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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2009
Media Contact: Aya Abelon, Public Affairs; (562) 860-2451 ext.2287
Event Contact: John Haas, Humanities and Social Sciences Division; (562) 860-2451, ext. 2726
WHAT: Dr. John Haas, history professor at Cerritos College and founder and director of the Global Consortium will host a forum on global warming with guest Professor Mary J. Thornbush on Wednesday April 1 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. (PST). Entitled “Is the recent warming different from previous climatic forcing?” the forum will feature Dr. Thornbush who will videoconference with the Global Consortium from Lakehead University in Canada. This event will be broadcast live online at www.3cmediasolutions.org.
Dr. Thorbush is assistant professor at the Orillia Campus of Lakehead University. She was formerly a Senior Research Associate at the Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, UK. Her research interests are in geomorphology (fluvial, environmental, and applied geomorphology) and climatology (environmental history, climate and environmental change, and applied climatology). Dr. Thornbush teaches courses in environmental issues, geomorphology, and climatology at Lakehead's Orillia Campus.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wilford Michael Library and Learning Resource Center, Room 155 (Teleconference Center)
Cerritos College
11110 Alondra Blvd.
Norwalk, CA 90650
View a map of the campus online at www.cerritos.edu/guide
COST: The forum is free. Daily permit for campus parking is $1.
Contact: John Haas, Humanities and Social Sciences Division at (562) 860-2451, ext. 2726
Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college’s district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Annually, more than 1,200 students successfully complete their course of studies, and enrollment currently surpasses 26,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at www.cerritos.edu.
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