Sex, Drugs and Sea Slime

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.