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CLIMATE CHANGE & OUR FOOD SUPPLY–FOLLOWED BY GREEN DRINKS
Tread Lightly on the Earth: Climate Change & You July 2019 Climate Change and Our Food Supply Townhall Discussion & Green Drinks Annapolis Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Mathias Laboratory Atrium Smithsonian Environmental Research Center 647 Contees Wharf Road, Edgewater Annapolis Green and Presenting Sponsor *Hannon Armstrong invite you to the second in a year-long series of townhall-style talks on Climate Change. The talk will focus on the effect of Climate Change on our food supply. The talk…
Find out more »Cafe Scientifique: Fisheries Management and Conservation
Annapolis Cafe Scientifique: A place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology. Topic: Why shedding light on the secret lives of Chesapeake species is critical to fisheries management and conservation. Speaker: Matthew Ogburn, Principal Investigator, Senior Scientist, Fish and Invertebrate Ecology, Fisheries Conservation, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. If you reserve seats and your plans change, please call to release your seats.…
Find out more »Horseshoe Crabs and their Microscopic Partners
A Smithsonian Environmental Research Center monthly evening lecture. Speaker: Jennifer Biddle, University of Delaware. She will discuss Horseshoe crabs, a species that has been inhabiting Delaware Bay for millions of years, but faces new threats from pollution, land use and climate change. However, invisible to the naked eye, an army of microbes has formed quiet partnerships with the crabs. In this talk, marine biologist Jen Biddle will explore world of horseshoe crabs and their microbes, and the clues these organisms hold…
Find out more »Owl Net Project
A Smithsonian Environmental Research Center monthly evening lecture. Speaker: Melissa Acuti, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. No preregistation required. This talk will take place in the Schmidt Conference Center. Details to come.
Find out more »Women’s History Grant: Women Breaking Barriers in Science
Speaker: Jane Lubchenco, a world renowned environmental scientist who has deep experience in the worlds of science, academia, and government. She is a champion of science and of the stronger engagement of scientists with society. She was the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 2009-2013. Nominated by President Obama in December 2008 as part of his "Science Dream Team," she is a marine ecologist and environmental scientist…
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