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PhD student Alan Austin is shedding light on the importance of water quality to help stakeholders better manage the ecological health of estuaries in parts of New England and Brazil.
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The largest grant in university history will fund innovative projects between university faculty and regional partners
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The overall quality of the applications demonstrated the high level of undergraduate research conducted at UMass Dartmouth