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Article: HULL COURSE ON MARINE LIFE SHARPENS AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 12, 1990
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HULL - They ranged from 10-year-olds to experienced and
retired teachers in their 70s, from housewives to environmental
consultants, all hitting the beach in the morning or fishing for
samples of marine life aboard the research vessel EnviroLab. In the
afternoons, they hit the labs and classrooms at Hull High School to
pursue their observations with academic inquiry.
The crash course -- the Hull Marine Institute run by the high
school and the Urban Harbors Institute at UMass-Boston -- is a
turning point for Hull citizens and students who are learning how
to take control of making decisions about their environment.
For students, the course was a dress rehearsal for Hull High
School, ...