As the ferry cuts through the choppy waters of Long Island Sound, 14 Yale undergraduates stand on the deck, outfitted with backpacks and sunblock. Within minutes their destination, a rugged piece of land known as Horse Island, comes into view.
When they arrive, the students, who are enrolled in Professor Casey Dunn's "Invertebrates" course, scatter across the 17-acre island, carrying nets and buckets. And as they have each week during the fall semester, they begin exploring its rocky beaches and wading through tidal pools, collecting - and then analyzing - marine specimens.
The ferry ride takes only about 20 minutes, but it transports these students to a living classroom that feels a world away from campus.
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