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Drew Harvell

Drew Harvell is Professor Emerita of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University, Affiliate Faculty at University of Washington and a Science Envoy to the US State Department. She is the author of Ocean Outbreak and A Sea of Glass which were, variously, the winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Natural History Literature, the Prose Award, and the Sustainable Science Award, among others. She has written for The New York Times, The Seattle Times, The Hill, and CNN, and she has authored over 180 academic articles in Science, Nature, Science Advances, and more. Dr. Harvell featured in the award-winning film Fragile Legacy, narrated by Ted Danson about the Blaschka Glass Invertebrates museum collection. She is currently a science adviser on various ocean conservation boards, including Fabien Cousteau’s Proteus Ocean Group, working to build the Underwater Space Station.
The Ocean's Menagerie

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The Ocean's Menagerie

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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