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Working within a collaborative agenda, the institute coordinates resources from Clark University and elsewhere to study human transformation of the environment and responses to this change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Director\u2019s Welcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director Robert J. Johnston outlines the impact of the Marsh Institute, which is one of the most productive hubs for research activity and funding at Clark University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About George Perkins Marsh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The biography of Vermonter George Perkins Marsh, considered to be America\u2019s first environmentalist, is anything but boring. He had many careers: lawyer, newspaper editor, sheep farmer, mill owner, lecturer, politician, and diplomat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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more about George Perkins Marsh<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2024 Marsh Institute Annual Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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