• eDNA: A Forensic Approach to Fish Detection

    Club Dining, Magill Commons

    Monmouth and Rockefeller universities are pioneering a marine life detection technique that holds the promise of being less expensive, more humane and more revealing than other longstanding scientific methods. Faculty and students from both institutions have been conducting research in water bodies along the New Jersey and New York coasts using environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling, […]

  • Our Ocean and Beaches: A Record of Success and New Challenges to Face

    The Great Hall Auditorium

    Please Note: This event if free and open to the public, but registration is required. Event Schedule Registration & Coffee: 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Program: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Program Participants Moderator: Joseph M. Kyrillos,  State Senator (Ret.) and Monmouth University Public Servant-in-Residence 2018-19 PANELISTS: Chris Daggett, Former Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection […]

  • Urban Coast Institute Marine & Environment Speaker Series

    Edison Atrium – Room 201

    Money, Mandate, and Water Management with Professor Keith Rizzardi, St. Thomas University School of Law   Professor Keith Rizzardi from St. Thomas University School of Law will speak about climate change, rising sea levels, and professional ethics. Discussions will also include insights into how the historic commitment to water management in South Florida has dramatically […]

  • Climate Change, Coasts & Communities Symposium

    The Great Hall Auditorium

    The “new normal” of increased storm events, flooding, sea level rise, and coastal erosion from climate change presents daunting adaptation challenges for New Jersey in the years ahead. This symposium features leading experts in climate change adaptation law and science to discuss lessons learned from other states and countries to assist New Jersey in navigating […]

  • Climate Crisis Teach-In

    The Great Hall -104

    PROGRAM 8:30 a.m. Coffee, bagels, fruit and mingling 9:00 a.m. Bill Schreiber, “Introduction, Basic Climate Science, Basic Chemistry of Climate Change” Catherine Duckett, “How Does Past Climate Change Help Us Understand the Present?” 9:30 a.m. Randy Abate, “The Plight of Climate Refugees: Rising Seas, Melting Ice, and Inadequate Legal Protections” 10:00 a.m. Pedram Daneshgar: “Climate […]

  • Council of Endowed Chairs Fall Lecture

    Pozycki Hall Auditorium

    Future generations, wildlife, and natural resources – collectively referred to as “the voiceless” in this presentation – are the most vulnerable and least equipped populations to protect themselves from the impacts of global climate change. This presentation first identifies the common vulnerabilities of the voiceless in the Anthropocene era. It then proposes how the law […]

  • Future of the Ocean Symposium and Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon

    The Great Hall

    The Urban Coast Institute (UCI) will host its 15th annual Future of the Ocean Symposium and Champion of the Ocean Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, October 22, at Wilson Hall. With a theme of An Ocean for All: Ecosystems, Economies & People,  the symposium will assemble nationally recognized experts to share insights on the research, science […]

  • Cancelled: Accountability for Climate Change Harms in New Jersey: Scientific, Legal and Policy Perspectives

    The Great Hall Auditorium

    This event is intended to educate the state’s legal and policy communities and the public on local climate impacts and associated costs now facing communities and taxpayers, and to initiate a dialogue on the growing trend of climate damages litigation in the U.S. Panelists will discuss the extent of climate harms in New Jersey as […]