<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/blog/2022/coasts.php" dsn="blogs"><type>Internal</type><external_link/><featured/><category>The Charger Blog</category><pubDate>05/20/2022</pubDate><title>University Launches Innovative Marine Environmental Education Program, Invites the Public’s Involvement</title><description>The Citizen Opportunities for Accessing Science Training on the Sound (COASTS) program will train nearly two dozen local community members to become citizen scientists, fostering education and marine stewardship of Long Island Sound.</description><hide-description/><author>Renee Chmiel, Office of Marketing and Communications</author><author-details/><hide-author/><date>May 20, 2022</date><image><img src="https://newhaven.edu/_resources/images/arts-sciences/news/blog/2022/marn.jpg" alt="University of New Haven students at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven as part of a class."/></image><image-caption>University of New Haven students at Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven as part of a class.</image-caption><hide-image/><tags><tag>News</tag><tag>news-all</tag><tag>news-blog</tag><tag>year-2022</tag></tags></item>