Pallone Secures $625,000 for Monmouth University to Support Ecological and Coastal Resilience

Funding will support vessel research in waters around Sandy Hook with the participation of students from around the U.S. interning with the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship Program.

New Jersey Resources Donates $75,000 to UCI to Support Clam Cove Living Shoreline Pilot Project

Work will help form strategies for restoring sensitive tidal marsh areas throughout the state's coastal bays and provide opportunities for Monmouth students to conduct scientific field work and community engagement.

Long Beach Twp. Tide Gauge to Improve Info for Mariners, Aid Research on Bay Island Restoration

Equipment installed by the UCI is now collecting round-the-clock data for conditions in the southern reaches of Little Egg Harbor.

UCI Recognizes Four with State, Coastal

and Ocean Leadership Awards

NJDEP Assistant Commissioner Dave Golden, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Manager Virginia Rettig, NJDOT Office of Maritime Resources Manager Genevieve Clifton, and NJDOT Dredging Program Manager Scott Douglas honored in March ceremony.

New Jersey Coastal and Climate Resilience

Conference Held at Monmouth

NJDEP, NJRC event gathers 300 attendees for three days of discussions on the challenges facing the state’s diverse coastal environments.

The Urban Coast Institute 2023 Annual Report

Take a look back at a year of student and faculty partnerships, community engagement, and impactful coastal and ocean research in our Annual Report.

School of Science Welcomes New Vessel Captain

Virgilio Gonzalez joins as the new captain and primary operator of Monmouth University's vessel fleet.

Watch: Monmouth Researchers Discuss Monitoring Fisheries with eDNA, Community Science

“Hooked on Environmental DNA: Reeling in Community Scientists for Fisheries Monitoring of Offshore Wind Development” presented by Endowed Professor of Marine Science Jason Adolf, UCI Community Science Coordinator Erin Conlon, and Laboratory Intern Emma Najarian as part of Rutgers Cooperative Extension’s “Earth Day, Every Day” webinar series.

Watch: ‘Catalyzing Party and Community Action on Ocean, Climate and BBNJ’

UCI Director Tony MacDonald moderated this April 18 webinar featuring international experts on efforts to address ocean and climate action worldwide.

Upcoming Events

May 13-15

Sixth Annual Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum

Lewes, Delaware

Free event focused climate-ocean action, sustainable ocean economies, healthy ecosystems, marine data-sharing, and more. Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean.

May 16 | 6:30 p.m.

'We're All Plastic People Now'

Monmouth University Young Auditorium

Free screening of film investigating plastic pollution and its effects on human health. Hosted by Oceana, Sierra Club N.J. Chapter, Surfrider Foundation Jersey Shore Chapter, Save Barnegat Bay, Clean Water Action, Save Coastal Wildlife, and the UCI.

May 18-19

Ocean Fun Days

Island Beach State Park and Sandy Hook

Free family event offers hands-on activities, marine and environmental programs and exhibits, giveaways and more. Stop by the UCI table in Sandy Hook!

May 28 | 5 p.m. ET

Virtual Side Event: 4th Int. Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)

Global Ocean Forum to host online panel, "Integrated Approaches to Ocean Governance in the Context of Climate Change, the BBNJ Agreement, and Small Island Developing States."

June 18 | 11 a.m.

NJCRC Technical Assistance Coffee Chat: NJ Restoration Tool Organization Suite

Hear from NJResTOrS collaborators and follow along with an online, site-level project planning demo.

June 25 | 12 p.m.

How Tuesday Webinar: Intro to the Portal

Take a guided tour of the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal’s thousands of ocean maps and tools.

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.

Tees to Please

Visit the UCI's online store for t-shirts, caps and beach towels with our New Jersey marine life logo. Our new shirts are made partially with recycled bottles/plastics, available in Navy/white logo and grey/color logo.

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