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COA student designs project around thresher shark [Mount Desert Islander]

Tess Moore ’23 plans and implements a novel independent study to take advantage of an accidental catch and promote important shark research.
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IPCC report: ‘now or never’ if world is to stave off climate disaster [The Guardian]

The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists, including COA professor of global environmental politics Doreen Stabinsky, have said in what is in effect a final warning for governments on the climate.
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Local right whale advocates say they feel sidelined by the powerful Maine lobster industry [Maine Public]

College of the Atlantic Allied Whale director and professor Sean Todd advocates for protecting local right whales from harmful policies.

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Arts and design teaching fellows announced

Contemporary artists Desmond Beach and E. Saffronia Downing will bring unique curricular offerings and new energy to campus and the broader community.
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COA represents at Northeast Natural History Conference

College of the Atlantic students share original research and network with professionals at the largest annual natural history gathering in the northeast.
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Love of frogs leads to Watson Fellowship

A passion for amphibians has landed Jasper White ’22 a prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. White will travel the globe for a year to research a disease that’s driving many frog populations to extinction, while also working with community-led conservation organizations to understand and address our moral obligation to threatened species.

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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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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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