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Going Beyond Paid Internships

Going Beyond Paid Internships

While increasing the number of paid internships in the zoo & aquarium industry would be beneficial to increase opportunities for a whole class of people rather than specifically targeting race & ethnicity, there are several considerations of note with this solution.

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Economic Impact for Zoos & Aquariums

Economic Impact for Zoos & Aquariums

According to AZA, over 180 million people visit a zoo or aquarium in the U. S. every year—more visitors than every NFL, NBA, NHL, & MLB games combined! That’s a lot of foot traffic, & with it comes an incalculable number of benefits to the communities who call these organizations home.

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Quick Takes from #AZA2021: Part Two

Quick Takes from #AZA2021: Part Two

After a whirlwind week of informative, thoughtful, and empowering #AZA2021 sessions, we share Part Two of our “Quick Takes” from sessions we participated in and/or attended in the second half of the week.

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Women in Leadership: Beyond Borders

Women in Leadership: Beyond Borders

For our 8th year hosting Women in Leadership sessions at #AZA2021, we invited aquarium & zoo leaders in other countries to share how we might better support each other in our leadership journeys through insights & resources.

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30 Quick Takes from #AZA2021

30 Quick Takes from #AZA2021

While #AZA2021 is still in progress, we already garnered so many takeaways that we can’t wait until next week to share them! Read on for our “quick takes” from sessions we participated in and/or attended in the first half of the week.

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Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Jennie Janssen of the National Aquarium discusses her current role, career journey, advice on job opportunties, and how she feels about designated recognition months for racial, ethnic, and social groups in part one of our interview.

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Dr. Frederick Lahodny

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