Joseph Sarnelli and Deborah Swetz may not look like pioneers, with their hair nets and plastic gloves, but nonetheless they are part of an effort to bring a new agricultural crop to Connecticut. Their participation is one of the novel aspects of the project that brought Marrakech Inc., a non-profit that works with adults and youth with a range of disabilities and special needs, together with Connecticut Sea Grant.
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Feb10The Creation of OceanX – an Oceanographic and Marine Science Research InstitutionUConn Avery Point7:30 PM
First event in annual Coastal Perspectives lecture series will feature Vincent Pieribone, Ph.D., Co-CEO and Chief Science Officer, OceanX; Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, Biology and Paleo Environment, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University Climate School; Adjunct Research Scientist, Southern Connecticut State University
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Feb28CT Blue Economy Education Resources WorkshopProject Oceanology (Avery Point)8:30 AM
Statewide workshop focused on strengthening marine and maritime education, bringing together K-12 educators, school leaders, marine science organizations and businesses.
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Mar27USA Blue Schools Student SymposiumThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk9:30 AM
Students from USA Blue Schools and Long Island Sound School Network from Connecticut and New York will showcase their action projects to their peers.
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Apr29This Fine Piece of Water: LIS Environmental History TalkLyman Allyn Art Museum7:00 PM
Tom Andersen, author of “This Fine Piece of Water,” will discuss how the attitude the Dutch and English brought to North America led to decades of devastating pollution. But how, after 370 years, attitudes about the Sound changed, in the nick of time to stave off environmental disaster.