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SUMMARY:Little Currents: Powered by OI + Rivian
DESCRIPTION:Toddler Time at Rivian South Coast Theater\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ocean Institute is thrilled to partner with Rivian during their Toddler Time Wednesdays at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach! Little Currents: Powered by OI + Rivian is designed for children aged 0-2. This engaging program introduces little ones to ocean-inspired sensory experiences that foster early development and parent-child bonding and plant the seeds that can ignite a love for the world around them. \nThere will be a structured schedule of activities each session. Each session features a fun mix of sensory play\, sing-along circles\, themed crafts\, and interactive story time. Modeled after our popular Tiny Tots program\, this pop-up experience provides a safe and welcoming space for toddlers to explore while parents connect and learn about other family-friendly offerings from Ocean Institute. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Location: Rivian South Coast Theater\, 160 South Coast Highway\, Laguna Beach\nRecommended ages 0-2 years old. \nFREE to the public! \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				May Theme: Whales\nMaybe you’ve seen a whale before\, but have you ever heard one?!\nToday we’ll be learning about the two different types of whales\, baleen and toothed whales\, and why they make different sounds!\n			\n				RSVP Here
URL:https://oceaninstitute.org/event/little-currents-powered-by-oi-rivian-8/
LOCATION:Rivian South Coast Theater\, 162 S Coast Hwy\, Laguna Beach\, CA\, 92651\, United States
CATEGORIES:Little Currents
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SUMMARY:Distinguished Speaker Series: Johanna Gutleben
DESCRIPTION:Tickets\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The Ocean Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series\, presented by the Nicholas Endowment\, brings interesting innovations\, real-world research\, exotic experiences\, and delightful discoveries to the surface through powerful presentations from an ocean of experts. Speakers present on a variety of topics ranging from ocean researchers\, ocean authors\, ocean artists\, and ocean athletes. \nLight snacks & Refreshments available for purchase at event. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Hidden Impacts on the Seafloor: Uncovering the Long-Term Effects of Deep-Sea Waste Dumping\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Description: Decaying barrels on the seafloor linked to DDT contamination have raised concerns about the public health implications of decades old industrial waste dumped off the coast of Los Angeles. To explore their contents\, we collected sediment cores close to five deep-sea barrels. We measured the concentration of DDT and its breakdown products. Our results suggest that barrels were not the source of DDT contamination. However\, sediments collected through white halos surrounding three barrels were enriched in calcite and had elevated pH. There\, microbial communities were low diversity and dominated by alkalophilic bacteria adapted to high pH. A solid concretion sampled between a white halo and barrel was composed of minerals that form at high pH. Based on these findings\, we postulate that leakage of containerized alkaline waste triggered the formation of mineral concretions and raised the pH of the surrounding sediment pore water. This selects for microbes adapted to extreme alkalinity and precipitated “anthropogenic” carbonates. These “white halos” serve as a visual identifier of barrels that contained alkaline waste\, that have unforeseen\, long-term consequences for marine communities in the San Pedro Basin.  \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, May 6 \n6:00pm – 8:00pm \nDoors open at 5:30pm\, talk begins at 6:00pm \n$10  – General \nFREE – Members  \nFREE – Students (with Valid ID) \n  \n			\n				Tickets\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Johanna: \n\n\n\n\nJohanna Gutleben received her BSc degree in Environmental\, Engineering and Biotechnology at the applied science university MCI in Innsbruck\, Austria. She continued her MSc studies at Wageningen University\, the Netherlands\, and at AgroParisTech\, France. Johanna joined a PhD research program at Wageningen University\, NL in the Laboratory of Microbiology studying the microbial diversity and biopharmaceutical potential of marine sponges. Currently\, Johanna is a researcher in the lab of Paul Jensen in the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine. at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California\, San Diego. Here she focuses on deep-sea microbiology\, exploring the biodiversity and biopharmaceutical diversity of various deep-sea biomes\, and studying the effects of human pollution on deep-sea ecosystems. She participated in several research expeditions\, where she collected and processed hundreds of samples from various deep-sea environments. After bringing them to the lab she studies them using molecular biology and likes to share her results in colorful figures and presentations. In her free time\, Johanna is an avid freediver and scuba diver\, enjoys surfing\, beaching and everything else ocean related.
URL:https://oceaninstitute.org/event/distinguished-speaker-series-johanna-gutleben/
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