{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"113256","title":"Coral reef researcher aims to share love of biodiversity after graduation","body":"When Luis Gutierrez flew into Bermuda for the first time, he was stunned.\u0026nbsp;\u201cI still remember flying in \u2014 I had the window seat \u2014 and it was so magical,\u0022 he said. \u0022You could see the coral reefs from the airplane, and there was this turquoise blue water as far as you could see\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222026-04-27T10:44:34-07:00\u0022\u003E04\/27\/2026-10:44am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"When Luis Gutierrez flew into Bermuda for the first time, he was stunned at the beauty and biodiversity he saw. 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