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Marine Scientist Killed in Philippines | Texas News
A revered marine biologist, Kent Carpenter, 73, was fatally shot in his Philippine home during a brazen home invasion, with his Filipina companion wounded. A professor at Old Dominion University since 1996, Carpenter’s decades-long research in the Coral Triangle profoundly shaped global marine conservation. His work, rooted in Peace Corps service and decades of collaboration with Silliman University, warned of coral reef extinction within a century due to climate change. Police are urgently investigating the attack, which also stole his laptop, cash, and backpack — as the world mourns a titan…
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