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Lecture: Long Ago and Far Away: Three “Summers” on a Remote Antarctic Island

Fairfield University Art Museum Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and streaming on the quicklive.com<https://quicklive.com> “One of the most unique experiences in my life – three austral summers on a small island off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula – opened my eyes and mind to a future in science that would have never emerged without my time on Seal Island.” Brian Walker, PhD Brian Walker, PhD is Professor of Biology at Fairfield University. He studies how Magellanic penguins (a small species…

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March 14, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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1073 North Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

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Fairfield University Art Museum
Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room and streaming on the quicklive.com<https://quicklive.com>
“One of the most unique experiences in my life – three austral summers on a small island off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula – opened my eyes and mind to a future in science that would have never emerged without my time on Seal Island.” Brian Walker, PhD
Brian Walker, PhD is Professor of Biology at Fairfield University. He studies how Magellanic penguins (a small species native to South America) respond to stress and changes in their environment. In his lecture, entitled “Long Ago and Far Away: Three “Summers” on a Remote Antarctic Island,” Dr. Walker discusses his early career as a graduate student and early-career researcher.
His lecture is presented in conjunction with Helen Glazer: Walking in Antarctica (Bellarmine Hall Galleries, February 2–March 16). Learn more about that exhibition here<https://www.fairfield.edu/museum/walking-in-antarctica/>.
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