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On The Record With…Sean Todd Of Allied Whale [Working Waterfront]

College of the Atlantic Steven K. Katona Chair in Marine Sciences Dr. Sean Todd explains why the endangered North Atlantic right whale is a species worth saving, and how we might go about doing so.
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How A Man Born Into Poverty In Nepal Inspired Thousands Of Children To Finish School [The Telegraph]

Education pioneer Surya Karki ’16 has been working to transform Nepal’s school system since he was a student at College of the Atlantic, opening his first school in the country in 2015. Since that time, Karki and his charity, United World Schools Nepal, have launched 30 schools, with seven more on the way.
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Greta Thunberg at COP25: People are Suffering and Dying for Climate Change [Euronews]

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg gathers Santiago, Chile Fridays for Future organizer Ángela Valenzuela ’17 and other international youth leaders to implore world governments to act on the global climate emergency during a press event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
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Don’t Expect to See Plastic Straws at College of the Atlantic, the School has Banned all Single-Use Plastic Products [News Center Maine]

The “Break Free From Plastic” Pledge is an initiative that was proposed by students. The pledge is part of the plan to reduce all waste from campus by 2025.

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COA Summer Programs Offer Abundance of Experience

Immersive courses in field ecology and natural history, botany, and environmental journalism bring students to pristine settings in Acadia National Park and Downeast Maine coastal islands for College of the Atlantic’s pre-college Summer Field Institute.
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Changemaker Internship Highlights Social Action

An internship with Ashoka Japan, a branch of the world’s largest and oldest social entrepreneurship network, puts College of the Atlantic student Yoichiro Ashida ’20 on the forefront of social action in his hometown of Tokyo.
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Geological Society Lauds Watershed Work

A self-designed research project mapping and monitoring a watershed in Acadia National Park wins the Best Student Poster Award for Sahra Gibson ’20 and collaborators at the Northeast Geological Society of America’s student conference.
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New Faculty Chair Named in Honor of Alumna

An endowed faculty position in economics and social sciences honors long-time College of the Atlantic trustee, colleague, and alumna Cody van Heerden, who passed away in 2018 after a battle with ALS. Professor Davis Taylor will be the inaugural holder of the position.

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