Blue Economy Convergence Conversation: Kenneth Halanych of the University of North Carolina Wilmington Center for Marine Science

Deborah Westphal UNCW Center for Marine Science Kenneth Halanych

Kenneth Halanych is a career academic. As the newly appointed executive director of the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Center for Marine Science, he brings a professional focus on understanding marine organisms and how they evolve in changing marine systems. He is concerned about the massive, possible unwitting, impact humanity is making on our…

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Blue Economy Convergence Conversation: Dr. Dan Vermeer of Duke University

Blue Economy Convergence Conversation Dan Vermeer Duke University Deborah Westphal

Dr. Dan Vermeer spent most of his twenties in the Himalayas. An anthropologist, he wandered through small mountain communities in Nepal and India, learning how the people lived, their connection to the environment, and how their economies were changing. He studied meditation and had the opportunity of a private audience with the Dalai Lama. He…

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