Mark Anderson

How Much Is an Otter Worth? For Ecotourism—Millions, a New Study Finds

Mark Anderson — 2023-09-13T11:24:46-0700

Unprecedented research conducted by the Center for the Blue Economy and Monterey Bay Aquarium with support from Institute students found sea otters drive about $3 million in local ecotourism.

Student Researchers Contribute to New Report on Top Priorities for Ocean Climate Action, Advocate in D.C.

Mark Anderson — 2023-08-08T11:59:00-0700

The Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy has contributed its research and policy heft to a national coalition that has helped get big wins on making sure that federal climate change efforts include the ocean.

Students Reach Semifinals of Cybersecurity Strategy Challenge for Second Year

Mark Anderson — 2023-06-22T11:59:36-0700

Students had to think quick in a scenario-based competition responding to an airport security hack involving a Russian oligarch.

Why Our Leader-in-Residence Kicks Off His Communications Courses with Crisis

Mark Anderson — 2023-05-25T17:04:24-0700

Vintage Foster, CEO of AMF Media Group, draws on his experience counseling companies and organizations on delicate and high-stakes situations for the class he’s been teaching at the Institute in strategic communications.

Institute Students Learn How to Deal with Disaster—and Get Messy

Mark Anderson — 2023-05-12T14:27:04-0700

When they enter the workforce, students will be more prepared to integrate with first response at all levels of government, thanks to a new hands-on course designed by a faculty member who was a former EMT and a current student who is also a firefighter.