SaraTjossem, Sr. Lecturer at Columbia University, speaks on "State of The World's Oceans"

Feb. 27, 2012 - PRLog -- Dr. Sara Tjossem, Senior Lecturer at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, will speak on State of the World’s Oceans at the Great Decisions free program at the Greenwich Library on March 19 at 7 P.M.

Dr. Tjossem is a Senior Lecturer in SIPA’s Master of Public Administration program in Environmental Science and Policy, and the program’s Associate Director of Curriculum. She is also affiliated with the Earth Institute. Her teaching and research interests are on the intersection of science and society, the history of science (particularly biology and ecology in the 20th century), agriculture, marine science, and the development of environmental movements and policy.
Refreshments are courtesy of the Greenwich Library, a co-sponsor of the program.

Great Decisions, a program of the Foreign Policy Association, is presented by the World Affairs Forum, whose mission is to expand understanding of global affairs and America’s role in the world.  The Forum is an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America.  Programs, schedules and membership information are available at www.WorldAffairsForum.org.

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