at Throwe Environmental I’m also a Board Member at OUT for Sustainability
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He spoke about the history of the Marine Affairs Department, from its founding to today.
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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.”
Continue reading "MAF alum Jessica Vandenberg publishes paper on food security, coral restoration"Amelia Moore and Journalism Prof. Kendall Moore receive NSF award to co-produce documentary
Dr. Amelia Moore of Marine Affairs and Journalism professor, Dr. Kendall Moore have been awarded $300,000 from the National Science Foundation’s EAGER Program to make a documentary film entitled, “Decolonizing Science and Ethics in Informal STEM Contexts”.
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A new funded PhD assistantship in coastal resilience in the Department of Marine Affairs will focus on hazard impacts modeling.
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Bevlyn Quinn Program of Study: MMA – Part Time Year Accepted: 2018 Background: BS Civil Engineering, UMASS Lowell (1993) with waterfront construction and permitting project experience. Research Interests: Interested inc coastal policy and planning. Ocean Law.
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Research Professor
Office: Coastal Institute Building, 2nd Floor, Room 209
Telephone: (401) 874-5107
Email: pollnac3@gmail.com
Research Team Checks Out Block Island Wind Farm
Marine Affairs MAMA student Katie Denman (left), Marine Affairs undergraduate Alaina Dawson, and Environmental Science and Management major Nate Lukas stand atop Mohegan Bluffs on Block Island in early August. Behind them is the first offshore wind turbine installed in the U.S., one of five 6-MW machines in the Block Island Wind Farm, which is […]
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Knowledge: Students shall demonstrate the ability to utilize knowledge from social science, natural science, and public policy to analyze coastal /ocean problems, evaluate possible management alternatives to address those problems, and to communicate their findings in a well-written document. The subparts of this outcome are as follows: a. Appreciate multiple uses of coastal/ocean areas and comprehend […]
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