newsletter december 2022

UCI Director Tony MacDonald shares his observations from November's UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt.
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If you consider the beach your happy place, there’s a growing body of evidence showing you’re right. Read about Dr. Megan Delaney's research and courses on ecotherapy at Monmouth University.

Members of the Marine and Environmental Biology and Policy (MEBP) Club and UCI staff sailed to New York City aboard the R/V Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe to take part in the event at Hudson River Park’s Pier 84.
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Now entering its fifth year, the Coastal Lakes Observing Network has shifted its attention from solely collecting data on the health of Monmouth County waterbodies to tapping that information for restoring them.
Superstorm Sandy 10 Years Later

UCI Director Tony MacDonald moderated conversation with NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, Climate Central Senior Advisor Don Bain, and FEMA Region II Mitigation Division Director Michael Moriarty.
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Moderated by Monmouth U. Specialist Professor in Public History Melissa Ziobro, this virtual panel explored some of the ways the disaster is being documented for the historical record and interpreted for the public.

UCI Associate Director Tom Herrington was the featured speaker in a webinar series offered through the Rutgers Cooperative Extension entitled “Weathering the Storm: Increased Resiliency a Decade After Superstorm Sandy.”
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Abstracts are now being accepted for June 2-3 event at Monmouth University exploring the core themes of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The deadline for submissions is Jan. 15.

“Monmouth demonstrates an exemplary commitment to sustainability and to green practices—and it offers excellent academic programs,” the guide's editor writes.
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UCI Ocean Policy Fellow and former Monmouth U. President Paul Gaffney serves on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee that authored this report addressing key questions around why the Department of Defense has not harnessed HBCUs and MIs as vital resources in developing its research portfolio.
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Will ease the pathway for Monmouth undergraduates interested in pursuing master of science (M.S.) or professional science master’s (P.S.M.) degrees.
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UCI Associate Director Tom Herrington interviewed during halftime of Nov. 19 Monmouth-Stony Book game.
For Students & Recent Grads

Visit our page on the MyMU Portal for latest listings (Monmouth sign-in credentials required). Employers interested in posting may send info to uci@monmouth.edu.
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A Season of Giving
As you make your end-of-year giving choices, please consider a one-time or recurring gift to the Urban Coast Institute. Your donation will support the kinds of Monmouth University student opportunities and impactful work and projects featured in this newsletter.
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MISSION: The Urban Coast Institute's mission is to serve Monmouth University and the public as a forum for research, education and collaboration in the development and implementation of science-based policies and programs that support stewardship of healthy, productive and resilient coastal ecosystems and communities.

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