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Connecticut College hosting International Chrysophyte Symposium June 23 - 27

June 20, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College will host the seventh International Chrysophyte Symposium June 23 - 27. The symposium will bring together nearly 100 experts from around the world representing a variety of disciplines.

Chrysophytes, aquatic organisms that are also called golden algae, are part of a larger group of extremely diverse organisms known as heterokonts. The heterokont algae lineage is considered one of the most important lineages on the planet and extremely important to the study of paleolimnology.

Several keynotes speeches, which will be in room 210 of the Blaustein Humanities Center at Connecticut College, are open to the public. The schedule is as follows:

- Monday, 9 a.m. "The Early Evolution of Eukaryotes," by Andrew H. Knoll, the Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University and a world-renowned paleontologist.

- Tuesday, 9 a.m. "Microbial Population Structure of the World´s Oceans: an underexplored ´rare biosphere,´" by Mitchell Sogin of The Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole.

- Thursday, 8:30 a.m. "Use of Geomorphometrics in Biology," by F. James Rolf, professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 71 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu