Urban Coast Institute

06/10/2026

Monmouth University will serve as the newest partner in the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force (BWTF), a nationwide network dedicated to monitoring water quality at public beaches. Through the agreement, signed on June 5 in advance of today’s World Oceans Day celebration, Monmouth will...

06/09/2026

Monmouth University experts and Surfrider Foundation volunteers plan to collect more water samples and find pollution spikes that NJ officials miss. See link below ⬇️

📸 Provided by Monmouth University

06/09/2026

Monmouth University will serve as the newest partner in the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force (BWTF), a nationwide network dedicated to monitoring water quality at public beaches. Through the agreement, signed on June 5 in advance of today’s World Oceans Day celebration, Monmouth will fill an important gap in the BWTF’s East Coast coverage and augment New Jersey’s state ocean quality monitoring efforts, which are limited only to the summer season.

https://shorelocalnews.com/partnership-strengthens-water-quality-monitoring-at-jersey-shore-beaches/

06/09/2026

06/08/2026

Happy ! 🌊 We’re excited to announce that Monmouth University will serve as the newest partner in the Surfrider Foundation’s Blue Water Task Force, a nationwide network dedicated to monitoring water quality at public beaches. Members of Surfrider Foundation: Jersey Shore Chapter came to campus on Friday for a check presentation and tour of the PHAB Lab.

🔗 Learn more about this partnership: https://www.monmouth.edu/uci/2026/06/08/monmouth-university-surfrider-foundation-partner-to-expand-ocean-water-quality-monitoring-in-new-jersey/

06/04/2026

The UCI's Karl Vilacoba, Jay Odell and Tony MacDonald, and recent Monmouth Dept. of Computer Science and Software Engineering graduates Ava Taylor and Anjali Narang were in DC this week for Capitol Hill Ocean Week, where they demonstrated the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal and its mobile app in the event's Living Lab. Visitors to the space could engage with innovative technologies and exhibits centered on our oceans and Great Lakes, such as virtual reality experiences, remotely operated vehicles, 3D prints of seafloor features.

06/03/2026

Tune into this tutorial covering everything you need to know about the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal, guided by the UCI’s Karl Vilacoba 👇

🐬🦀🦭 Celebrate World Ocean Month by learning to map the waters off your coast. This edition of the Portal's webinar series will provide a beginner-friendly overview of the MARCO Portal's 6,000+ interactive maps and tools.

Register now 🔗: www.monmouth.edu/uci/how-tuesday/

05/27/2026

New Jersey’s maritime forests have tremendous ecological, economical and societal value through the services they provide… delivering services such as wildlife habitat, particularly for amphibians, birds and mammals.
Despite the numerous benefits of these crucial ecosystems, conservation has been challenging because they are often not identified and become open to development.

Learn more in the Spring ANJEC Report (p. 19) in this informative article by Pedram Daneshgar, Coastal Forest Ecologist, Marine and Environmental Biology, Monmouth University.
-> https://www.flipsnack.com/BA66ED99E8C/spring2026-anjecreport/

05/27/2026

🌿 Calling All NJ Municipal Officials & NGOs! 🌿

Stevens Institute of Technology's Coastal Engineering Research Group and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection are offering FREE training on designing nature-based solution projects.

**What You'll Learn:**
✅ NbS project overview
✅ Site characterization basics
✅ Conceptual design principles
✅ Project monitoring techniques

**Event Details:**
📅 Day 1: June 10, 2026 - Classroom session at Monmouth University
📅 Day 2: June 11, 2026 - Field session (Rain date: June 16)
🎟️ FREE but limited to first 50 registrants
☕ Continental breakfast & lunch provided

Space is limited—register only if you can attend both days!

👉 Register: https://dep.nj.gov/wlm/lrp/common-projects/nature-based-solutions/

Questions? Contact Laura Kerr at [email protected]