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Study pinpoints process that might have lead to first organic molecules

Using a microfluid reactor developed in the College of the Atlantic chemistry lab, COA’s Dr. Reuben Hudson, Dr. Victor Sojo of the American Museum of Natural History, and students Ruvan de Graaf ’22 and Mari Strandoo Rodin ’20 gain insights into the origins of life on Earth.
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Field Opportunities Abound on Wildlife Biology Internship

A three-month stint within the rich natural landscapes of Arkansas’ Cache River National Wildlife Refuge takes Ekaterina Khadonova ’21 on a deep dive into environmental fieldwork.
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Research Offers Insight into Ecosystem Assembly Processes

Discovering plant species crucial to rebuilding disturbed forests in Costa Rica while assisting with the creation of a research tool that could help conservationists restore endangered ecosystems worldwide is all in a days work for College of the Atlantic plant sciences professor Dr. Susan Letcher.

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Helen Hess

Faculty, Biology