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<tt><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"><b>Harvard
Museum of Natural History announces Jeremy Jackson as the <br>
2008 Roger
Tory Peterson Medal Recipient and Guest Speaker on Sunday April 6th, at
3:00 pm<br>
<br>
<br>
</b>(<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">MA</st1:State></st1:place>)
Jeremy Jackson, renowned marine ecologist of the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography has been selected to receive the 11<sup>th</sup> annual
Roger Tory
Peterson Medal presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History.<span
style=""> </span>Dr. Jackson<i style=""> </i>will deliver the Roger
Tory Peterson Memorial Lecture on <b style="">Sunday, April 6th, 2008</b>
at 3:00 p.m. in
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Harvard</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Science</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">One Oxford Street</st1:Street>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Cambridge</st1:City></st1:address>.<span style="">
</span><o:p></o:p></span><br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">In his
lecture, </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">entitled
“<st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><b style="">Brave</b></st1:PlaceName><b
style=""> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Ocean</st1:PlaceType>”</b></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">, <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:City> will
discuss the future of the
world’s oceans. Decades of over-fishing, habitat destruction and
ocean warming have left our marine ecosystems and biodiversity in a
state
of crisis. But with successful management and conservation strategies,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City></st1:place>
sees hope
for renewing the health and sustainability of our oceans.<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">The
Harvard Museum of Natural
History inaugurated the Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Lecture in 1997 to
keep
alive the memory of the pioneering naturalist and author of the
legendary
Peterson Field Guide to Birds.<span style=""> </span>This annual
event celebrates and perpetuates Roger Tory Peterson’s tireless efforts
to
conserve the planet’s biological diversity.<span style="">
</span>Past recipients of the medal have included E.O. Wilson, Jared M.
Diamond, Paul R. Ehrlich, Bruce Babbitt, Richard Leakey, Peter
Matthiessen,
David Attenborough, Roger Bateman, David Suzuki and Jane Goodall. <span
style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">Dr.
Jeremy Jackson is currently
the William E. and Mary B. Ritter Professor, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography at UC San Diego</span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"> and
Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute.<span style=""> </span><st1:City w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City>'s
current research includes the long-term ecological effects of
overfishing on
coastal ecosystems and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of
the
formation of the <st1:place w:st="on">Isthmus of Panama</st1:place>,
which
divided the Pacific and Atlantic oceans about three million years ago. <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<br>
</tt><tt><st1:City w:st="on"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">Jackson</span></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"> is
co-founder of
the Shifting Baselines Media Campaign, a public educational program
bringing
together ocean conservation scientists and organizations with
filmmakers and
producers in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hollywood</st1:place></st1:City>.
The campaign has developed unconventional outreach materials, such as
public
service announcements with famous actors or comic settings. <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<br>
</tt><tt><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">Jackson</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;"> is
the author of
more than 100 scientific publications and five books. He is a fellow of
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">American</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Arts
and Sciences and the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, and received the
Secretary's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service of the Smithsonian
Institution
in 1997.<span style=""> </span>He has served on committees of
the National Research Council, the Advisory Board of the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, and the Science Commission of
the
Smithsonian Institution.</span><br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">
</span><br>
</tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">
Admission to the Roger Tory Peterson Memorial Lecture is $5 for the
general
public and free for museum members.<span style="">
</span>Advance tickets are required.<span style="">
</span>Tickets for the public will be available from the Harvard Box
Office in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Holyoke</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
(617-496-2222) or by visiting<span style=""> </span></span><span
style="font-family: Arial;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Etickets"><span style="">http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~tickets</span></a></span><span
style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial;">
beginning on March
18, 2008. <span style=""> </span>Both the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Harvard</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Science</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and the
Harvard
Museum of Natural History are wheelchair accessible. <o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
</tt><tt><i style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i>
<br>
</tt><tt><i style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The
Harvard Museum of
Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, a short
walk from
the Harvard Square Red Line MBTA station.<span style="">
</span>For general information please call 617 495 3045 or visit <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/"><span
style="">www.hmnh.harvard.edu</span></a>.
<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i>
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</tt><tt><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">___________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span>
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</tt><tt><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Major
support for the
2008 Roger Tory Peterson Medal and
Lecture is provided by<o:p></o:p></span> </tt><tt><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Houghton
Mifflin.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span>
</tt>
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