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February 1, 1998
Current Topics in Marine Science Discussed in Lectures at Southampton

Contact: Jane Finalborgo
Joe Dionisio
(516) 287 8313
Fax: (516) 283 4081

Southampton, NY -- Acclaimed marine science experts will discuss Current Topics in Marine Science during spring semester lectures being offered at Southampton College of Long Island University.

The 12 lectures, which take place Thursdays from now through May 14, are free and open to the public. All seminars will be held in the Business Center Lecture Hall at 6:30 p.m.

Southampton College has received national acclaim for its Marine and Environmental Science programs. Students in these and other programs have won 28 Fulbright Scholarships in the past 22 years, one of the highest totals for any equivalent-sized college in the nation.

For information on the series call Professor Sandra Shumway (SShumway@Southampton.liu.edu) at (516) 287-8407. The Current Topics in Marine Science lectures are:

  • February 12:
    PAM DAVIE HUGGINS and LUKE HUGGINS of the Marine Science Research Center at SUNY Stony Brook will present Shape Shifters: Ecological Implications of Allometric Changes in Marine Organisms; and Two Approaches for Determining the Role of a Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Sea Urchin Larval Development.
  • February 19:
    LARRY LIDDLE, professor of Marine Biology at Southampton College, discusses The Cell Biology of Giant Unicellular Green Algae: Basic and Applied Research.
  • February 26:
    JELLE ATEMA of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discusses Locating Underwater Odor Sources: Lobster Behavior, sensory biology and robotics. This lecture is sponsored by Long Island University's John P. McGrath Fund.
  • March 5:
    DAVID FRANZ of Brooklyn College, CUNY, will address the Physiological Ecology of Ribbed Mussels.
  • March 12:
    WOLFGANG VOGELBEIN, a Southampton College alumnus and a member of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science discusses Cancer in a Chesapeake Bay Fish: pathology, prevalence and probable causes.
  • March 26:
    PATRICIA TESTER of NMFS/Beaufort will lecture on Initiation, Transport and Consequences of Florida Red Tides. This lecture is sponsored by Long Island University's John P. McGrath Fund.
  • April 2:
    STORMY MAYO of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies will present a discussion on Whales. This lecture is sponsored by Long Island University's John P. McGrath Fund.
  • April 9:
    JAMES CERVINO of St. Francis Preparatory School discusses Wasting Disease in Corals.
  • April 16:
    LEE FUIMAN, a Southampton College alumnus and a professor of Marine Science at the University of Texas, will lecture about Fish Behavior.
  • April 23:
    ROBERT STICKNEY of Texas A&M University discusses Aquaculture Into the 21st Century. This lecture is sponsored by Long Island University's John P. McGrath Fund.
  • April 30:
    MICHAEL LESSER of the University of New Hampshire discusses The effect of food and photoperiod on gametogenesis in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis.
  • May 7 (Tentative):
    LEROY CRESWELL of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution presents a lecture on The biology and aquaculture potential of the spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, an important Caribbean fishery resource.