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 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Birch Aquarium at Scripps Announces Winter Evening Lecture Series Topics include climate change, ocean acidification and student research Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego Dates: Dec. 8, Jan. 12, Feb. 9Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Public: $8 Students/Educators: $5 RSVP: 858-534-5771 The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series provides concise, comprehensive presentations on climate change and other research conducted worldwide by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps scientists are exploring Earth's mysteries in hundreds of research projects under way on every continent. Learn about science at Scripps and join researchers on their paths to discovery. Monday, Dec. 8 The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change Richard Somerville, Scripps Distinguished Professor Emeritus **Special 6 p.m. Book Signing** It might be a great comfort if Earth and its climate were constant. They are not, having changed naturally for as long as the planet has existed. Now, the earth's nearly seven billion people are such a potent force that their influence on the global environment has begun to rival that of Mother Nature. Join Richard Somerville as he weaves critical findings in climate science into a more accessible story, making the most important issues of our time understandable to all. At 6 p.m., Somerville will sign copies of his book, The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change, which will be available for purchase. More information:  Marine ecosystems such as coral reefs would be negatively impacted by a more acidic ocean. Acidic Oceans: Why Should We Care? Andrew Dickson, Scripps Marine Chemist As a result of human activities, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are higher now than they have been for millions of years. But the atmosphere is not the only resting place for it. The ocean absorbs almost half of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, changing its chemistry in ways that may have significant effects on marine ecosystems. Join Scripps marine chemist Andrew Dickson as he explains what we know - and what we don't - about this emerging problem. Monday, Feb. 9 Future Stewards of Our Planet Scripps Oceanography Fellowship Students Learn about the challenging work of several fellowship students at Scripps Oceanography. Explore topics as diverse as climate science, coastal oceanography and earth science. The students will give brief presentations on their research discoveries and share visions for the future of their work. Perspectives lectures are intended for a lay audience. Birch Aquarium admission and parking are included. Light refreshments will be served. Past lectures air on UCSD-TV and broadcast to more than 16 million viewers via satellite and cable television. Past lectures also can be found on YouTube. For more information, visit: http://ucsd.tv/oceanscience " target="_new">http://richardsomerville.com Marine ecosystems such as coral reefs would be negatively impacted by a more acidic ocean. Acidic Oceans: Why Should We Care? Andrew Dickson, Scripps Marine Chemist As a result of human activities, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are higher now than they have been for millions of years. But the atmosphere is not the only resting place for it. The ocean absorbs almost half of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, changing its chemistry in ways that may have significant effects on marine ecosystems. Join Scripps marine chemist Andrew Dickson as he explains what we know - and what we don't - about this emerging problem. Monday, Feb. 9 Future Stewards of Our Planet Scripps Oceanography Fellowship Students Learn about the challenging work of several fellowship students at Scripps Oceanography. Explore topics as diverse as climate science, coastal oceanography and earth science. The students will give brief presentations on their research discoveries and share visions for the future of their work. Perspectives lectures are intended for a lay audience. Birch Aquarium admission and parking are included. Light refreshments will be served. Past lectures air on UCSD-TV and broadcast to more than 16 million viewers via satellite and cable television. Past lectures also can be found on YouTube. For more information, visit: http://ucsd.tv/oceanscience # # # Note to broadcast and cable producers: University of California, San Diego provides an on-campus satellite uplink facility for live or pre-recorded television interviews. Please phone or e-mail the media contact listed above to arrange an interview. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, at University of California, San Diego, is one of the oldest, largest and most important centers for global science research and education in the world. The National Research Council has ranked Scripps first in faculty quality among oceanography programs nationwide Now in its second century of discovery, the scientific scope of the institution has grown to include biological, physical, chemical, geological, geophysical and atmospheric studies of the earth as a system. Hundreds of research programs covering a wide range of scientific areas are under way today in 65 countries. The institution has a staff of about 1,300, and annual expenditures of approximately $155 million from federal, state and private sources. Scripps operates one of the largest U.S. academic fleets with four oceanographic research ships and one research platform for worldwide exploration. |
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