Dear Friends,

Sunshine Menezes, Ph.D. Executive DirectorKatharine McDuffie Program DirectorKaren Southern Communications DirectorMargaret Hayden Research Assistant

The Michael P. Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting was established in 1997 at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, a premier oceanographic research and education institution.

StaffURI College of the Environment and Life Sciences Graduate Communications Fellows (a partnership with Metcalf Institute) Morgan Devlin Rita LaVoie Becca Trietch

URI Graduate Science Communication Intern Matthew Birk

URI Undergraduate Interns Alison Fisher Julia Geromini Sara Tewksbury Zac Lawrence

URI Student Assistants Julia Bancroft Dea’Vante Contreras Carolyn Conti Kayla Lombardi Senara Mata Paige McLaughlin Scott Robertson

metcalfinstitute.orggso.uri.edu

We live at a time of unprecedented information access. But much of that information is presented in very stark terms, as one extreme or another on a spectrum of perspectives. This is particularly apparent now, as the U.S. election season heats up. It’s no secret that politicians favor simplified sound bites over nuanced complexities.

Yet our world is filled with shades of gray, rather than clearly defined hues of black and white. So, too, is the scientific endeavor. While scientific research has built strong evidence for many hypotheses, scientists must continually work to improve and refine our understanding of the natural world.

This is why journalists serve a more

important role than ever in our society. No matter the size or reach of the news outlet, good journalism provides an objective summation of the facts and a range of perspectives on the significance of those facts and how they affect us, the news consumers.

At a time when some scientific facts are sensationalized or politicized to advance a particular point of view, we need journalists to report clear, accurate and contextualized stories that explain the environmental challenges we face and their local, national and global impacts. We need journalists who can push through the spin on environmental issues to identify the factual underpinnings of the issues. And we need journalists with the confidence

to navigate the scientific shades of gray in their reporting so that we can make our own decisions based on complete information.

This makes the work of Metcalf Institute necessary and invaluable. We prepare journalists to tackle these complexities in their reporting and we help scientists and science communicators develop effective ways to share their work with journalists and the public.

With the programs and resources outlined in this report, you’ll see the many ways that Metcalf Institute, our alumni and supporters advance public understanding of the nuances of environmental science in the news.

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#TheScienceConversation

Mission

The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, once said, “Nothing endures but change.”

Transformation is, indeed, inevitable, and that presents both challenges and opportunities.

Over the past few decades, new technologies, environmental concerns and shifting social priorities have prompted change throughout most economic sectors in the United States. Jobs are done in completely new ways, interdisciplinary collaboration is valued more than ever, and we embrace the shared experience as never before, as evidenced by the popularity of Facebook, YouTube and reality TV. Even the Mars rover, Curiosity, has a Twitter account.

The demographics of workplaces, too, are transforming, even in the sciences and academia. There was a time when most people in the U.S. would have imagined a typical scientist as a white male, testing his hypotheses alone in a lab and conferring with his colleagues in the indecipherable language of his field. As we once understood it, researchers were in a kind of private club whose members respected one another

only for their scientific output. Scientists, we assumed, didn’t share science with the general public because this would require too much oversimplification.

But science has changed with the times. Today’s researchers represent much greater gender, racial and ethnic diversity than ever before. And young scientists entering the field are bringing their smart phones and Twitter accounts with them.

As a result of all these shifts, everyone benefits from evolving norms for science communication. What Americans have gained in their basic understanding of science comes from the increased use of conversation, and this, largely, has resulted from a recognition that scientists must engage with public audiences rather than talk at them. With his informal and engaging style, physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson exemplifies this change. Tyson’s wide-ranging approach to building a love for science across multiple platforms works from the foundations laid by his predecessors, notably Carl Sagan, whose

legacy can, in turn, be seen in the gradual acceptance in the scientific community of the value of outreach. Today, early-career scientists increasingly see it as their obligation to share their expertise and understanding with general audiences, but they need training and guidance to meet this commitment.

As the world demands solutions to ever more complex and urgent environmental challenges, science is becoming more transparent, inclusive and engaged with the public. We can see these 21st Century transformations in the increased number of researchers who blog, post videos, Tweet and have great working relationships with journalists.

Metcalf Institute has been at the leading edge of this transformation since our first program in 1998. By bringing scientists, journalists and other science communicators together to learn from one another, we are helping to share this evolving, more diverse and engaged version of the scientific endeavor with news consumers across the globe.

The mission of URI Graduate School of Oceanography’s Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting is to expand accurate envi-ronmental news coverage through innovative training and resources for journalists, researchers and other science communicators to build a deeper public understanding of science and the environment.

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Science Training for Journalists

and introducing them to sources representing a wide variety of perspectives on each topic.

Building a Resilient New England Economy6/25/15 The Providence Journal Funded by Metcalf Institute donorsExperts explored how environmental policy and management decisions could affect New England’s economic future in a public program held in partnership with The Providence Journal.

The Future of New England’s Aquaculture Industry9/30/15 URI Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO)Funded by Rhode Island Sea Grant and URI Coastal InstituteAquaculture is a hot-button issue in the coastal Northeast; commercial growers, resource managers and researchers discussed the science and debates over access to coastal areas.

Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists

Metcalf Institute was founded with the purpose of helping journalists understand the science behind environment stories and equipping them with tools to bring scientific complexities and context to their reporting in compelling ways. The Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists was developed to meet this goal.

In June 2015, Metcalf Institute welcomed the 17th annual class of Metcalf Fellows to

the URI Graduate School of Oceanography to explore the impacts of human activities on coastal and marine ecosystems. The ten journalists, selected from an unprecedented number of applicants, explored new approaches to salt marsh restoration in the face of rapid sea level rise, examined the effects of unregulated contaminants on water supplies and seafood safety, measured species diversity in Narragansett Bay to see how scientists assess long-term changes in food webs, and discovered approaches to reporting on scientific uncertainty.

Metcalf Fellow Emily Yehle, reporter for E&E Publishing, described one story she turned around for Greenwire on short deadline as a ‘quick hit.’

“My experience at Metcalf taught me how to effectively read a published study and pay special attention to prior research as well. Consequently, I not only emphasized what was new but also what knowledge it was built upon. The [Metcalf] Workshop experience gave me a better grasp on the fundamentals of some of the research I cover and provided me with a foundation that affects all my reporting.”

Coastal Impacts: Global Change in Coastal Ecosystems6/7/15-6/12/15 URI GSOFunded by Metcalf Institute donors and endowment

Peter B. Lord Seminarson the Environment

When journalist Cynthia Drummond attended Metcalf’s Peter B. Lord Seminar on the aquaculture industry this fall, she discovered a complex and conflicted regional issue of vital importance to many of her readers.

As she reported in the above story, “it is unlikely that the growth of the aquaculture industry in Rhode Island and Connecticut will slow anytime soon. Today’s market for oysters is thriving, and growers can’t keep up with the demand, especially from restaurants in Washington, D.C., and New York City.”

In New England, and particularly southern New England–home of URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) and Metcalf Institute–our coast and watersheds are prominent in daily conversations about everything from the economy to our decisions at the polls.

Metcalf Institute presented two Peter B. Lord Seminars on the Environment in 2015 to bring expertise to regional journalists for the benefit of news consumers. The Peter B. Lord Seminars, now in their fourth year, honor the late Peter Lord’s outstanding contributions to environmental journalism. The seminars aim to increase news coverage of important environmental concerns in southern New England by enhancing journalists’ understanding of the science behind the stories

Experts Gather to Discuss Effects of Aquaculture’s Rapid Growth

The Westerly Sun, 10/2/2015

Fish, Larvae Moving as Climate Changes – NOAA Study Greenwire, 10/2/2015

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Lectures on the EnvironmentClimate Change and the News

The environment plays a key role in determining national and regional economic growth and policy decisions. Metcalf Institute develops seminars and resources for journalists as part of the Climate Change and the News initiative to examine climate change impacts from scientific, policy, economic development and community perspectives.

Metcalf partnered with three organizations in 2015 to organize customized seminars for journalists as part of national conferences about planning for and responding to the effects of climate change. The Metcalf seminars provided concise overviews of climate change science, impacts and adaptation measures for journalists from around the nation, and offered access to other conference sessions and experts. This conference-based model is cost-effective and offers a win-win opportunity for journalists and conference organizers.

Editor and writer Allen Best attended the climate change adaptation program in St. Louis and produced a story for a major trade magazine.

“Creating magazine stories requires seeds of ideas, a lot of grubbing for material, and then considerable sifting,” said Best. “The Metcalf seminar and National Adaptation Forum delivered a big handful of seeds, leading to a 2,400-word manuscript.”

The 2015 Climate Change and the News seminars received significant in-kind support

from our partners, National Adaptation Forum, EcoAdapt and the Association of Climate Change Officers.

Climate Change Planning & Response5/11/15-5/12/15 National Adaptation Forum St. Louis, MOFunded by The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentMetcalf partnered with the National Adaptation Forum (NAF) and EcoAdapt to present a two-day seminar and field trip to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, as well as access to the NAF national conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Journalists met regional, national and tribal experts in climate change adaptation related to transportation, agriculture, insurance, architecture, environmental justice, and disaster risk management.

Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather11/4/15 Rising Seas Summit, Boston, MAFunded by The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentIn partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), Metcalf held a seminar for journalists on the science and policy underlying business, government and community efforts to develop effective responses to climate change. Participants were given access to the ACCO’s 2015 Rising Seas Summit for in-depth sessions on risk assessment and planning for sea level rise, extreme weather events and related flooding.

Annual Public Lecture SeriesMetcalf Institute brought national experts in

environmental topics to the URI Graduate School of Oceanography for its 18th consecutive Annual Public Lecture Series in June 2015. In attendance were the ten journalism fellows who were selected to participate in Metcalf’s 17th Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists, which runs concurrently with the week of public lectures.

Metcalf Fellow David McFadden, Associated Press, told us that speaker Douglas McCauley of the University of California Santa Barbara gave him new understanding of the impacts of industrial-scale fishing and the likely future impacts of climate change on the ocean.

“I realized that an obscure, seemingly sleepy U.N. body that happened to be headquartered in the Caribbean country where I was living was actually playing a huge role in shaping the future of the global ocean as it presided over mineral rights on the seafloor outside national jurisdictions. Doug was generous with sharing more insight after the Metcalf workshop and was an extremely valuable source for an Associated Press article I reported about the approaching dawn of deep seabed mining,” McFadden said.

The 2015 lectures featured experts on changes we are seeing everywhere from our backyards to the global ocean. Judging by the ever-increasing attendance, this public series has become an important contribution to our efforts to deepen public understanding of environmental science.

Deep-Sea Mining Looms on Horizon as UN Body Issues Contracts

Associated Press, 7/25/15

That Unwelcome Stranger Called Climate Change – Adapting to it Locally

Planning Magazine, 10/2015

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Scientists and Journalists: Getting the Point Across6/8/15-6/12/15 URI GSOFunded by Metcalf donors and endowmentClaudia Tebaldi, National Center for Atmospheric Research, spoke on climate models and how scientists consider inherent uncertainties when projecting future climate conditions.

Douglas McCauley, University of California, compared human impacts in ocean and terrestrial environments and suggested ways decision-makers can protect ocean ecosystem resiliency.

Geoffrey Scott, University of South Carolina, described how urban runoff, pollution and unregulated contaminants affect water quality and how climate change may exacerbate the problem.

Ben Preston, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, explained the overlooked socioeconomic impacts of climate change on coastal communities and innovative planning and collaborative solutions.

Julia Kumari Drapkin, environmental journalist and Metcalf alumna, presented her crowdsourced public media experiment, iSeeChange, which helps people relate to changes in their own backyards.

Public LectureMetcalf hosts occasional public programs to

enhance understanding of environmental issues.

As Goes India: Surprising Solutions for the Natural World in Crisis11/12/15 Brown UniversityFulbright scholar and Metcalf alumna Meera Subramanian discussed her book, A River Runs Again, exploring implications of India’s environmental choices, in partnership with Brown’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

Remember the cartoon of the large fish eating a medium-sized fish who eats a small fish? In fact, the marine food web exists because of tiny microbes. Recent research points to the ocean-wide significance of these miniscule creatures; climate change can affect their evolution, causing changes throughout the marine food web.

URI GSO Associate Professor of Oceanography Tatiana Rynearson was interviewed for a Washington Post story, below, explaining that “regardless of where we live, whether by the ocean or inland, we’re all subject to the influence of marine microbes.”

Metcalf Institute partners with academic and research institutions, government agencies and NGOs to develop customized workshops that build vital communication skills for researchers and public affairs staff. Metcalf’s 2015 workshops helped prepare these science communicators to develop productive professional relationships with journalists and create effective and audience-appropriate ways to share science, including via free Internet video outlets like YouTube, Vimeo and Vine.

Rynearson, a member of Metcalf Institute’s volunteer Advisory Board since 2009, has participated in three of Metcalf’s communication training programs since 2011 and five science training programs for journalists since 2010. Already a world-class oceanographer, she has

also become a highly effective communicator and go-to source for news organizations.

“The Metcalf science communication work-shops have helped me become a much more competent communicator with the press. I better understand their timelines (which are very different from those in academia!) and know what kind of information they will need during an interview. By better understanding their job, I can better help journalists to communicate science or scientific discoveries to the general public. In short, the Metcalf science communication workshops have fundamentally changed the way I view the press and my relationship to it.”

SciComm Exchange: Formulating your Scientific Message2/4/15 URI GSOFunded by Rhode Island NSF Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Metcalf’s SciComm Exchange series facilitates informal conversations about science communication with researchers, journalists and communication experts. This conversation focused on strategies for developing and delivering clear and compelling science messages for the public and press.

Science Communication Workshop: Effective Poster Design2/4/15 URI GSOFunded by Rhode Island NSF EPSCoRExperts on graphic and museum exhibit design described design practices to help scientists create compelling poster presentations for science conferences.

Climate Change Could Push These Tiny Marine Organisms to Evolve –

Irreversibly The Washington Post, 9/1/15

Science Communication Training

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Climate Change in Narragansett Bay: What’s the Story?3/12/15 URI Feinstein Providence CampusFunded by Rhode Island Science & Technology Advisory CouncilDeveloped in partnership with URI GSO and Rhode Island School of Design faculty, this workshop offered professional perspectives on data visualization techniques and aimed to develop novel approaches to communicating regional effects of climate change through innovative collaborations between artists, researchers and other stakeholders.

Science Communication Workshop: Storytelling with Video7/14/15 URI GSOFunded by Rhode Island NSF EPSCoRIn partnership with Ocean Media Institute, this one-day workshop gave a concise introduction to visual storytelling and technical skills for scientists to create compelling videos about their research.

SciComm Exchange: How to Provide Scientific Testimony10/15/15 University of Rhode IslandFunded by Rhode Island NSF EPSCoRWhile honored to be invited to offer expert testimony, many scientists do not know what to expect. This conversation clarified what policy-makers are looking for and how scientists can prepare.

Virtual ClassroomHow do journalists get background for their

environment stories on short deadlines? One way is to visit Metcalf Institute’s YouTube channel for video presentations on many of the topics we presented in our 2015 programs. The Metcalf channel features nearly 200 videos and attracted more than 4,000 views this year alone.

Reporters also can access myriad carefully curated and vetted web-based resources using one of Metcalf Institute’s Science Resource Lists. These customized lists are researched and organized to complement our programs and offer a multitude of sources for stories on climate science and impacts, climate change adaptation, environmental policy and economics, extreme weather, ocean acidification, fisheries and water quality, among other topics.

Science Backgrounders represent a third type of Metcalf Institute resource designed to help journalists cover environmental topics. Each offers a concise summary of the latest research on a specific topic and a list of expert sources.

Case in point, Kevin Bunch, reporter for the Detroit metro-area C&G Newspapers, availed himself of the recently published Science Backgrounder, A Matter of Timing: Climate Change Impacts on Bird Migration, by URI graduate student Megan Skrip, to relate climate change to the annual migrations that his audiences observe in their region.

Metcalf OutreachMetcalf Institute is invited to discuss scientific

communication strategies with academic, government agency and public audiences at meetings and conferences throughout the year.

Selling Climate Policy: Can Effective Communication Lead to Action? Carbon Tax Forum 2/27/15 University of Rhode Island

Tipping the Scales Toward Effective Science Communication 2015 Fate of the Earth Symposium 4/1/15 Michigan State University

3-2-1 Contact: Telling Science Stories That Matter RI NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Program 6/24/15 University of Rhode Island

Science Café: Alternative PhD Pathways National Marine Educators Association National Conference 6/29/15 Newport, RI

Sharing Science: Engagement and Impact Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Communication Workshop 11/18/15 University of Chicago

Communication Planning for Extreme Weather EventsNational Park Service2014-2015

Fall Migration Underway for Songbirds, Waterfowl – Global Warming’s Impact on Migration Differs between Species

C & G Newspapers /candgnews.com, 9/23/15

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Emily Atkin CCSJ St. Louis, Molly Murray AWJ 2003, CCSJ CME, Neena Satija CCSJ CME, Rona Kobell, Kate Sheppard, Andrea Vittorio and Cally Carswell (see below) were recognized by the National Audubon Society’s Women Greening Journalism program this year, which promotes education on important environmental issues.

Ashley Ahearn co-hosted the pilot of “This Land,” an NPR podcast examining the role of climate change on wildfires in the Alaskan tundra and an old-growth rainforest in Washington. AWJ 2006

Jennifer Barrios’ environmental coverage for Newsday earned her a Society of Environmental Journalists Award for Reporting on the Environment for large market beat reporting. AWJ 2015

David Berger’s work, Voices of Sumi Art, was exhibited at the Hanforth Gallery in Tacoma, Washington. AWJ 2002

Jeff Burnside, investigative reporter for KOMO-TV in Seattle, was reelected president of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and was a featured panelist for the Woodrow Wilson Center’s third annual Year Ahead in Environment and Energy program, co-hosted by SEJ. AWJ 2001

Katie Campbell won two regional Emmy Awards for her work with KTCS-TV, one for a story on starfish wasting disease and a second for a special on food waste and climate change. AWJ 2014

In addition to the National Audubon Society honor, Cally Carswell was recognized by Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR) with the Frank Allen Field Reporting Award for her story on assisted evolution of threatened coral reefs. AWJ 2014, CCSJ St Louis

Meghna Chakrabarti won the 2015 Public Radio News Directors Incorporated award for best large newsroom call-in program in her role as co-host of Radio Boston, WBUR’s weekday news program, for a show on “School Desegregation Four Decades Later.” ERF 2006

Jenny Chen received a grant from the Public Radio Exchange to produce a radio story about forensic hydrology after major flooding events, an idea that grew out of a conversation with a speaker at a Metcalf climate change seminar. CCSJ CME, CCSJ St. Louis

Sena Christian won an IJNR Frank Allen Field Reporting Award for her story, “In Search of the New Agrarian Frontier.” CCSJ St. Louis

Grace Chua co-authored Singapore’s Scientific Pioneers, published in August this year. AWJ 2012

Sophia Cruz was awarded a University of Michigan’s Center for the Education of Women Fellowship for a documentary she is directing about women, art and social change called Creating4Change. CCSJ Chicago

Christine Dell’Amore was promoted to Online Natural History Editor for National Geographic, where she leads the website’s animal coverage. AWJ 2007

Elizabeth Dunbar, Minnesota Public Radio, won the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Silver Science Journalism Award in Radio with Dan Kraker for reporting on climate change in Minnesota, expected effects on the state’s forests, and Minnesota’s coolest spots. She also received a grant from the McKnight Foundation to focus her reporting exclusively on climate change. CCSJ Chicago

Ambar Espinoza won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting in large market radio for her Rhode Island Public Radio story, “Westerly Quarry Still a Quandary for Neighboring Residents.” ERF 2007

Lynne Friedmann, freelance science writer and editor of ScienceWriters, was named a judge for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the science and technology category. She also was instrumental in crafting the successful bid to host the 2017 World Conference of Science Journalists in San Francisco, the first time this event will be held in the U.S. MSSJ

Nancy Gaarder was elected to the Society of Environmental Journalists Board of Directors. She co-organized the 2015 SEJ conference in Norman, Oklahoma. CCSJ St. Louis

Adam Glenn received a Public Policy Fellowship at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to develop a collaborative workshop series for international news media and citizens. CCSJ St. Louis, CCSJ Boston

Cheryl Hatch’s photograph, “Watch Night,” was among 25 selected for the exhibition, A New Perspective, at the 2015 Women in Photojournalism Conference. AWJ 2006

Tom Henry was inducted into the Journalism Hall of Fame at Central Michigan University, his alma mater. He also received an Excellence in Journalism Award from Wayne State University’s Great Lakes Environmental Law Center. CCSJ Chicago

Jesse Hirsch was named the editor of two food magazines, Edible Brooklyn and Edible Manhattan, and extended his freelance portfolio to include Bon Appetit, Men’s Journal, and VICE. He won second place for feature writing in the North American Agricultural Journalists annual competition. AWJ 2014

Jennifer Kho (right) was pro-moted to managing editor of The Guardian’s U.S. based news operation. AWJ 2010

In addition to the National Audubon Society honor, Rona Kobell was named Best Bay Watcher by Baltimore Magazine. CCSJ CME, CCSJ St. Louis

Julia Kumari Drapkin, executive producer of iSeeChange, the crowdsourced media project for local communities to document the impacts of weather and climate, launched a new mobile-friendly version this fall and announced a partnership with NASA to launch a mobile app. She took time out of her busy schedule in June to speak at the Annual Public Lecture Series. ERF 2006,SSJ Mobile

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Christy George will have a six-week Flint and Steel Residency at Tulane University in 2016 to work on her book, My Vanishing Hometowns, about climate change, Katrina survivors, and Louisiana coastal residents being driven from their homes by rising waters. CCSJ St. Louis

Alumni Updates

AWJ: Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists | CCSJ: Climate Change Seminar for Journalists, as part of Metcalf’s Climate Change and the News initiative. | CCSJ Boston: Planning for Rising Seas and Extreme Weather, 2015 | CCSJ Chicago: Impacts in the Great Lakes, 2014 | CCSJ CME: Impacts on Coastal and Marine Environments, 2014 | CCSJ DC: Climate Policy and Economics, 2014 | CCSJ Editors: A Seminar for News Leaders,

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Kevin Kurtz co-wrote the nonfiction children’s ebook, Where Wild Microbes Grow, funded through a National Science Foundation grant and written for the Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations, to introduce kids to the scientific search for life under the seafloor. SSJ Cocodrie

Tom Linton (right) co-wrote the book, Water is for Fighting Over, a compilation of the articles he and Chris O’Shea Roper have written. SSJ Mobile

Jason Margolis took a year off from PRI’s The World to do a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan, where he studied climate change policies, science and business. AWJ 2007

Bill May received the Talbot Denmead Memorial Award from the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Writers Association for best stories on conservation and/or the environment for a series of articles about hydraulic fracturing of the Marcellus Shale. CCSJ CME

Sonia Narang’s documentary film series, Resilience, was selected for inclusion in the Center for Asian American Media & Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) film screening event at the 2015 AAJA National Convention. AWJ 2015

Bellamy Pailthorp won a second place award from the Society of Professional Journalists for “With Second Dam Nearly Gone, New Era Blossoming on the Elwha River,” about how the demolition of two hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River is radically changing the landscape near Port Angeles. AWJ 2011, CCSJ Seattle

Sara Peach, associate director of the Reese News Lab at the University of North Carolina’s School of Media and Journalism, received a grant from the Knight News Challenge for Campaign Hound, a searchable archive and alert service that enables users to monitor political speeches remotely. SSJ Madison

Amy Quinton received an honorable mention in the category of outstanding small market beat reporting at the SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment for her story, “Wildfire and Drought in California,” for Capital Public Radio. AWJ 2007

Christina Reed’s story, “Plastic Age: How its Reshaping Rocks, Oceans, and Life,” was the cover story in the February 28th issue of New Scientist. AWJ 2001

Elizabeth Rush has been named the Andrew Mellon Fellow in Pedagogical Innovation in the Humanities at Bates College for her work to create a bridge between the fine arts and sciences by designing climate change-themed creative writing courses. CCSJ St. Louis, CCSJ Boston

Debbie Salamone was featured in a new show on National Geographic Wild, “United Sharks of America,” along with several of members from her group, Shark Attack Survivors for Shark Conservation. AWJ 2004

Laura Sellers, managing editor at The Daily Astorian, was named president of the Associated Press Media Editors during its joint conference with the American Society of News Editors at Stanford University and said she anticipates “another banner year for this hard-working dedicated editor group.” CCSJ Seattle

Kate Sheppard won the Deadline Award for Science, Technology, Medical or Environmental Reporting from the New York Society of Professional Journalists for her story about an Alaskan village relocating due to climate change. She was among 26 women honored for greening journalism by the National Audubon Society. AWJ 2011

Lisa Song and her colleagues at InsideClimate News won the SEJ Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding In-Depth Reporting, large market, for “Big Oil, Bad Air.” MSSJ

Meera Subramanian’s first book, A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka, was published by PublicAffairs. Metcalf Institute hosted a talk and

book-signing for Subramanian in partnership with Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. AWJ 2012, CCSJ St. Louis

Bina Venkataraman was named a Carnegie Fellow at New America where she’ll be working on her first book. She was also named a 2015 Global Young Leader by the French-American Foundation. ERF 2008

Andrea Vittorio was awarded a Beltz Award for Editorial Excellence from her company, Bloomberg BNA. She was among 26 women honored for greening journalism by the National Audubon Society. CCSJ DC

Rebecca Williams of Michigan Radio received an Honorable Mention for the SEJ Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding In-Depth Reporting, large market, for “Politics of Poison,” in partnership with The Center for Public Integrity, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, and the Public Radio Exchange. CCSJ Chicago

Dale Willman is working in South Sudan with Internews, training journalists in the world’s newest country. AWJ 2004

Christine Woodside, freelance writer, author and chair of the Metcalf Institute Advisory Board, has finished her manuscript of Libertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books, expected to be published in 2016 by Arcade, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. AWJ 1999

Dom Yanchunas has been elected national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). He moderated the panel, Best Practices in E-news Delivery, at ASBPE’s 2015 National Conference. AWJ 2011

Sarah McCammon is taking a leave of absence from Georgia Public Broadcasting to work for National Public Radio’s election team, covering the 2016 presidential election. AWJ 2015

John Ryan won a regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting for his story, “Landslide Safety All Over the Map in Washington” for KUOW. He was also recognized by the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources with a 2015 Field Reporting Award. CCSJ Seattle

Alumni Updates

2014 | CCSJ Seattle: Impacts in the Pacific Northwest, 2013 | CCSJ St. Louis: Climate Change Planning and Response, 2015 | ERF: Environmental Reporting Fellowships | MSSJ: Marine Science Seminar for Journalists, 2011 | SSJ Cocodrie: Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2011 | SSJ Madison: Metcalf-Yale Forum Fellowship for Climate Change and Business Reporting, 2009 | SSJ Mobile: Oil Spill Science Seminar for Journalists, 2014

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Foundation Grants 37%

Fund for URI: Metcalf Institute, GSO Donations 10%

Carryover from FY14 7%

State Grants 6%

Managing and BuildingMetcalf Institute 12%

URI Overhead 10%Training Scientists and Other Science Communicators 24%

Training Journalists andDeveloping Science Resources 54%

Federal Grants 32%

income expensesEndowment Interest 9%

Financial Information Fiscal Year 2015Metcalf Institute is funded through a combination of endowment interest, grants and donations. We are grateful for the generous donors who gave to Metcalf in FY2015 (July 2014 through June 2015). All gifts are unrestricted unless otherwise noted. Restricted donations received in FY2015 were applied to the Metcalf Institute endowment or specific programs.

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Mr. and Mrs. Marco MenezesDr. Sunshine MenezesMrs. Charlotte Metcalf (Restricted)

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Metcalf, Jr.Ms. Lucy D. Metcalf (Restricted)

Ms. Leslie B. Middleton*

Ms. Kendall Moore and Mr. Brian Browne

Ms. Meaghan O’Neill*The Otter FoundationMr. Thomas P. PalmerMs. Melissa Pamer*

Drs. Kelly and Michael PennellPew Charitable Trusts (Match)

Dr. and Mrs. Michael E.Q. PilsonMs. Ann RabuseMs. Caitlin Reilly*

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson W. RobinsonDr. Rebecca Robinson

and Mr. Dennis Graham Drs. Tatiana A. Rynearson

and Susanne Menden-DeuerMs. Deborah S. Salamone*

Mr. Richard L. Salit*

Mr. Mark Schleifstein*

Ms. Laura Sellers*

Ms. Barinetta ScottMr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, IIIMr. and Mrs. Henry D. Sharpe, Jr.

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Sharpe Family FoundationMs. Sarah Sharpe

Ms. Kate Sheppard*

Mrs. Annie Sherman Luke*

Mr. Robert M. Silk*

Ms. Lisa Song*

Mr. Henry B. SpencerMr. Frederick Stolle, Jr.

and Ms. Esther SolondzMs. Meera Subramanian*

Dr. Cynthia L. SuchmanMr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas ThorndikeThread Rolling, Inc.1

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (Match)

Mr. John Frederick Thye (Restricted)

Ms. Pamela Thye (Restricted)

The J.F. Thye Charitable Trust (Restricted)

Ms. Lori Valigra*

Dr. Robert Vanderslice and Ms. Meg KerrMs. Ginger K. Vaughn*

Ms. Bina Venkataraman*

Ms. Johanna Wagstaffe*

Ms. Chelsea T. Wald*

Mr. Morris A. WardMs. Sarah Watson*

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick R. WilmerdingMs. Christine G. Woodside*

and Mr. Nat EddyMs. Elizabeth G. WylieMr. Dominick G. Yanchunas*

Dr. and Mrs. James A. Yoder

Program Funders Anonymous*

Consortium for Molecular Engineering of Dispersant Systems, Gulf of Mexico Research InitiativeThe Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentNational Park ServiceNational Science FoundationThe Rhode Island Foundation*

Rhode Island National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive ResearchRhode Island Science and Technology Advisory CouncilSociety of American ForestersTelaka Foundation*

In-kind SupportAmerican Society of News EditorsEcoAdaptNational Adaptation ForumWBEZ Chicago Public RadioThe Providence Journal

*Metcalf Institute Alumnus/a

*Operating Support

1 1% for the Planet is a network of businesses that gives millions back to the earth by donating 1% of annual sales to nonprofit partners like URI’s Metcalf Institute.

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Foundation Grants 37%

Fund for URI: Metcalf Institute, GSO Donations 10%

Carryover from FY14 7%

State Grants 6%

Managing and BuildingMetcalf Institute 12%

URI Overhead 10%Training Scientists and Other Science Communicators 24%

Training Journalists andDeveloping Science Resources 54%

Federal Grants 32%

income expensesEndowment Interest 9%

Amir AghaKouchak, University of California-IrvineRafael Attias, Rhode Island School of DesignMicah Barrett, Rhode Island School of DesignAlex Barron, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDavid Beutel, R.I. Coastal Resources

Management CouncilTimothy Burroughs, City of Berkeley, CABrian Caccioppoli, URI Graduate School of OceanographyBarbara Cardiff, Westerly Pawcatuck

Chamber of Commerce, RI - CTAmy Carroll, Brown UniversityJameson Chace, Salve Regina UniversityCaitlin Chaffee, R.I. Coastal Resources

Management CouncilBen Chebot, URI Graduate School of OceanographyTeresa Crean, R.I. Sea Grant | URI Coastal Resources CenterMolly Cross, Wildlife Conservation SocietyAzure Cygler, R.I. Sea Grant | URI Coastal Resources CenterCornelia Dean, The New York Times | Brown UniversityJosh DeFlorio, Cambridge SystematicsErik Dixon-Anderson, URI Graduate

School of OceanographyJulia Kumari Drapkin, iSeeChange | The Times-PicayuneMary Dzaugis, URI Graduate School of OceanographyPolly Edwards, Caddo Nation of OklahomaDavid Everett, Providence Planning DepartmentJordan Fischbach, RAND CorporationPeyton Fleming, CeresJon Ford, Horsley Witten GroupJennifer Francis, Rutgers UniversityJanet Freedman, R.I. Coastal Resources

Management CouncilGrover Fugate, R.I. Coastal Resources Management CouncilWally Fulweiler, Boston UniversityNancy Gassman, City of Fort Lauderdale, FLTessa Getchis, Connecticut Sea GrantArt Gold, URI College of the Environment and Life SciencesHeather Goldstone, WCAI Bob Gough, Intertribal Council on Utility PolicyGwen Griffith, Cumberland River CompactShalini Gupta, Center for Earth, Energy & DemocracyKim Hall, The Nature ConservancyLara Hansen, EcoAdaptJon Hare, NOAA National Marine Fisheries ServiceReza Hashemi, URI Ocean EngineeringSara Hoverter, Georgetown University Law Center,

Harrison Institute for Public Law Katharine Jacobs, University of Arizona,

Center for Climate Adaptation Science and SolutionsColin Jones, URI Graduate School of OceanographyJennifer Jurado, Broward County Environmental Planning

and Community Resilience Division, FLRainer Lohmann, URI Graduate School of Oceanography

Anna Malek, URI Graduate School of OceanographySteve McCandless, Town of Charlestown, RIDouglas McCauley, University of California-Santa BarbaraCarrie McDonough, URI Graduate School of OceanographyBen McFarlane, Hampton Roads Planning

District Commission, VAScott McWilliams, URI College of the Environment

and Life SciencesKate Meis, Local Government Commission, CARichard Mello, R.I. Department

of Environmental ManagementSusanne Menden-Deuer, URI Graduate

School of OceanographyNathalie Miebach, SculptorSteven Miller, Massachusetts Department of

TransportationBryan Oakley, Eastern Connecticut State UniversityGordon Ober, URI College of the Environment

and Life SciencesScott Olszewski, R.I. Department

of Environmental ManagementNeal Overstrom, Rhode Island School of DesignJacqueline Patterson, NAACPJeff Payne, NOAA Office for Coastal ManagementFred Presley, Town of West Warwick, RIBenjamin Preston, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

Climate Change Science Institute Nicholas Rajkovich, University of Buffalo

School of Architecture and PlanningJeff Reed, Ocean Media InstituteBob Rheault, East Coast Shellfish Growers AssociationRebecca Robinson, URI Graduate School of OceanographyDavid Roebuck, Salt Pond OystersJoe Romm, Climate ProgressJulie Rose, National Marine Fisheries ServiceGianna Savoie, Ocean Media InstituteGeoffrey I. Scott, University of South Carolina

Arnold School of Public HealthDavid Smith, URI Graduate School of OceanographyLynsy Smithson-Stanley, National Audubon SocietyErika Spanger-Siegfried, Union of Concerned ScientistsMark Stoermer, University of Washington,

Center for Environmental VisualizationBen Strauss, Climate CentralMeera Subramanian, Freelance Journalist and AuthorCaoxin Sun, URI Graduate School of OceanographyClaudia Tebaldi, National Center for Atmospheric ResearchEdward Thomas, National Hazard Mitigation AssociationChristina Wertman, URI Graduate School of OceanographyQuinton Zondervan, Climate Action Business Association

2015 Speakers

Rebecca Robinson, Ph.D., Science Co-Director, URI Graduate School of Oceanography

Richard Salit, Journalism Co-Director, The Providence JournalChristine Woodside, Board Chair, Freelance Writer and EditorFraser Lang, Board Vice Chair, The Block Island TimesAnnie Sherman Luke, Board Secretary, Newport Life MagazineJohn Howell, Board Treasurer, Beacon CommunicationsKaren Bordeleau, Ex Officio, The Providence Journal, Ret.Bruce H. Corliss, Ph.D., Ex Officio,

Dean, URI Graduate School of OceanographyTrudy Coxe, Preservation Society of Newport CountyCornelia Dean, The New York Times | Brown UniversitySusan Farady, University of New England

Ocean Studies and Marine AffairsJennifer Francis, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Institute of Marine and Coastal SciencesAnne W. Garnett, Land Trust AllianceGail Ginnetty, Non-profit ConsultantRudolph A. Hempe, Freelance Environment WriterLloyd Irland, Ph.D., The Irland GroupRobert Leeson, Jr., Conservation Law Foundation of Rhode IslandChristopher Little, Pierce Atwood LLPLucy Metcalf, Ex OfficioKendall Moore, URI Department of JournalismKelly Pennell, Ph.D., P.E., University of Kentucky

Department of Civil EngineeringSarah Finnie Robinson, WeSpireTatiana Rynearson, Ph.D. , URI Graduate School of OceanographyBari Scott, SoundVision ProductionsPeter Thomson, PRI’s The World

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We are grateful to all who donated their time as speakers for our 2015 programs.

The Metcalf Institute endowment was established at the University of Rhode Island in 1997 with funding from The Providence Journal Charitable Foundation, the A.H. Belo Corp., and the Philip L. Graham Fund of The Washington Post, with additional funding from The Telaka Foundation. Gifts to The Metcalf Institute endowment and Fund for URI: Metcalf Institute, GSO, are tax-deductible and managed by the University of Rhode Island Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. To accommodate giving preferences, contributions to Metcalf Institute may be made in cash by mail or online, via securities, or in the future in the form of a planned gift.

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Advisory Board

SciComm Exchange: Science Messaging | Akram Abbasi URI | Veronica Berounsky URI Oceanography | Matthew Birk URI | Megan Cook Ocean Exploration Trust | Peter Cornillon URI Oceanography | Megan Fallon URI | Michael Fong URI Oceanography | Nikita Gaibor URI | Carol Gibson URI Oceanography | Sarah

Harper URI | Colin Jones URI Oceanography | Rainer Lohmann URI Oceanography | Lucie Maranda URI Oceanography | Yackar Mauzole URI Oceanography |

Susanne Menden-Deuer URI Oceanography | Haoran Miao URI | Arash Nasrollahishirazi URI | Chris Paight URI | Katie Pratt URI Office of Marine Programs |

Geoffrey Tapalu URI | Carol Thornber URI/RI NSF EPSCoR | Anita Tolouei URI | Science Communication Workshop: Scientific Poster Design | Akram Abbasi

URI | Veronica Berounsky URI Oceanography | Matthew Birk URI | Megan Fallon URI | Nikita Gaibor URI | Carol Gibson URI Oceanography | Sarah Harper URI | Colin Jones URI Oceanography | Michael MacArthur URI | Susanne Menden-Deuer URI Oceanography | Tejashree Modak URI | Arash Nasrollahishirazi URI | Eric

Nelson URI | Chris Paight URI | Carol Thornber URI, RI NSF EPSCoR | Anita Tolouei URI | Science Communication Workshop: Climate Change Data Narratives

| Jennifer Bissonnette Rhode Island School of Design | Rachel Calabro Save The Bay | Bruce Donald Campbell RISD/The Ocean Project | Jameson Chace Salve Regina University | Ruth Chung Rhode Island School of Design | Teresa Crean URI Coastal Resources Center/Rhode Island Sea Grant | Linyi Dai Rhode Island School of Design | Maureen Dewire Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | Amy Dunkle RI NSF EPSCoR | Bonnie Epstein Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art | Tim Faulkner ecoRI News | Kathie Florsheim Living on the Edge | Stephanie Fortunato City of Providence | Ayla Fox Shed Light Productions, LLC | Janet Freedman RI Coastal Resources Management Council | Kim Gaffett Ocean View Foundation | Isaac Ginis URI Oceanography | Julia

Gold RI Department of Health | Meredith Haas Rhode Island Sea Grant | Lucy Humphreys Rhode Island School of Design | Austin Humphries U.S. EPA | Feijiao

Huo Rhode Island School of Design | Brian Jones Brian Jones Design | Sue Kennedy URI Coastal Resources Center | Meg Kerr Clean Water Action | Hilary Kotoun

Sailors for the Sea | Michael Krabach Narragansett Chapter AMC | Hilary Lohmann URI | Hugh Markey Freelance Writer | Elizabeth McLean URI | Rhonda Miller

Writing Into Sound | Eivy Monroy Narragansett Bay Estuary Program | Melita Morales Rhode Island School of Design | Francoise Morison URI Oceanography

| Claudette Ojo U.S. EPA | Tim Pelletier Community College of Rhode Island | Oscar Robert Rhode Island School of Design | Sarah Finnie Robinson WeSpire |

Jack Robinson Brown Advisory | Cynthia Beth Rubin Rhode Island School of Design | Kate Schapira Brown University | Noah Schlottman Brown University |

Christine Smith RI Science & Technology Advisory Council | Hyemi Song Rhode Island School of Design | Hallie Steele Basics Group | Beatrice Steinert Brown University | Peter Stempel URI | Liz Stone RI Department of Environmental Management | Chen Sun Rhode Island School of Design | Carol Thornber URI/RI NSF EPSCoR | Madeleine Todd Morel Rhode Island School of Design | Bob Vanderslice Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | Ye Wang Rhode Island School of Design | Thompson Webb Brown University | John Williams Rhode Island College | Yidan Zeng Rhode Island School of Design | Climate Change and the News: Climate Change Planning and Response | Emily Atkin ClimateProgress | Jacob Barker St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Allen Best Freelance/Planning magazine | Taylor Brown BBC Online | Cally Carswell Freelance Journalist | Tina Casagrand Freelance | Jenny Chen Asian Fortune/Freelance |

Sena Christian Freelance/Ted Scripps Fellowship in Environmental Journalism | D. Reed Eckhardt Wyoming Tribune Eagle | Mike Fitzgerald Belleville News-Democrat | Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Radio/EarthFix | Nancy Gaarder Omaha World-Herald | Christy George Freelance/Oregon Public Broadcasting |

Brendan Gibbons The Times-Tribune | Adam Glenn AdaptNY | Dan Holtmeyer Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Laura Kiesel Freelance/Main Street/The Street | Rona Kobell Chesapeake Bay Journal | Veronique LaCapra St. Louis Public Radio | Penny Loeb Freelance | Christine Peterson Casper Star-Tribune

| Elizabeth Rush Le Monde Diplomatique/City University of New York | Nate Seltenrich Freelance Journalist | Meera Subramanian Freelance Journalist |

Luther Turmelle New Haven Register | Josh Voorhees Slate magazine/Slate.com | Joshua Zaffos Freelance/High Country News | Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists | Annalyn Ardona GMA Network Incorporated | Jennifer Barrios Newsday | Kevin Bunch C & G Newspapers | Kelly House The Oregonian | Sarah McCammon Georgia Public Broadcasting | David McFadden Associated Press | Sonia Narang PRI’s The World | Dennis Pillion Alabama Media Group | Jacqueline Ronson Yukon News | Emily Yehle Environment & Energy Publishing | Science Communication Workshop: Storytelling with Video | Rebecca Brown URI | Marie-Helene Cormier URI | Jen Davis Bryant University | Amy Dunkle RI NSF EPSCoR | Mark Hengen Johnson and Wales

| Austin Humphries U.S. EPA | Perry Jeffries URI Oceanography | Jennifer Kane Salve Regina University | Dale Leavitt Roger Williams University | Katey

Marancik NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center | Lucie Maranda URI Oceanography | Lenore Martin URI | Carol McCarthy URI Coastal Resources Center

| Kristin McDermott Salve Regina University | Erin McLean URI | Jerry Prezioso NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center | Kevin Rosa URI | Brad Seibel URI Oceanography | David Smith URI Oceanography | Caoxin Sun URI Oceanography | Siri Veland Brown University | Peter B. Lord Seminar on the Environment: The Future of New England’s Aquaculture Industry | Todd Corayer Freelance/Narragansett Times | Cynthia Drummond The Westerly Sun | Auditi Guha The New Bedford Standard-Times | Laura Hansen URI | Shaun Kirby Southern Rhode Island Newspapers | Rebecca Stevick URI Oceanography | Janine Weisman

Newport Mercury | Annie Sherman Luke Newport Life Magazine | SciComm Exchange: Giving Scientific Testimony | Austin Becker URI | Amy Dunkle RI NSF EPSCoR | Joe Dwyer URI | Rita Lavoie URI | Stephen Licht URI | Carrie McDonough URI Oceanography | R. Duncan McIntosh URI | Scott McWilliams URI | Susanne Menden-Deuer URI Oceanography | Emily Patrolia URI | Rebecca Robinson URI Oceanography | Tatiana Rynearson URI Oceanography | Carol

Thornber URI/RI NSF EPSCoR | Shuwen Zhang URI Oceanography | Climate Change and the News: Planning for Sea Level Rise & Extreme Weather |

Valerie Amor Examiner.com | Katherine Bagley InsideClimate News | Chris Bentley Freelance | Eli Chen Delaware Public Media | Carol Clouse Freelance

| Kiah Collier The Texas Tribune | Emily Dooley Newsday | Doug Fraser Cape Cod Times | Aaron Frechette The Herald News | Adam Glenn AdaptNYC/A2G Media | Amy Green WMFE NPR Orlando | Daniel Grossman Freelance

| David Iversen WTNH Connecticut News | Catherine Kozak Coastal Review Online/Freelance | Tish Levee Sonoma County Gazette/Freelance | Elizabeth

Rush Bates College | Christina Nunez National Geographic | Morgan Robinson

Freelance | Marina Schauffler Freelance | Mark Scialla Freelance | Megan Scudellari Freelance | Kevin Stark San Francisco Public Press |

Gabriela Teissier Univision | Tegan Wendland WWNO-FM New Orleans Public Radio | Ellen Wulfhorst Thomson Reuters Foundation

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