Hofstra Cultural Center and the Department of Geology, Environment, and Sustainability present Science Night Live
Join Us for Our Annual Darwin Day Celebration: Ancient Trees Bring New Knowledge in Our Rapidly Changing World
Dr. Neil Pederson will describe how scientists access the memories of trees using a process called tree-ring analysis or dendrochronology. Tree-ring analysis might be one of the most flexible implements in the scientific toolbox, especially in understanding the impacts of global environmental change. Trees are helping us better document the presence of old-growth forests as the rapid pace of environment change blurs these distinctions. Studying old-growth forests has revealed how much we need to learn about the lives of trees. Trees have also born witness to early human events, including the rise of the Mongol Empire, to add nuance in ways that can befuddle human historians. Ancient trees offer new insights into our world by expanding human knowledge.
Location: The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center, California Avenue, South Campus
Admission is FREE and open to the public. Advance registration is required.
For more information, please call the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.