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Johnson Selected to Distinguished Lecture Series

Joel Johnson, professor and chair of UNH’s Department of Earth Sciences, was recently selected as a lecturer for the prestigious 2024-2025 Ocean Discovery Lecture Series. For more than 20 years, the Ocean Discovery Lecture Series (formerly the Distinguished Lecturer Series) has brought the exciting... Read More

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