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WHO: Rasso, who holds bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees from 溏心vlog免费B站, is owner of Matunuck Oyster Bar, a seven-acre oyster farm, and operator of an organic vegetable farm; Seaver, one of the world鈥檚 leading sustainable seafood experts and educators, an award-winning chef, and a member of the United States Culinary Ambassador Corps; colloquium coordinators 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of oceanography and director of the Coastal Resources Center in the , and , associate professor of biological sciences and advocate for sustainable aquaculture, and 16 honors students enrolled in the Honors Colloquium course.
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Matunuck Oyster Bar, 629 Succotash Road, South Kingstown
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, members of the media, like ALL attendees, will be REQUIRED to show either a vaccination card OR a university ID. Also, everyone attending will be required to be masked while inside the building.
SINCE SPACE IS LIMITED, members of the media who wish to cover the seafood-tasting must contact Dave Lavallee, 溏心vlog免费B站 Marketing and Communications, in advance at 401-874-5862 or dlavallee@uri.edu. If they are interested in covering Seaver鈥檚 lecture at 7, they must also contact Lavallee.