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Betty Coffman

Betty Coffman is a communications coordinator focused on research and innovation at UofL. A UofL alumna and Louisville native, she served as a writer and editor for local and national publications and as an account services coordinator and copywriter for marketing and design firms prior to joining UofL’s Office of Communications and Marketing.

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Whale of a tale: How marine mammal research informs us about global pollution

Obtaining and studying tissue samples from hundreds of whales around the world has been a mission and a passion for John Pierce Wise Sr., PhD, for the past 18 years.

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Whale of a tale

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Obtaining and studying tissue samples from hundreds of whales around the world has been a mission and a passion for John Pierce Wise Sr., Ph.D. for the past 18 years.

Encounter of a lifetime: UofL researcher (finally) meets a blue whale

Professor John Pierce Wise Sr., PhD, met a blue whale for the first time in 18 years of marine mammal research. Here he shares the experience and video of the event.