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June 14, 2001
"21st Century Issues" Returns to Jewish Center of the Hamptons

Finding a Porpoise in Life: Talk on Whales and Dolphins Leads Lecture Series

Contact:
Patricia Conway
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081

The "21st Century Issues" Lecture Series, sponsored by Southampton College of Long Island University, returns to the Jewish Center of the Hamptons this summer after a successful debut last year. Paul Forestell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Psychology/Biology Program at Southampton College, will lead the series on July 15th with a talk entitled "Finding a Porpoise in Life: 25 Years of Whale and Dolphin Studies."

Dr. Forestell earned his B.A. and M.A. from the University of New Brunswick (Canada) and his Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii. He came to Southampton College in 1996 after serving eight years as research director for the Pacific Whale Foundation in Maui, Hawaii. An expert on whale and dolphin behavior, Forestell has co-authored two books on humpback whales as well as scientific articles on his field studies of whales and dolphins in Hawaii, Japan, Australia, and Costa Rica.

Forestell's lecture will be followed by "You Can't Get Here From There: Population, Transportation and Environmentalism on the East End" with James Larocca, Keyspan Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Long Island University on Sunday, August 5th, and "Growing Up a Rabbi's Son" with David Steinberg, Long Island University President on Sunday, August 19th.

The lectures will take place at The Jewish Center of the Hamptons, 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton at 5:00 p.m. They are free and open to the public with receptions to follow. For more information, call (631) 287-8477.