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Aided by grants from Mote Marine Laboratory, two marine science research teams return to Florida Keys to help restore coral reefs

Call it a tag-team mission to help rescue the coral reefs that surround Florida. A group of students from Eckerd College is in the Florida Keys studying the Caribbean king crabs that graze on the coral reefs. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

An Eckerd College Autumn Term course about comics. Seriously.

The title of the course sounds like a classic oxymoron: Serious Comics. But it’s a perfect description of an Eckerd College Autumn Term [https://www.eckerd.edu/academics/autumn-term/] course where students study serious cartooning, a popular but often overlooked art form where storytelling—and the complex relationship between words and images—is more valued than getting a laugh. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

Eckerd College alumna earns placement in prestigious Fulbright teaching program

Olivia Knowles ’24 was accepted recently into the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program [https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/types-of-awards/english-teaching-assistant-awards] and will live and work in Norway from September until next June. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

Eckerd College interns assess gopher tortoise population on Egmont Key

Four Eckerd College students and Associate Professor of Biology Jeff Goessling, Ph.D. [https://www.eckerd.edu/biology/faculty/goessling/], sat cross-legged in the sand in Egmont Key State Park [https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/egmont-key-state-park] recently, angling for what questionable shade a few nearby palms could offer. There wasn’t much idle chatter. They were working against the clock. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.

Eckerd College internship at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg uses 3D technology to help conserve a centuries old exhibit

Grace Adler knew her Eckerd College summer internship project would be tricky. Written by Tom Zucco and read by Brennan Coleman '27.