February 12 Distinguished Professor Douglas Futuyma on
"Evolution: 150 Years of Progress"
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.
February 12 Dr. Douglas Futuyma, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolution will speak on "Evolution:150 Years of Progress." Dr. Futuyma is a world-renowned expert on the theory and practice of evolution and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Note different location: SBU Student Activities Center Auditorium, 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)