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Elizabeth Babcock

Babcock To Speak On Sustainable Fisheries at Miami Book Fair Int’l

UM Rosenstiel School Faculty Member Dr. Beth Babcock, will participate in a discussion with Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of at the Miami Book Fair Int’l on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 11:30 a.m. in Room 3208 -09 on MDC’s Wolfson Campus. Most of Babcock’s research focuses on analyzing data to determine how to make fisheries more sustainable, particularly for vulnerable species. Read more…

Sharon Smith

Dr. Smith First-Ever Female Scientist Named Cruise Ship Godmother

Celebrity Cruises announced the Godmother of the most widely-heralded cruise ship to enter the market this year, Celebrity Solstice. Atypically, she’s not a star of stage and screen; instead, she is a ‘star’ in biological oceanography. Dr. Sharon L. Smith, is the first ocean scientist ever to serve as Godmother of a cruise ship. As such she will join Celebrity executives to name the brand’s sleek, 2,850-guest ship in formal ceremonies at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read more…