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Situated in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, the corals surviving on the submerged Cyrene Reef in Singapore are often described as rainforests of the sea. (Photo by Zahirah Suhaimi)

SEACoast to address urgent regional issues

Funded by a $1 million grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, the new Center for Southeast Asian Coastal Interactions (SEACoast) will bring together scholars from the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences to address the region's challenges.

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Celebrating Primo and his remarkable life

Celebrating Primo and his remarkable life

By Terrie Williams, Professor

For 25 years, the rhythmic pulse of Primo's heart was central to the cetacean biology program.

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Rethinking the military-industrial complex

Rethinking the military-industrial complex

The scope and scale of private interests and national defense have expanded significantly in the past two decades, Professor Dan Wirls writes in the Washington Post.

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Founding faculty member Jasper Rose dies at age 89

Founding faculty member Jasper Rose dies at age 89

Jasper Rose, a beloved figure in the history of Cowell College, co-authored a 1964 book that contained ideas that would have a major impact on the formation of campus.

Professor helps shape exhibition about identity

Professor helps shape exhibition about identity

Professor Phil Hammack worked with the Exploratorium's developers to present complex ideas about identity to the public.

Astronomers make history by localizing radio burst

Astronomers make history by localizing radio burst

In a world first, an international team of astronomers has determined the precise location of a powerful one-off burst of cosmic radio waves known as a fast radio burst.

Acidified ocean conditions weaken coral skeletons

Acidified ocean conditions weaken coral skeletons

A two-year transplantation experiment near a natural low-pH submarine spring evaluated growth and physiological response of different coral species to ocean acidification.

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