{"id":77845,"date":"2021-10-25T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T14:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=77845"},"modified":"2021-11-04T16:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:56:47","slug":"uri-marine-biology-program-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-lecture-on-sea-turtle-conservation-nov-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/uri-marine-biology-program-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-lecture-on-sea-turtle-conservation-nov-5\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Marine Biology program celebrates 25th anniversary with lecture on sea turtle conservation, Nov. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 25, 2021 \u2013 The 25th<\/sup> anniversary of the establishment of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Marine Biology Program will be celebrated Nov. 5 with the first Dr. Stanley Cobb Lecture, a presentation on sea turtle conservation by 溏心vlog免费B站 alumna Callee Veelenturf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The free program will begin at 4 p.m. in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences and will be followed by a reception. The program will also be broadcast via Zoom. To register, contact Ann Weston in the 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Engagement Office at annweston@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veelenturf\u2019s lecture is entitled \u201cMaking a Difference for Nature, One Sea Turtle at a Time.\u201d She is the founder and executive director of the Leatherback Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of the leatherback turtle through research, education, and advocacy activities aimed at mitigating fisheries bycatch, reducing plastic pollution and combating climate change. Her advocacy for sea turtle conservation has received the attention of the government of Panama with which she has recently worked to write key legislation that would recognize the rights of nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The 溏心vlog免费B站 Marine Biology Program, from which Veelenturf graduated in 2014, attracts top students from dozens of states and from other countries each year to experience what the faculty call its \u201csea of opportunities.\u201d It has become a top draw for those interested in marine science and has earned a reputation as one of the most prestigious marine biology programs in the Northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \u201cOur Marine Biology Program is a destination major,\u201d said Professor Jacqueline Webb, the George and Barbara Young Chair in Biology and director of the program. \u201cIt\u2019s what draws students to the University, and its popularity is mostly developed through word of mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The program was founded in 1996 after 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s zoology and biology departments were merged and Professor Stanley Cobb and colleagues recognized a need for a degree program in marine biology. After Cobb\u2019s retirement, Webb took over managing the program in 2006. The program\u2019s website, web.uri.edu\/marbio<\/a>, outlines the many opportunities students have to become immersed in marine biology activities, from ship-based courses and internships to research around the country and study-abroad opportunities in Bermuda and elsewhere around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each year for the last 11 years, at least one sophomore marine biology major has been awarded a Hollings Scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship for students studying marine science. Since 2005, 33 溏心vlog免费B站 students have won Hollings Scholarships, the highest total of any institution in New England and one of the highest among four-year public institutions in the country.

  \u201cIn the last 15 years, we\u2019ve had a 99 percent satisfaction rate among our graduating seniors,\u201d Webb said. \u201cThey say they\u2019d do it again if they had the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            Graduates of the Marine Biology Program have gone on to earn graduate degrees at more than 50 universities around the country and several overseas. Most of those who don\u2019t immediately pursue further education get jobs at aquariums or zoos, work as federal fisheries observers, become teachers or laboratory technicians, or work for non-profit environmental organizations upon graduation. Numerous alumni also work for state and federal wildlife and environmental agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            The celebration of the program\u2019s 25th<\/sup> anniversary began last spring with a series of themed panel discussions with notable graduates offering career insights for current students. This anniversary and the Cobb Marine Biology Lecture will serve as the kickoff of a renewed effort to raise funds for the Cobb Marine Biology Endowment, which provides support for undergraduate research in marine biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            For more information about the Marine Biology Program, visit the program\u2019s website or write to urimbio@etal.uri.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 25, 2021 \u2013 The 25th anniversary of the establishment of the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Marine Biology Program will be celebrated Nov. 5 with the first Dr. Stanley Cobb Lecture, a presentation on sea turtle conservation by 溏心vlog免费B站 alumna Callee Veelenturf. The free program will begin at 4 p.m. in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":77848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77845"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77890,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77845\/revisions\/77890"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}