BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ãå±±½ûµØ - ECPv6.6.4.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ãå±±½ûµØ REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250710T200000 DTSTAMP:20250701T162522 CREATED:20250530T162254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T162802Z UID:197766-1752166800-1752177600@www.meredith.edu SUMMARY:NCMNS Blue Whales Lecture Series #1: Dr. David Johnston DESCRIPTION:July 10th\, 5pm – 8pm \nDr. David Johnston\, Duke University. Smart Whales\, Smarter Tech: Studying the Giants of the Ocean \nFor tickets and to learn more\, visit https://naturalsciences.ticketapp.org/portal/product/145/event/f8b06110-b292-4bac-b146-d786973343cd \nPhoto from NCMNS. URL:/calendar/ncmns-blue-whales-lecture-series-1-dr-david-johnston/ CATEGORIES:Happening in the Area,Speaker/Lecture/Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1746738571-BW-Lecture-Graphic-Xtrulink-760x360_hero.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250814T200000 DTSTAMP:20250701T162522 CREATED:20250530T162425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T162439Z UID:197769-1755190800-1755201600@www.meredith.edu SUMMARY:NCMNS Blue Whales Lecture Series #2: Dr. Ari Friedlaender DESCRIPTION:Gigantic Beasts & How to Find Them\nDr. Ari Friedlaender\, University of California–Santa Cruz \nJoin us for an exciting research expedition to the bottom of the word in Antarctica. Discover how the team tags whales\, what happens when you wake a sleeping whale and the creative ways they keep morale high during months spent in the icy wilderness of one of Earth’s most extreme environments. \nTo learn more and purchase tickets\, visit https://naturalsciences.ticketapp.org/portal/product/145/event/5089e134-477b-4dbe-9ff5-dd151db7dec9 URL:/calendar/ncmns-blue-whales-lecture-series-2-dr-ari-friedlaender/ CATEGORIES:Happening in the Area,Speaker/Lecture/Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1746738571-BW-Lecture-Graphic-Xtrulink-760x360_hero.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T200000 DTSTAMP:20250701T162522 CREATED:20250530T162601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T162601Z UID:197772-1757005200-1757016000@www.meredith.edu SUMMARY:NCMNS Blue Whales Lecture Series #3: Dr. Andy Read DESCRIPTION:September 4: Dr. Andy Read\, Duke University \nTales of Whales: Why Conservation Matters\nHow do we save the whales? Drawing from a lifetime of work with some of the world’s most critically endangered whale species\, Read will share stories of both the triumphs and challenges of whale conservation. \nTo learn more and purchase tickets\, visit https://naturalsciences.ticketapp.org/portal/product/145/event/ab3c92d0-9959-4d95-a664-aaaa849cfd35 URL:/calendar/ncmns-blue-whales-lecture-series-3-dr-andy-read/ CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Happening in the Area,Speaker/Lecture/Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1746738571-BW-Lecture-Graphic-Xtrulink-760x360_hero.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T200000 DTSTAMP:20250701T162522 CREATED:20250530T162725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T162725Z UID:197774-1760029200-1760040000@www.meredith.edu SUMMARY:NCMNS Blue Whales Lecture Series #4: Dr. Mark Uhen\, DESCRIPTION:October 9: Dr. Mark Uhen\, George Mason University \nWhere Did Whales Come From?\nDig deep into the origin of whales with renowned paleontologist Dr. Mark Uhen. Discover how whales evolved from terrestrial omnivores to fully aquatic carnivores. \nTo learn more and purchase tickets\, visit https://naturalsciences.ticketapp.org/portal/product/145/event/f339493d-f549-4b81-8edb-79664cfc7995 URL:/calendar/ncmns-blue-whales-lecture-series-4-dr-mark-uhen/ CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Happening in the Area,Speaker/Lecture/Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1746738571-BW-Lecture-Graphic-Xtrulink-760x360_hero.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR