The Woods Hole Community Black History Month Committee presents
Monday, February 23
"Genetic Analysis of Seizure Disorders in Zebrafish: The Sweet Smell of New Disease Models?" - Gerald Downes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst .
12:00 Noon, MBL Swope Center, Meigs Room
Thursday, February 26
"Tales of Landings and Legacies: African Americans in Georgia’s Coastal Fisheries" - Dionne Hoskins, Ph.D.
Fishery Biologist, NOAA Fisheries
Director, NOAA Sponsored Programs, Savannah State University
3:00 PM, MBL Swope Center, Meigs Room
Thursday, February 26
Harambee
Join us in our annual ethnic potluck feast celebrating everyone of every race! Enjoy multicultural arts, delicious food, and live music.
4:00 PM, Swope Center, MBL
Woods Hole Black History Month events are sponsored by the Marine Biological Laboratory; the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. Coast Guard Group Woods Hole, the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, and the National Academy of Sciences J. Erik Jonsson Center. All events are free and open to the public.