Talk on Global Warming to Kick Off UB Lecture Series for Area Teachers

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- "An Analysis of Global Warming and Potential Effects on Climate and Weather Phenomena" will be the topic of a program at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 that will kick off the 2000-01 Western New York Science and Technology Forum lecture series for area teachers.

The program in Room 215 of the Natural Sciences Complex on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus will be presented by Charles H.V. Ebert, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geography.

With the exception of two field trips, programs in the series will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays through Jan. 10 in Room 215 of the Natural Sciences Complex.

Speakers from area institutions and industries, as well as UB, will provide information on new, exciting scientific developments that can be incorporated into the classroom.

The series was begun in 1969 by its director, George H. Nancollas, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Co-directors are Stephen Free, professor of biological sciences, and Charles Mitchell, professor of geology.

The fee for the lecture series is $25.

For further information or to register for the series, contact Barbara Raff at 645-6800, ext. 2020.