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DuPont Clear into the Future Seminar Series
The goal of the Clear into the Future Seminar Series is to provide a public venue for the dissemination of current scientific research and policy information of interest to the scientific community, as well as the general public in the Delaware Estuary. This seminar series also provides a venue for dialogue between all participants on important topics of interest to the Delaware Estuary community.
Companion seminar series are underway in 2008 at Drexel University, Rutgers University, and the University of Delaware, as shown below.
Rutgers University
Date |
Location |
Speaker |
Title |
| February 19, 2008, from 7 to 8 p.m. |
Cumberland County College, College Drive, Vineland NJ, 08362 |
Dr. Don Boesch,
University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
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"Can the Chesapeake Bay Be Saved?" |
| March 25, 2008, from 7 to 8 p.m. |
Cumberland County College, College Drive, Vineland NJ, 08362 |
Dr. Greg Ruiz,
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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"Biological Invasions of Coastal Marine Waters in North America: Past, Present, & Future" |
| April 17, 2008, from 7 to 8 p.m. |
Cumberland County College, College Drive, Vineland NJ, 08362 |
Dr. Carlos Duarte, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies,
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
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TBD |
| April 28, 2008, from 7 to 8 p.m. |
Cumberland County College, College Drive, Vineland NJ, 08362 |
Dr. Ken Able, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University
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"Marsh restoration in the Delaware Bay: Synthesis of ten years of research" |
Drexel University
Date |
Speaker |
Title |
| February 7, 2008 |
Dr. Ken Able, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University |
Marsh restoration in the Delaware Bay: Synthesis of ten years of research |
| April 16, 2008 |
Dr. Carlos Duarte, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies,
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
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TBD |
| April 29, 2008 |
Carol Collier, Delaware River Basin Commission |
TBD |
University of Delaware
Date & Time |
Location |
Speaker |
Title |
| March 26, 2008, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. |
University of Delaware, 202 Cannon Lab via ITV to 206 Robinson Hall, Newark, DE 19716 |
Gregory M. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
TBD |
| April 3, 2008, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Hotel Dupont, DuBarry Room, 11th and Market Streets, Wilmington, DE 19801 |
Jonathan H. Sharp, College of Marine and Earth Studies, University of Delaware |
“Delaware River and Bay Health: History and Implications” |
| April 15, 2008, from 4 to 5 p.m. |
University of Delaware, 202 Cannon Lab via ITV to 206 Robinson Hall, Newark, DE 19716 |
Dr. Carlos Duarte, Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies,
University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
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"Ecosystem Trajectories and Coastal Ecosystem Restoration Targets" |
| May 13, 2008, from 4 to 5 p.m. |
University of Delaware, 202 Cannon Lab via ITV to 206 Robinson Hall, Newark, DE 19716 |
Harold W. Avery, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Drexel University |
"Effects of Wetland Fragmentation on Freshwater Turtle Populations in the Delaware Estuary." |
| Clear into the Future is a corporate-sponsored program of DuPont. The vision for the program is to enhance awareness, involvement, and understanding of the ecological and commercial value and history of the Delaware Estuary and its associated watershed. Key elements of the program are support for volunteerism and education, as well as projects to improve and increase the scientific knowledge base for the estuary and its watershed. |
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