Urban Coast Institute

10/28/2026

Join us Nov. 11 for an open dialogue about impacts in your life and communities. This Climate Café will be the first event organized as part of a Diversity Innovation Grant initiative led by the UCI and Monmouth University School of Social Work.

🔗 RSVP and more info: https://www.monmouth.edu/uci/2026/10/28/nov-11-join-uci-school-of-social-work-for-monmouth-community-climate-cafe/

10/26/2026

10/22/2026

Join us Nov. 18 in Edison Hall for Monmouth University’s 2026 GIS Day, with a Poster & Map Gallery from 3:30-4:30 p.m. followed by a Careers in GIS Panel from 4:30-6. GIS Day is part of the international Geography Awareness Week and celebrates the power of GIS in understanding and improving our world.

🗺 Interested in sharing a GIS-related project, research poster, or map? Complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5zcL3rYQ8qVihig-UCAWvierI-nAo5N_wXtgeBfR7pFV47g/viewform

10/21/2026

The Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 2027 North American scholarship and internships.

Mission: The Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society, through experience-based opportunities, develops leaders dedicated to the stewardship of global waters.

NORTH AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP:
The newly redesigned North American Scholarship is a 9-month program supporting the professional development of a young adult (ages 21-26). The 2027 Scholar will select one core focus and devote most of their scholarship term to it through intensive, project-based experiences, with time for elective areas outside of the core focus to encourage cross-training and interdisciplinary learning. Core concentration areas include:
Marine and/or freshwater science
Conservation and policy
Communication and outreach
Underwater archaeology
Technical diving and/or extreme environments
Technology for underwater exploration and research
Diving leadership and/or safety
Diving medicine
Other specialized areas that use SCUBA as a tool

INTERNSHIPS:
The OWUSS summer internships are offered for a 1-3 month period and are primarily directed at college undergraduates and graduating seniors. Internship recipients will receive a grant to help fund travel to and from the internship location, room and board, and a stipend to cover basic living expenses. Examples of past internship sponsors include:
American Academy of Underwater Sciences
Divers Alert Network
National Park Service
REEF Environmental Education Foundation
Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo

Applications for the scholarship and internships are due January 1st, and more information can be found at www.owuscholarship.org. Awardees will be selected in early spring.

10/21/2026

🌊 🌐 Create your free account today for the COP31 Virtual Ocean Pavilion, which will be active Nov. 2-20 with live events, roundtable discussions, digital exhibits, and many other interactive features. The UCI is a partner on this platform dedicated to advancing ocean-climate action and strengthening the visibility of the ocean in the upcoming climate negotiations in Türkiye.

Cancelling your registration will remove your access to the event. If you proceed, you will no longer be able to participate or access event-related materials.

10/20/2026

🦪 It's every week for the UCI's Meredith Comi, Amanda Boddy, and Grace Schleiden. The UCI team and our partners are advancing nature-based through innovative oyster reef projects off Naval Weapons Station Earle and Long Beach Township. The continued placement of oyster castles in the Raritan and Barnegat bays will reduce the risks posed by extreme weather events by blunting the force of waves and helping accumulate and hold sand in the area.

🐟 The oyster castles used to construct the reefs also provide habitat for a diverse range of marine organisms -- as seen in this recent underwater footage at Earle captured by UCI Marine Biology Technician Amanda Boddy.

10/19/2026

Join us Friday morning for the webinar “Words for a Warming World” featuring Oghenovo Ebireri. In this session, the Nigerian activist and writer will explore the role of language in climate communication and how students, writers, creatives, and organizations can turn climate awareness into meaningful action.

🔗 Registration & details: https://www.monmouth.edu/uci/2026/10/19/webinar-oghenovo-ebireri-to-share-words-for-a-warming-world-on-oct-23/

10/19/2026

Long Branch is Travel + Leisure’s No. 1 beach town in the U.S. outside of Florida, and it’s home to Monmouth’s beachfront residence halls. Not a bad place to be a Hawk! 🏖️ Read more at: https://ow.ly/r0l750ZYqVy

10/15/2026

The UCI has been awarded a Diversity Innovation Grant from the Office of the Provost and Intercultural Center to partner with the Monmouth University School of Social Work in establishing a campus learning community focused on environmental justice, coastal resilience, and inclusive community engagement. Programming will include events such as climate cafes, trainings, policy roundtables, and community activities that engage students and faculty members of all disciplines.

The Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) has been awarded a Diversity Innovation Grant from the Office of the Provost and Intercultural Center to partner with the School of Social Work (SSW) in establishing a campus learning community focused on environmental justice, coastal climate resi...

10/09/2026

Congratulations to UCI Acting Director Tom Herrington, who was presented with the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association's 2026 Morrough P. O’Brien Award during its National Coastal Conference Centennial Celebration in Atlantic City on Wednesday. The award is the highest honor given annually to an individual on the basis of an outstanding record in achieving the objectives and ideals of ASBPA, and for major direct contributions to the association.

🏆 Read nore on our blog: https://www.monmouth.edu/uci/2026/10/09/herrington-receives-asbpas-highest-honor-at-centennial-conference/

📸 Amber Doskos, ASBPA