Dignitaries tour the University of Toledo's new research vessel during a dedication ceremony at the National Museum of the Great Lakes Thursday. This state-of-the-art technology will advance the Lake Erie Center's environmental research into water quality, harmful algal blooms, invasive species and other issues impacting the Great Lakes region.
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Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey, left, gets a tour of the University of Toledo'ss new 28-foot research vessel from Thomas Bridgeman, associate professor of ecology.
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Dr. Carol Stepien, University of Toledo professor of ecology and director of the Lake Erie Center, left, shakes hands with UT President Sharon Gaber, right, while Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey, center, stands nearby.
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Thomas Bridgeman, left, and graduate student Ken Gibbons, right, give Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey a look at the state-of-the-art technology inside the vessel.
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Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey, left, gets a tour of the University of Toledo's new research vessel from Thomas Bridgeman, associate professor of ecology.
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Department of Higher Education Chancellor John Carey, left, gets a tour of the University of Toledo's new research vessel from Thomas Bridgeman PhD, associate Professor ecology, right.
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Thomas Hodges, left, building operator, looks out over the new lab area in the University of Toledo'ss new 28-foot research vessel during a dedication ceremony at the National Museum of the Great Lakes.
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