“Beneath the Waves,” a film festival and panel discussion, will be held Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield College.
Eight short films, all three to 10 minutes in length, covering issues related to marine biology, will be shown. They include: “Our Blue,” “Marine Ecology in Easter Island,” “Seagrass Savanna,” “A Plastic Future: The Midway Story,” “Whale Fall,” “Postcards from the Oregon Coast,” “Their Right to Rest” and “A Little Ditty about Florida Bay.”
Panel members include Jeremy Weisz, assistant professor of biology at Linfield; Burke Hales, professor at the College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University; Steven Rumrill, shellfish program leader, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Neyssa Hays, community engagement specialist, Greater Yamhill Watershed Council.
The program is free, open to the public and sponsored by the Science Colloquium and PLACE (Program for Liberal Arts and Community Engagement), exploring this year’s theme “Air, Water, Earth, and Fire: The Ancient Elements on a Changing Planet.” For more information contact Jeremy Weisz, 503-883-2704 or jweisz@linfield.edu.
