MIDDLEBURY — Dan Brayton had a number of goals in mind when he organized last weekend’s Clifford Symposium at Middlebury College, whose theme was “The Future of the Global Ocean.” “I wanted to showcase a variety of cutting-edge marine science, and I wanted Middlebury students to know what’s going on out there — and what’s possible,” said Brayton, a professor of English and American Literatures and the program director for the Environmental Studies Department, on Tuesday. “I also wanted to try to tell the mo … (read more)