SEMINARS ON APRIL 2-3 EXAMINE SCIENCE AND POLICY CONCERNING GULF OF MEXICO
"DEAD ZONE"

Dr. Nancy Rabalais of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium will
present a seminar on science and policy in relation to Gulf of Mexico
hypoxia (= oxygen depleted waters) on April 2 as part of ISU's Science and
Policy Seminar Series. Rabalais will also give a second seminar on related
water quality issues on April 3:

TITLE:                Beyond Science Into Policy: Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
DATE & TIME:  Wednesday April 2, 3:00-5:00 PM
LOCATION:        1010 LeBaron Hall

TITLE:         Continental-Scale Nonpoint Runoff and Coastal Water Quality
DATE & TIME: Thursday April 3, 4:00-5:00 PM
LOCATION: 1010 LeBaron Hall

Dr. Rabalais has been one of the most influential researchers documenting
the existence and impact of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. For her
research work and efforts to bring national attention to nutrient
over-enrichment in the coastal region influenced by the Mississippi River
Basin, Rabalais has been recognized by various honors, including Chair of
the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council; Fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science; Fellow of the Aldo
Leopold Leadership Program; recipient of the National Oceanic Environmental
Heroes Award, the Basker Award for Science and Engineering, and the Ketchum
Award of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; and presidency of the
Estuarine Research Federation.

The Science and Policy Seminar Series at ISU is supported by the Global
Agricultural Science and Policy Initiative
http://www.agron.iastate.edu/initiatives/gaspi/ through an endowment to the
Agronomy Department. Supporting Departments include Agronomy, Botany,
Economics, Plant Pathology, Political Science, Sociology and the Office of
Biotechnology. The Science and Policy Seminar Series aims to help faculty
and staff more effectively fulfill the land-grant mission by increasing
understanding of the impact of science and scientists on the establishment
of public policies and regulations.

Other cosponsors of Rabalais's visit include: Ecology, Evolution, and
Organismal Biology Seminar Series; Environmental Science Program;
Environmental Studies Program; Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture;
the National Soil Tilth Laboratory; and Water Resources Graduate Program.

For more information please contact Laura Merrick at 4-4033 or
[log in to unmask] or link to the seminar announcements at the GASPI web
site http://www.agron.iastate.edu/initiatives/gaspi/hypoxia.html

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