经济与环境发展中心
ce人员进行基础研究, 开发应用解决方案, and provide services toward our mission of preserving the health of coastal and ocean ecosystems, 同时实现经济增长，改善人类健康和社会公平.
作为RWU在当地强调蓝色经济的一部分, 区域, 国家, 在全球范围内, the Center for Economic and Environmental Development (ce) focuses on collaborative marine 研究, 产业支持, 海洋教育, 向公众宣传, 订婚, 和扩展.
ce解决人类健康和沿海环境面临的重大挑战 通过教育、研究、推广和培训. 目前, ce人员进行基础研究 and 开发应用解决方案 for achieving economic growth and improvement of human health and social equity, 同时保护沿海和海洋生态系统的健康. ce will continue to leverage our coastal location and collaborations with other higher education, 研究, 而政策机构的重点至关重要, 沿海和海洋生态系统面临的及时问题.
扩展在ce的使命中起着核心作用. 在我们的研究和学生培训中, we extend the university’s educational resources by working with members of the coastal community to identify important marine resource issues, 在这些领域开展应用科学研究, 并与社区的利益相关者分享发现. 这些利益相关者包括联邦和州机构, 非营利组织, 当地企业和许多其他社区成员. ce makes it possible for RWU students to take part in extension efforts through 研究 experiences and receive essential 培训 and skill sets for community 订婚.
ce目前的工作重点是 四个 主要项目领域:
贝类的程序
This 研究 program trains students in 贝类 hatchery and farm aquaculturing methods and techniques. ce 工作人员 in this program provide support to externally funded faculty conducting basic and applied 研究 on raising commercially important 贝类 species. Our hatchery produces seed for a variety of projects and serves as an educational resource to the commercial 贝类ing community.
水族馆科学与水产养殖
本课程训练学生饲养和照顾水生动物. 研究 and internship opportunities are integrated with hands-on instruction in the design, 制造, 以及系统的维护. 我们的ce学生, 工作人员, and faculty design and maintain systems for production of tropical and temperate shrimp, 有鳍鱼, 贝类, 和珊瑚, 除了大型水族展览.
水生诊断实验室
重点关注水生动物(鳍鱼和贝类)的疾病, 该实验室为该区域的水产养殖业提供诊断服务. Students receive 培训 in aquatic animal health diagnostic and care methods by using a combination of pathological and molecular approaches.
温带珊瑚繁殖与微生物生态学
这个项目的重点是当地温带珊瑚 Astrangia poculata是研究珊瑚-微生物共生和生态学的新兴模式生物. 该小组采用了微生物学的方法, 分子生物学, and advanced microscopy to learn more about the response of corals and their microbiomes to climate change. 另外, 这个学生, 工作人员, and faculty have developed techniques and systems in the RWU Wet Lab for sexual and asexual propagation of A. poculata, to support 研究 efforts of the lab, and of the larger temperate coral 研究 community.
本科的机会
水产养殖和水族馆科学(AQS)专业
的 水产养殖与水族馆科学(AQS) major at Roger Williams University (RWU) operates through the Center for Economic and Environmental Development (ce). 作为专业, AQS为本科生提供了独特的实践机会, 应用课程和研究涵盖水产养殖的许多方面, 包括系统设计, 海洋观赏物种的培养, 动物营养, 以及水生生物疾病的诊断和治疗.
奖学金和实习
ce在提供 研究 给本科生的机会. In addition to conducting independent 研究 with ce faculty and 工作人员 for academic credit, our students have the opportunity to apply for following fellowships and internship opportunities.
ce奖学金
Each year the MNS faculty at RWU award 研究 grants to undergraduate students to carry out independent 研究. 与教师导师一起工作, 学生写一个研究计划, 包括预算, 然后由一个委员会在竞争的基础上进行评估. Funds are normally awarded twice a year (Fall and Spring semesters) for use in the following semester (Spring awards can be accessed over the Summer as well). Students participating in funded 研究 efforts also submit a progress report and a final report, 详细说明他们的调查结果. 作为获得这些赠款的条件, 学生们展示他们的研究成果, 作为内部或外部演示. 其中一些研究项目也可能导致学生出版物.
马克·古尔德纪念研究奖学金
This fund provides students with a stipend to conduct independent 研究 in marine 生物学, 生物学, 或者化学课程，每年夏天都会颁发给一些学生. Applicants must be full- time marine 生物学, 生物学, or chemistry majors in good academic standing. 学生必须完成至少一年级的课程. 该基金是为纪念马克·古尔德而设立的, long-time Professor of Biology and Director of the Center for Economic and Environmental Development at Roger Williams University.
实习
We encourage students to participate in internships that are relevant to their course of study. 的se opportunities provide valuable experience and can often lead to advanced study or careers. 的 university allows a great deal of flexibility for arranging internships for credit - these can be during the school year, 或夏天. 学生可以与指导老师讨论这些机会.
ce与 新英格兰水族馆 (NEAq) in which students work in Boston, MA or at the NEAq holding facility in Quincy, MA. 实习 at NEAq offer college students experience in areas ranging from veterinary services and animal husbandry to communications and program development. 一个类似的实习机会正在与 海洋生物实验室 (MBL)在伍兹霍尔，马萨诸塞州.
设施
While other universities may have a waterfront marine field station some distance from the main campus, 网赌的十大网站是一所海洋大学. ce位于海洋和自然科学(MNS)大楼, 离希望山湾只有几百码. 我们有直达海滨的通道, 还有一个大的, 功能齐全的7200平方英尺的潮湿实验室与流动的海水. This provides us the convenient opportunity to conduct marine field- and lab-based 研究 year-round. MNS大楼配备了一个湿实验室, 商业规模的贝类孵化场和养殖场, 水生诊断实验室, 分子生物学实验室空间, 研究温室. MNS拥有先进的实验室资源, 包括一个共聚焦激光显微镜, 荧光显微镜, 流式细胞仪, 粒子计数器, 热循环仪, 受控环境生长箱, 分析化学仪器. 在RWU的研究船上 InVinceble精神, 我们的教师, 工作人员, 学生们从我们自己的200英尺的学习平台/码头开始学习课程, 水质测试, 或水生生物的集合.