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Lily Zhang is a second-year master of environmental management student at the Duke University Marine Lab. Her work centers on community-based marine conservation and explores human-ocean connections...

Madeleine Paris is a doctoral student in marine science and conservation at the Duke University Marine Lab. Her research focuses on the range expansion of harbor seals along the East Coast of the...

Tony Chen is co-founder and CEO of Manolin, a data intelligence platform. He is also the host of the Fish n' Bits podcast on the business and data behind seafood.

Alyssa Klim is a visiting student at Duke University from Allegheny College, where she is majoring in environmental science and minoring in English. She is also pursuing a master's degree in public...

Minh (Nate) Ha is a reporter and photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. He previously covered education for Verite News, a nonprofit newsroom in New Orleans. Ha graduated with honors in journalism...

Climate and environmental journalist Lue Palmer (they/them) was born in rural Canada, is based in New Orleans, and has roots in Jamaica. Palmer was at the forefront of reporting on Louisiana's first...

Suryatapa Chakraborty is a Boston-based multimedia journalist and graduate student at Boston University’s College of Communication. Her reporting spans multiple formats, including news, features...

Alexa York is a journalist and investigative reporter at The Blade in Toledo, Ohio. A native of Luckey, Ohio, she was a Fulbright grantee in Bitterfeld, Germany, one of the most polluted cities in the...

Akash Nayak is a sophomore at William & Mary, double majoring in economics and international relations. On campus, he is a qualitative analyst for DisinfoLab, an undergraduate-run mis/disinformation...

Hannah Ray is a senior at William & Mary studying government and Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies. She is a research fellow at the International Justice Lab and previously worked with the...

Maddie Mohamadi is a sophomore at William & Mary, majoring in economics. She is the operations coordinator for The Flat Hat, the school's student-run newspaper. She is also a junior copy editor for...