The Monterey Area Research Institutions' Network for Education (MARINE) is pleased to host Dr. Stephen Palumbi for a spring seminar event: 

From science to action: how we try to make the science of corals and climate change accessible, achievable and affordable to improve local reefs

The science of complex ecosystems is itself complex, often with large numbers of species, variable species relationships, and detailed interactions with climate change and human communities.  As conservation science had shifted from preserving ecosystems to include intervening and rebuilding them, pathways from what we know about these ecosystems and how we can use that knowledge to help are increasingly important. I’ll talk about our journey from a science-first lab to a group putting this science to use in coral reefs around the world, including ways to engage communities, to respond to requests for help, and for streamlining the science so that it is useful even in remote settings. Along the way, it turns out, the science is not left behind. It gets better.

This seminar will be hosted in person on Wednesday, May 13th at 4:00pm in the Ocean Health Building at the University of California, Santa Cruz Coastal Biology Campus.  

Please RSVP using this form so we can anticipate attendance. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Seminar location and paid parking options shown in map at bottom of this form. Parking is available along Delaware Street at the cost of a short, beautiful walk.