SEMINAR: TONIGHT at 6:00pm - Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime - Special Lecture and Book signing by Ellen Prager

[Laura Bracken <lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu>]

Please join us for a special presentation, reception, and book-signing celebrating the release of:

Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime:

The Oceans’ Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter

by

Dr. Ellen Prager

Dr. Prager presents stories and images from her just-released book highlighting the strange cast of characters that inhabit the oceans' depths and how they are connected to society in everything from our food supply to the economy, jobs, and in biomedical research and biotechnology.

From the tiny voracious arrow worms whose predatory ways may lead to death by overeating to the hagfish that ties itself into a knot to keep from suffocating in its own slime or the sea slug whose sexual encounters can truly turn into a dangerous liaison due to untimely cannibalism, Prager provides an entertaining ocean tell-all and a realistic look at why we all should care about the loss of species in the sea.

With opening remarks by U.S. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart.

When: Friday, May 6^th

^{Time: Lecture begins at 6:00 p.m. with book signing and reception to follow}

Where: University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School Auditorium, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway (next to the Miami Seaquarium)

Details: Books will be available for purchase ($27.82 including tax)

Sponsored by Celebrity Cruises

For additional event information, please contact lbracken@rsmas.miami.edu or 305-421-4207.

To learn more about Dr. Prager, go to www.earth2ocean.net or check out her page on facebook.

All events are free and open to the public, however seating is limited.  Event flyer attached.

“The ocean is endlessly fascinating and mysterious. With her easy and engaging writing, Ellen Prager conveys a deeply delightful introduction to all kinds of ocean creatures and their links to society. A great book or beginners and one even experts can learn from and enjoy, this is possibly the best general book ever written on creatures of the deep.” -Carl Safina, author of The View From Lazy Point

“If you read only one book about the ocean, read this one. Learn and laugh about the astonishing creatures of the sea and discover the connections that all living things share, and realize that trouble for ocean life is trouble for human life. A thoroughly entertaining, sobering, and inspiring must-read for all who care about the future of the sea, and the future of humankind.” -Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence

Dr. Ellen Prager is a marine scientist and author, widely recognized for her expertise and ability to bring science to the layperson. She is formerly the chief scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo, FL, which includes the world's only undersea research station, and was previously the assistant dean at the Rosenstiel School. She is currently focused on bringing earth and ocean science to the public through writing, speaking engagements, and as a consultant for clients such as the President's U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, Microsoft Research, and Celebrity Cruise Lines.

Laura Bracken

Alumni & Outreach Manager, Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
Science & Education Specialist, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program

University of Miami
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