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UPCOMING LECTURES
"Wisconsin’s Silurian Sea: From Reef to Rock"
Dr. Jonathan R. Hendricks
Long before the age of dinosaurs, Wisconsin was covered by a shallow sea that thrived with life. This ancient biodiversity is well recorded in the ~430-million-year-old Silurian bedrock of eastern Wisconsin and the behind-the-scenes fossil collections of the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). This presentation will introduce the Silurian fossil record, highlight its representation in MPM’s Silurian Reef diorama and collections, and comment on the modern economic importance of this geologic past.
About the Speaker
Dr. Jonathan R. Hendricks is the Robert & Sally Manegold Associate Research Curator of Paleontology at MPM. Jon received his BS in Geology and Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999 and his PhD in Paleontology at Cornell University in 2005. Prior to arriving at MPM in 2024, Jon was Associate Professor of Geology at San Jose State University in California and Associate Director of Science Communication at the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, New York. Jon’s research focuses on mollusks (snails and clams) from the southeastern US and Caribbean throughout the past 10 million years.
Date and Time
Thursday, December 5, 2024
6-7 p.m. Onsite Social Hour
7-8 p.m. Lecture
Cost and Tickets
| Level | Onsite Cost | Virtual Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Member | $10 | $5 |
| Member | $5 | Free |
| Sustainer+ Member* | Free | Free |
*Sustainer+ members must reserve their free onsite tickets by calling reservations at 414-278-2728.
Groups of 10+ must reserve their virtual tickets by calling reservations at 414-278-2728.
**Please note, this webinar will not be recorded and must be watched live. There will be no access to a recording afterward.**
Past Events
- April 18, 2024 - Dr. Paul Sereno - "Africa’s Lost World"
- February 8, 2024 - Jeffrey McKinnon - "Our Ancient Lakes"
- October 19, 2023 - Dr. Melinda Soares-Furtado - "Devoured Worlds: Investigating Planetary Ingestion Events"
- May 4, 2023 - Javier Ortega-Hernandez - "Breathing New Life Into the Earliest Animals"
- November 10, 2022 - Jason Baldes - "Land Rematriation and Tribal Buffalo Restoration"
- October 27, 2022 - Raja Chari - "Perspectives from Living on the International Space Station"
- September 23, 2022 - William W. Fitzhugh - "Narwhal"
- May 19, 2022 - John Hawks - "Discovering Human Ancestors in the Caves of South Africa"
- February 24, 2022 - Jingmai O'Connor - "The Evolution of Dinosaurian Flight"
- October 21, 2021 - Corey Jaskolski - "Exploring the Deep"
- April 29, 2021 - Thor Hanson - "Common Wonders"
- February 18, 2021 - Robin Wall Kimmerer - "Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants"
- October 22, 2020 - Nalini M. Nadkarni - "Tapestry Thinking: Weaving the Threads of Rainforests and Humans"
- January 16, 2020 - Dr. Jo Handelsman - "Soil: A Precious Resource Under Threat"
- October 17, 2019 - Dr. Cheryl Y. Hayashi - "Secrets of Spider Webs"
- April 11, 2019 - Dr. Mark Siddall - "Toxic Tales Through Time"
- February 21, 2019 - Corey Jaskolski - "Technology for Exploration"
- November 15, 2018 - Dr. Merlin Tuttle - "The Incredible World of Bats — Why We Need Them"
- March 29, 2018 - Dr. Takeshi Inomata - "Clues to the Origins of Maya Civilization Revealed"
- November 2, 2017 - Dr. Justin Vandenbroucke - "Neutrino Astronomy at the South Pole"
- September 28, 2017 - Mary Roach - "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War"
- April 27, 2017 - Jennifer Casey - "The Nature of Slow Food"
- March 16, 2017 - Michael E. Mann, PhD - "The Madhouse Effect"
And more!
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