The semester-long program at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts provides students with hands-on learning opportunities. “To be able to come into the field and get our feet wet and learn in the environment is really fantastic, says Lizzie Soranno, a marine biology student in the Three Seas program. Read the full story at […]

Tara Duffy looked on as a handful of her students waded through tidal pools at the Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts, searching for algae and invertebrate creatures. It was a sunny day in February, with the kind of weather that arrives in New England to remind you to keep the faith, spring is just […]

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