Biosphere 2 is celebrating Earth Day online this Wednesday.聽
The University of 蜜柚直播's Biosphere 2 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by hosting a virtual EarthFest.聽
The event will include panels with researchers and with former biospherians Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum. There will also be a 5K virtual walk of Biosphere 2 and presentations by students with the聽Southern 蜜柚直播 Research, Science and Engineering Foundation.
Schedule of events:
鈥� 10 a.m. 鈥� Biosphere 2 introductory videos and virtual exploration of Biosphere 2's historic property during a remote EarthRun
鈥� 11 a.m. 鈥� Panel discussion with Biosphere 2 Water Atmosphere and Life Dynamics experiment co-leads Laura Meredith, director of the Biosphere 2 rain forest, and the University of Freiburg's Christiane Werner
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鈥� 12 p.m. 鈥� Panel discussion with biospherians Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum on living inside Biosphere 2
鈥� 1 p.m. 鈥� Panel discussion on the coral reef lab at Biosphere 2 with Director of Marine Research Diane Thompson and Manager of Marine Systems and Education Initiatives Katie Morgan
鈥� 2 p.m. 鈥� SARSEF student project presentations
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