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** ANNOUNCEMENT of a SPRING TEACHERS' WORKSHOP **<br>
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Professional Development Workshop for Educators at Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution: Pollution in Marine and Terrestrial
Environments<br>
Friday May 8, 2009, 9:30-2:00<br>
<blockquote>I. “Plastics in the ocean: science and potential student
experiments” by Dr. Christopher Reddy, Marine Chemistry and
Geochemistry Department, WHOI<br>
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II. “How animals defend themselves against pollutants: the chemical
‘defensome’ ” by Dr. Jed Goldstone, Biology Department, WHOI<br>
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<blockquote>- Join us for insight into the problem of coastal and
terrestrial plastics pollution, <br>
- learn how students can do experiments to study the problem in your
area, <br>
- discover animals’ genetic mechanisms to deal with environmental
contaminants <br>
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Registration: $30, breakfast and lunch provided.<br>
Checks payable to WHOI. Sorry, no purchase orders.<br>
Mail to: Kathy Patterson, WHOI, MS # 16, Woods Hole, MA 02543.<br>
Registration deadline: May 1, 2009<br>
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<blockquote>Contact: Kathy Patterson, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kpatterson@whoi.edu">kpatterson@whoi.edu</a>,
508-289-2700, or<br>
Kate Madin, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kmadin@whoi.edu">kmadin@whoi.edu</a>, 508-289-3539<br>
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