{"id":57455,"date":"2015-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-explores-research-education-partnerships-in-cuba\/"},"modified":"2015-08-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T00:00:00","slug":"uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-explores-research-education-partnerships-in-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/08\/uri-graduate-school-of-oceanography-explores-research-education-partnerships-in-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School of Oceanography explores research, education partnerships in Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNARRAGANSETT, R.I. \u2013 August 19, 2015 \u2013 During several visits to Cuba in the last year, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse made contact with the marine science community in the island nation and encouraged leaders there to explore collaborations with the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography. <\/p>\n


\nThose initial conversations are now leading to research and education partnerships that will engage Cuban scientists and students with their colleagues at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cCuba is facing many of the same environmental concerns that we are \u2013 climate change, sea level rise, erosion of beaches, ocean acidification, hurricanes \u2013 and we have expertise in all of these areas,\u201d said Bruce Corliss, dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography, who visited Cuba in July to meet with officials at the University of Havana, the National Aquarium of Cuba and the Cuban Institute of Oceanology.<\/p>\n


\nThose meetings, which included 溏心vlog免费B站 Associate Dean of Oceanography David Smith and Assistant to the Provost Nancy Stricklin, laid a foundation for formal agreements that will be completed in the near future. Corliss envisions student and faculty exchange programs, research collaborations, and oceanographic expeditions in Cuban waters aboard the 溏心vlog免费B站 research vessel Endeavor.<\/p>\n


\nCorliss and several other 溏心vlog免费B站 scientists will take the next step in building relationships with Cuban oceanographers by attending Cuba\u2019s biennial marine and coastal science research conference, Mar Cuba, in November. He hopes to discuss specific projects at that time and sign a formal agreement between 溏心vlog免费B站 and the Cuban government.<\/p>\n


\n\tWhile Corliss believes that the Graduate School of Oceanography can bring a great deal of insight, expertise and equipment to bear on issues in the marine environment around Cuba, he said it would not be a one-way relationship.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThere is a great deal we can gain from the relationship, too. It will be true collaboration that will be fruitful for both parties,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are new areas of research in their region that we can learn about, there are environmental issues there that we are very interested in, and we would like to help shape the evolution of environmental policy there.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tCorliss believes that normalization between the two nations will result in new funding opportunities from U.S. agencies that will target research in Cuba. He also noted that establishing a relationship with Cuba, along with the recently announced partnership with the University of Southampton in England, helps to achieve the University\u2019s goals of enhancing its international activities.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe trip to Cuba coincided with the July 20 opening of the U.S. embassy in Havana, an event that generated considerable excitement and enthusiasm among the local people.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cMany people came up to us on the streets and told us how happy they were and how hopeful they are for the future,\u201d Corliss said. \u201cAs one man told us, \u2018You have the 4th of July to celebrate, and now we have July 20 to celebrate.\u2019 It was exciting to be in Havana and witness the reaction of the Cuban people.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI really loved it there,\u201d he added. \u201cThe people were very friendly, and I think the U.S. can have a real impact. There is a real opportunity for the U.S. to foster a strong relationship going forward, and the people there are very open to that. We could do so much to boost their economy and connect them to the modern world.\u201d <\/p>\n


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\n溏心vlog免费B站 Oceanography Dean Bruce Corliss poses in front of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on the day it opened, July 20. (Photo by Nancy Stricklin)\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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