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A year in the life of Acadia National Park’s birds [PBS NewsHour]

Catch up with College of the Atlantic ornithology instructor Rich MacDonald on his year-long challenge to identify as many birds by sight or sound as possible.
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Davis Center featured in Architectural Record

The College of the Atlantic Davis Center for Human Ecology is highlighted in the annual colleges and universities issue of Architectural Record, alongside six other innovative designs from around the world.
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Why what happens — or doesn’t happen — at the COP26 climate summit matters to Maine [Maine Public]

Ania Wright ’20, several College of the Atlantic students, and other COA alumnx join climate activists from around the world and international leaders in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th Conference of the Parties, which has been billed as the most consequential United Nations climate summit in years.

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College of the Atlantic sets mark for highest voter turnout

COA is in a three-way tie with two other campuses for the highest undergraduate voting rate in the nation, according to the results of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge.
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COA tops green college list for sixth consecutive year

With high marks for regional and organic foods, a strong culture of waste diversion, and a broad commitment to sustainability-focused academics, College of the Atlantic takes the #1 spot in The Princeton Review’s 2022 Guide to Green Colleges. It is the sixth year in a row for COA to be named the greenest school.
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COA professor takes Fulbright journey

A Fulbright Specialist Award leads to a month-long teaching adventure in Colombia for College of the Atlantic business professor Jay Friedlander.

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The Gulf of Maine is warming, and its whales are disappearing [NPR]

Whales face a perilous situation as rapidly rising water temperatures affect their food sources, habitats, and migration patterns, College of the Atlantic Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Sciences Dr. Sean Todd tells National Public Radio as part of their series, From Miami To Maine: Adapting To a Changing Climate.
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A college in Maine that tackles climate change, one class at a time [New York Times]

As universities and other institutions grapple with ways to fight climate change, College of the Atlantic is nudging its students to reach outside the school’s boundaries and start changing the real world.

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