January Topic: Search For The Last Eocene Hyperthermal Event - Recent Fieldwork And Research In The Uinta And Duchesne River Formations Of Utah

Presented By: K.E. Beth Townsend, Department of Anatomy, Midwestern University
Date: Thursday, January 12
Time: 8 p.m.
Location: SpeakEZ lounge 600 Monroe Ave. NW 49503

Most people would say that they knew the fossil record shows evidence of climate change. Everyone saw the movie "Ice Age" and knows that mammoths and saber-tooth tigers walked the snowy earth thousands of years ago. But what most people don't know is that the Earth experienced a series of global warming events that drastically impacted plants and animals. Dr. Townsend will be speaking about her team's search to identify one of these global warming events, or hyperthermal events, in the rocks of northeastern Utah. The aim of this project is to better understand how global warming that occurs quite quickly can affect vertebrates and other organisms and possibly inform science about how biotas might react to our own climate crisis.

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Science on Tap is an opportunity for conversation, debate and interaction between scientists and the public while enjoying your favorite libation. Each month at the SpeakEZ Lounge, a knowledgeable expert hosts a discussion about a current scientific topic: cutting edge cancer detection techniques, climate change, Ebola virology, sex in the animal kingdom, Parkinson's disease, or brewing beer, to name just a few. This is a great chance to indulge your academic interests in a casual setting while enjoying great food and beverages.

Location: SpeakEZ lounge 600 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI  49503

Frequency: Second Thursday of every month at 8 p.m.

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