November 20 Frank Turano Speaks on the Cultural History of Fire Island
October 16
Showing of "A Sea Change", award winning film (2009, Niijii Productions) directed by Barbara Ettinger, with following discussion about ocean acidification. "The story that A Sea Change tells is urgent, unsettling and desparately in need of understanding and action." Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post. See review by Jeffrey Levinton
ESS Lecture Theater, 7:30 P.M.
November 20 Dr. Frank Turano, Dept. of Ecology and Evolution, will speak on the "Cultural and Natural History of Fire Island". Dr. Turano is a well-known Long Island archeologist and naturalist and has made films on Long Island Baymen and farmers. He will show some clips of his film on Fire Island.
ESS Lecture Theater, 7:30 P.M.
December 11 Dr. Angelique Corthals, Prof. of Forensics, John Jay College of CUNY, will speak on the "The Wrath of the Gods: Forensic Anthropology and Diseases". Dr. Corthals is a noted expert on ancient civilizations and disease and will talk about inferring disease from records from ancient Egypt and the mummy children recently discovered in the Andes.
ESS Lecture Theater, 7:30 P.M.
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)