October 15: Special Panel on the Gulf Oil Spill
October 15
The Gulf Oil Spill: What Have We Lost? A special panel to discuss the impacts of the BP Oil Spill, including Conservationist Carl Safina; Howard Schneider, SBU Dean of the School of Journalism; Prof. Anne McElroy, Marine Toxicologist; James Ammerman, Director NYS Sea Grant and former Gulf Research, Malcolm Bowman, SBU Distinguished Service Professor and Physical Oceanograper, and Jeffrey Levinton, SBU Professor of Ecology and Evolution
co-sponsored by SBU Humanities Institute
ESS Lecture Theater, 7:30 P.M.
November 12
Michael Bell, Professor of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, "Genes, Fossils, and Stickleback Evolution in Sara Palin's Town". Does Sara Palin allow evolution to happen in Alaska? See Michael Bell's demonstration of rapid evolution of threespine stickleback fishes in the lakes of Alaska and in fossil beds from Nevada.
December 10
William Jungers, Professor of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, "From Giant Lemurs to Little Hobbits: Islands in the Stream of Evolution and Extinction".
February 11
Darwin Day: Special Celebration of the legacy of Evolutionary Giant George C. Williams, featuring noted Science Journalist Carl Zimmer
Our colleagues have exciting lecture series in other areas of science and environment:
Unless otherwise noted, all events are in the Earth and Space Sciences Lecture Hall. You can park for free in the parking lots on the west side of the ESS building. Campus map is here (ESS is in C5)