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The commencement risk and rethinking remoras

By Lucas Willard
Published June 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
University of Central Florida
Gloria Caulfield speaks at a May 2026 University of Central Florida commencement ceremony

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education, and research.

The commencement address has become a way for colleges and universities to make headlines – and maybe a viral moment – but, in the information age, some speakers carry a risk.

And a recent study on remoras – the suckerfish that attached to large sea animals – has scientists rethinking the fish’s relationship with manta rays.

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Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.
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