Visit Highfield Hall & Garden in Falmouth on July 28 at 5:30 under the Highfield tent for an installment of a special summer series featuring Emil Ruff, Assistant Scientist: “Microbial ecology and ecophysiology.” at Ecosystems Center and Josephine Bay Paul Center, Marine Biological Laboratory. The series is held in collaboration with the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographi Institution, and the Woodwell Climate Research Center.
The series will explore the synergies between art and science as a way to communicate important issues surrounding the environment and planetary health while inspiring change and stimulating action. In conjunction with two exhibitions at Highfield, SEAChange: Meditations on Sustainability and Turn the Tide: Courtney Mattison, participating artists and scientists will discuss a range of topics, including ocean acidification and coral bleaching, biofuels and the Blue Economy, mapping as an artform and a communication tool, plastics in the ocean, and art as means to amplify science and transform how we learn about the world.
ADMISSION IS FREE, PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Register online now or give us a call at 508-495-1878, ext. 2
Lecture series is sponsored by the Woods Hole Foundation and the Brabson Library and Educational Foundation.
