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Cuker<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1041 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2021\/03\/cuker_benjamin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"251\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><span class=\"title\">Emeritus Professor<span class=\"department\">, Marine and Environmental Science<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"location\"><span class=\"locationlabel\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: <\/span><span class=\"buildingname\">Marine Science <\/span><span class=\"roomnumber\">132<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"phone\"><span class=\"phonelabel\"><strong>Phone<\/strong>: <\/span><span class=\"phonenumber\">757-727-5884<br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"email\"><span class=\"emaillabel\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong>: <\/span><span class=\"emailaddress\"><a href=\"mailto:benjamin.cuker@hamptonu.edu\">benjamin.cuker@hamptonu.edu<\/a><br \/><\/span><\/span><span class=\"expertise\"><span class=\"expertiselabel\"><strong>Expertise<\/strong>: <\/span><span class=\"expertisedetail\">Marine Science, Environmental Science, Aquatic Ecology<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>I work on developing and running programs to build diversity in the aquatic sciences. 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