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A panel of leading voices in marine science and policy will convene at Monmouth University on April 13 for a conversation on where the nation is succeeding and falling short in its efforts to catalyze innovation and action to address climate change’s impacts to our oceans, and how oceans can help to mitigate those impacts. Members of the public are welcome to attend the free Future of the Ocean Symposium.

The Champion of the Ocean Awards cocktail reception (ticket required) will immediately follow the symposium and honor NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen, N.J. State Sen. Bob Smith, and American Littoral Society Executive Director Tim Dillingham.

Painting depicting a dark female figure swimming

Monmouth University Associate Prof. Kimberly Callas recently presented artwork she created during her two-year faculty fellowship as the artist-in-residence for the UCI.

Jay Odell, a marine science and policy expert with over 30 years of experience working to advance sustainable fisheries and ocean health, has joined the UCI as a fisheries and ocean conservation fellow.
Jay Odell
Panelists Gina McKeever, Tom Herrington and Matt Paccico seated at a table

UCI Associate Director Tom Herrington, Dept. of Chemistry and Physics Adjunct Prof. Matt Paccico, and Kislak Real Estate Institute Interim Director Gina McKeever spoke at “The Sea at our Doorstep – How Rising Sea Level Will Change Our Coastal Communities in the Next 30 Years and Beyond.”
A map showing a transmission cable leading from offshore wind turbines to shore in Virginia Beach.

UCI Communications Director Karl Vilacoba worked with the Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean to create a miniseries of story maps offering an educational look at the basics of offshore wind energy transmission cable siting.
A student holds a juvenile squid in a gloved hand.

The UCI invites Monmouth University students of all majors to apply for 2023 Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe Scholars Summer Research Grants.

The Biden Administration released a Climate Ocean Action Plan on March 21 that outlines steps to create a carbon-neutral future, accelerate nature-based solutions to protect and support natural coastal and ocean systems, and enhance community resilience to ocean change.
Cover of the Ocean Climate Action Plan
Upcoming Events
April 4 | 6:30 p.m.
Monmouth University Edison Science Hall 201

Presentation by Dr. Pedram Daneshgar as part of Monmouth's 2023 Climate Crisis Teach-In Series.
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April 10 | 6:30 p.m.
Monmouth University Edison Science Hall 201

Presentation by Dr. Jason Adolf, Dr. Keith Dunton and School of Science Assistant Dean John Tiedemann as part of Monmouth's 2023 Climate Crisis Teach-In Series.
A map of offshore wind areas off the New Jersey coast
May 17-18
Alexander Hamilton Custom House, New York City

Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean event to feature panel discussions on ocean planning topics and a poster session for students and early career professionals.
Boats passing Manhattan
June 2-3
Monmouth University

A symposium on curricular and scholarly innovations based on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals exploring national and international efforts toward equity, coastal and climate futures, sustainability and social justice, and global partnership for sustainable development.
UN Sustainable Development Goal icon #14, reading "life below water"
For Students & Recent Grads

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