‘Serendipity’ author to speak Sept. 8 at DMC
A professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will present a brown bag seminar titled “Adventures in nature and the pathways to ecological understanding” at noon Thursday, Sept. 8 at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center.
Jim Estes’ talk will feature excerpts from his book “Serendipity; An Ecologist’s Quest to Understand Nature,” including details about how his failed military draft physical set him on a path to study marine systems. Estes will be in Walpole working with DMC scientists Bob Steneck and Doug Rasher on an ocean acidification project they conducted in the Aleutian Islands.
The talk will be held in Brooke Hall on the lower waterfront campus at 193 Clarks Cove Road in Walpole. Attendees are invited to bring a lunch. Directions and more information are on the DMC website.