[SEMCO] workshop announcement

[Kate Madin]

** ANNOUNCEMENT of a SPRING TEACHERS' WORKSHOP **

Professional Development Workshop for Educators at Woods Hole 
Oceanographic Institution:  Pollution in Marine and Terrestrial Environments
Friday May 8, 2009, 9:30-2:00

    I. "Plastics in the ocean: science and potential student
    experiments" by Dr. Christopher Reddy, Marine Chemistry and
    Geochemistry Department, WHOI

    II. "How animals defend themselves against pollutants: the chemical
    'defensome' " by Dr. Jed Goldstone, Biology Department, WHOI

    - Join us for insight into the problem of coastal and terrestrial
    plastics pollution,
    - learn how students can do experiments to study the problem in your
    area,
    - discover animals' genetic mechanisms to deal with environmental
    contaminants


    Registration: $30, breakfast and lunch provided.
    Checks payable to WHOI. Sorry, no purchase orders.
    Mail to: Kathy Patterson, WHOI, MS # 16, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
    Registration deadline: May 1, 2009

    Contact: Kathy Patterson, kpatterson at whoi.edu, 508-289-2700, or
    Kate Madin, kmadin at whoi.edu, 508-289-3539



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