Aug 20, 2006 (Weekend Edition Sunday) — Dr. Amanda Vincent directs Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia, conducting research on sustainable use of the world's coastal marine ecosystems. She's this week's summer reader.
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Aug 20, 2006 (Weekend Edition Sunday) — Dr. Amanda Vincent directs Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia, conducting research on sustainable use of the world's coastal marine ecosystems. She's this week's summer reader.
Dr. Amanda Vincent is the director of Project Seahorse at the University of British Columbia, an organization that conducts research on sustainable use of the world's coastal marine ecosystems.
She was able to conserve enough personal energy to put together a list of books she managed to read this summer.
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