Media Relations
Press Release:
MEDIA CONTACT
:
Terry Gearing
561-799-8026,
gearing@fau.edu
FAU Jupiter Hosts Lecture on
Climate Change
Dr. Raymond Najjar to Speak on
the Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Regions
WHAT:
The
Florida Center for Environmental
Studies at FAU Jupiter will present a lecture
by Dr. Raymond Najjar, “Will Climate Change
Transform Estuaries? A Case Study of
Chesapeake Bay.”
WHEN:
Thursday, April 15, from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: FAU’s
John D. MacArthur campus
AD Auditorium
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter
COST:
Free and open to the public
CONTACT:
561-799-8546 or
jjolley@fau.edu
Dr. Raymond Najjar is an associate professor of oceanography in the
department of meteorology at Penn State University. The
lecture will provide an overview on climate impacts on coastal
ecosystems, with an emphasis on the current understanding of the
potential impact of climate change on the Chesapeake Bay.
This lecture is organized by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
and the Florida Center for Environmental Studies. It is
sponsored by Florida Sea Grant.
For more information, call 561-799-8546 or email
jjolley@fau.edu.
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FAU’s MacArthur Campus in Jupiter offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The campus is home to the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Lifelong Learning Society, the Scripps Florida research facilities and the future site of the Max Planck Florida Institute.
About Florida Atlantic University:
Florida Atlantic University opened its doors in 1964 as the fifth public university in Florida. Today, the University serves more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students on seven campuses and sites. Building on its rich tradition as a teaching university, with a world-class faculty, FAU hosts 10 colleges: College of Architecture, Urban & Public Affairs, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science, the College of Business, the College of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer Science, the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, the Graduate College, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science. For more information, visit www.fau.edu .
