From Red Scare to Green Scare


A Monmouth Magazine Q&A with Rechnitz Family/UCI Endowed Professor in Marine and Environmental Law Peter Jacques on how the conservative movement borrowed a page from Big Tobacco’s playbook to paint global environmentalism as the new communism.

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Farewell to the Captain: Q&A with Longtime UCI Marine Scientist Nickels Upon His Retirement


Jim Nickels’ 16-year voyage at Monmouth has come to a close. Read our exit interview with this Monmouth original, reflecting on his memories and career helping build the university's marine programs into what they are today.

UCI Grants to Support Love Blue Monmouth Beach Cleanups, Humpback Whale Research


Funding awarded for student club's purchase of equipment and student Brooke van de Sande's research on the use of eDNA for monitoring humpback whale abundance in Jersey Shore waters.

Lexi Baumgartner

Balancing Act: Pole Vaulter Lexi Baumgartner on the Heights and Depths of Her Monmouth Experience


Student athlete is a member of UCI research team studying strategies for making New Jersey's marsh islands more resilient to climate change.

UCI Director Joins WHOI Marine Policy Center Advisory Committee


Center conducts social scientific research that integrates economics, policy analysis, and law with the Institution’s basic research in ocean sciences.

Tony MacDonald

Callas Chosen for Artist-in-Residence in Budapest


Professor Kimberly Callas was selected for a residency at the Arts Quarter Budapest, where she will build upon the Ocean Bodies project she began as an artist-in-residence with the UCI.

Apply Now for 2024 Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe Scholars Summer Research Grants


Monmouth University students and faculty of all disciplines are encouraged to submit proposals for projects relevant to the UCI's mission.

Upcoming Events

March 16 | 3 and 5 p.m.

Stripers For The Future Workshops At Saltwater Fishing Expo

Edison, New Jersey


Sessions will focus on catch and release research and education program initiated by Monmouth University School of Science Assistant Dean John Tiedemann.

John Tiedemann

March 19 | 12 p.m.

How Tuesday Webinar: Coastal and Ocean Acidification Data


Take a guided tour of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal’s coastal and ocean acidification monitoring maps.

How Tuesday webinar

March 27 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Harmful Algal Bloom Virtual Summit


NJDEP Summit's theme is "Unlocking the Puzzle of Harmful Algal Blooms." Speakers include Monmouth University Professor Jason Adolf.

May 13-14

Sixth Annual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum

Lewes, Delaware


Registration open for free event focused climate-ocean action, sustainable ocean economies, ocean conservation and healthy ecosystems, marine data-sharing, and more.

For Students & Recent Grads

UCI Marine and Environmental Internships, Research and Job Opportunities Listings


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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Save the Dates: March 20-21

Go All in for Monmouth!


Make a gift of $33 or more to the Urban Coast Institute or our Endowed Scholarship fund on Monmouth Giving Days and receive a custom deck of Monmouth U. playing cards.

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