Coffee and Climate: The Future of Our Coastal Zone This event is part of the 2022 Nixon lecture series, learn more about the Nixon lecture here Join alumni of URI’s National Science Foundation funded Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) for a lively discussion of key research questions in the coastal zone. WHEN: Thursday, April 7th, […]
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Graduate Student Career Luncheon
Between a Trek and a Stroll: Pathways to a Career This event is part of the 2022 Nixon lecture series, learn more about the Nixon lecture here Join alumni of URI’s Coastal Institute IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) Project (CIIP) for a discussion of professional development, career challenges, and choices. Lunch will be […]
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8th Annual Scott W. Nixon Lecture WHEN: Thursday, April 7th, 2022, 3:30–5:00 PM (*note, reception originally scheduled to follow event has been canceled) WHERE: Virtually and at the Coastal Institute Auditorium, Narragansett Bay Campus, URI WHAT: Riverine systems. Watershed dynamics. Estuarine nurseries. Saltmarsh drowning. Ecosystem diversity. Hear experts on the urgent need to address climate change in the […]
Continue reading "Shaping Our Future: Ensuring Sustainable Life in the Coastal Zone"Oct. 14-15 Coastal Images: The Work of Eric Lutes
Join the Coastal Institute for a special exhibit featuring paintings by artist, native Rhode Islander, and CI Senior Fellow Eric Lutes. The exhibit will feature a large-scale painting of the URI Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) research vessel the R/V Endeavor and will run on Saturday, October 14th during the GSO Open House. Please contact […]
Continue reading "Oct. 14-15 Coastal Images: The Work of Eric Lutes"Watershed Counts Connects Climate Change to RI’s Environment and Economy
Climate change is already impacting the Narragansett Bay Watershed’s environment and economy. Fortunately, state and local agencies, cities and towns, and businesses and homeowners in Rhode Island have already begun implementing innovative strategies to protect natural resources, the economy, and public health. While climate change takes many forms—droughts, wildfires and emerging diseases—the 2017 Watershed […]
Continue reading "Watershed Counts Connects Climate Change to RI’s Environment and Economy"Environmental Monitoring Workshop Announced
Thursday, October 19th, 2017 8:00AM-3:30PM, RIEMC meeting 3:30-4:30PM Coastal Institute Auditorium, Narragansett Bay Campus Join us for a one-day workshop to discuss current monitoring efforts in Narragansett Bay, prioritize gaps that need to be filled to achieve comprehensive monitoring, and identify opportunities for new data collection or novel synthesis approaches. We invite participants […]
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High season for Atlantic hurricanes is here. On Friday, September 8, 2017, there will be a quick debrief session for the Scientific Support of Environmental Emergency Response (SSEER) network to attend in person or via WebEx. Date: Friday, September 8 Time: 8:00-8:45 a.m. coffee and bagels In-person: Room 117, Kingston […]
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The Coastal Institute hosted the 5th Annual Scott W. Nixon Lecture featuring Dr. Susan Lozier of Duke University on April 13, 2017. Dr. Nixon had a lifelong commitment to big-picture thinking and to challenging seemingly-accepted scientific theories, a commitment that Dr. Lozier shares as she challenges traditional thinking about how our ocean waters circulate the […]
Continue reading "Big Picture, Big Thinking About Changing the Ocean Circulation Paradigm."Don’t Even Think About It
Climate change is real, but it’s also scary. Add to this the fact that our brains are hard-wired first and foremost to survive socially by ignoring threatening problems of such complexity. The result? Our current communication strategies regarding climate changes are an unequivocal failure. Consequently, efforts to convince people to mitigate climate change are doomed […]
Continue reading "Don’t Even Think About It"CI Senior Fellow Spotlight: Dr. Austin Becker
CI: Tell us a bit about a research project you are excited about right now? AB: One project I am excited about is an integrated “virtual disaster impacts model.” This will bring together a range of impact models such as engineering models which measure damages to buildings, economic impacts on whole states and regions, […]
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