The URI Coastal Institute seeks a matriculating URI undergraduate student to assist with event organization, website & social media updates, and a wide range of day-to-day offices tasks (such as formatting documents, upkeeping databases, and performing internet research). Candidate should have strong computer skills, an attention to detail, and willingness to learn. To apply, please […]
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A CIIP Celebration in the Coast Zone
Napatree Point Conservation Area RSVP by April 1st Friday, April, 2022 10:00 CIIPers gather at the Napatree Gate Enjoy a group bayside walk ‘n’ talk to the lagoon Learn about the Coastal Institute Climate Demonstration Site 11:30 CIIPers return to entrance via ocean-side 12:15 Convene in Reading Room at the Lanphear Livery Enjoy a […]
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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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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 […]
Continue reading "Graduate Student Career Luncheon"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"Big Picture, Big Thinking About Changing the Ocean Circulation Paradigm.
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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