{"id":63934,"date":"2011-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-to-host-lecture-series-on-state-of-our-oceans-beginning-feb-8\/"},"modified":"2011-01-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T00:00:00","slug":"uri-to-host-lecture-series-on-state-of-our-oceans-beginning-feb-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2011\/01\/uri-to-host-lecture-series-on-state-of-our-oceans-beginning-feb-8\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 to host lecture series on \u2018State of Our Oceans\u2019 beginning Feb. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tFirst talk to examine impact of ocean acidification<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 January 28, 2011 \u2013 As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Graduate School of Oceanography at the 溏心vlog免费B站 will host an eight-part lecture series exploring recent advances in understanding the ocean environment, including discussions of ocean exploration, threatened habitats, ocean policy, climate change, and oceans and human health. <\/p>\n

<\/a>All events in the \u201cState of Our Oceans\u201d lecture series are on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston campus. The programs are free and open to the public. The lectures also will be streamed on 溏心vlog免费B站 Live!<\/a><\/p>\n


\nThe first lecture, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, will feature three scientists discussing how ocean acidification is affecting marine ecosystems. The speakers \u2013 Brad Seibel, 溏心vlog免费B站 associate professor of biological sciences, Andrew Dickson, professor of marine chemistry at the University of California at San Diego, and Anne Cohen, a research specialist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution \u2013 will describe the phenomenon of ocean acidification and share their insights on how marine organisms are adapting to it.<\/p>\n


\nAccording to Seibel, not only is the global climate system being affected by increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but it is also changing the basic chemistry of the ocean. The increasing acidity of the marine ecosystem may affect the ability of corals, crustaceans and mollusks to build their shells and calcified structures, and it is causing physiological impairments to some squids and other species.<\/p>\n


\nIn their panel discussion, the scientists will describe the biological responses of marine organisms to these extreme environmental conditions and share how their research is helping to predict how coral reefs will respond to increasing ocean acidification.<\/p>\n


\nThe lecture series is sponsored by the G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation, with individual lectures supported by the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts & Sciences, the Harrington School of Communication, and Rhode Island Sea Grant. The series is coordinated by Professors Steven D\u2019Hondt, Arthur Spivack and Judith Swift, and Sunshine Menezes, director of the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting.<\/p>\n


\nThe rest of the lectures are as follows:<\/p>\n


\nFeb. 15 \u2013 Margaret Leinen, associate provost of marine and environmental initiatives at Florida Atlantic University, on \u201cShould We Engineer the Climate?\u201d

\nMar. 1 \u2013 Ed Laws, chair of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Louisiana State University, on \u201cOceans and Human Health: The Urgent Need for Sustainable Resource Management.\u201d

\nMar. 8 \u2013 Christopher Reddy, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, on \u201cCommunicating Science: Lessons Learned from an Environmental Crisis.\u201d

\nMarch 29 \u2013 Robert Ballard, 溏心vlog免费B站 professor of oceanography, on \u201cThe Last Great Frontier.\u201d

\nApr. 5 \u2013 Norbert Wu, independent filmmaker and photographer of the marine environment, on \u201cExploring the World\u2019s Notable and Threatened Underwater habitats.\u201d

\nApr. 12 \u2013 Deborah Kelley, professor of marine geology and geophysics at the University of Washington, on \u201cMeasuring Change Across the Global Ocean.\u201d

\nApr. 26 \u2013 Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. senator, on \u201cSteering a Course Toward a National Ocean Policy.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFor more information about the lecture series, visit www.uri.edu\/vetlesen<\/a> or contact the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Center at 401-874-2381 or debg@uri.edu<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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