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Shaping Leaders

Shaping Leaders Who Shape the World

Episode 7: Shaping Leaders Who Shape The World

Not everyone who earns a Ph.D. in marine science goes on to work in a lab or a classroom. Take a deeper dive to find out how VIMS alumnus Ike Irby is using his degree on Capitol Hill.

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Read more about Irby's 2014 summer internship within the Executive Office of the President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
Discover William & Mary's School of Marine Science at VIMS.