ARCS Light Award 2015

Come celebrate as we honor Nicole Nate, Lawyer at Bryant Miller Olive for her tireless work to create the Tampa Bay Chapter of ARCS Foundation, which provides scholarships to doctorial programs at USF Marine Science and USF Cancer Research Center. Nate serves as General Counsel, a role she has held since the inception of ARCS Foundation – Tampa Bay in 2010.  Join us for our annual ARCS Light Award event, meet Nichol and our scholars and learn and “sea the future” of medicine.  Register at this link

Our guest speaker - Dr. Ellen J. Prager , author of Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, is a well-respected marine scientist and author, widely recognized for her expertise and ability to bring science to the laymen. She is the chief scientist for the Aquarius Reef Base program in Key Largo, FL, which includes the world’s only undersea research station, a freelance writer, and consultant.

With Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime, marine scientist Ellen Prager takes us deep into the sea to introduce an astonishing cast of fascinating and bizarre creatures that make the salty depths their home. From the tiny but voracious arrow worms whose rapacious ways may lead to death by overeating, to the lobsters that battle rivals or seduce mates with their urine, to the sea’s masters of disguise, the octopuses, Prager not only brings to life the ocean’s strange creatures, but also reveals the ways they interact as predators, prey, or potential mates. And while these animals make for some jaw-dropping stories—witness the sea cucumber, which ejects its own intestines to confuse predators, or the hagfish that ties itself into a knot to keep from suffocating in its own slime—there’s far more to Prager’s account than her ever-entertaining anecdotes: again and again, she illustrates the crucial connections between life in the ocean and humankind, in everything from our food supply to our economy, and in drug discovery, biomedical research, and popular culture. 

 LOCATION – Morean Center for Clay, 420 22^nd St. South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33712

The Morean Center for Clay located at the Historic Train Station offers supplies, education, studio space, and gallery sales in one building. This seamless access to clay services is a unique experience offered in few locations in the country. The Morean Center for Clay offers high-quality classes with professional teaching artists from the local community and St. Pete Clay Artists-in-Residence participants from around the country. Classes and workshops are designed with all skill levels in mind.

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, known as ARCS Foundation, is a nationally recognized nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization started and run entirely by women who boost American leadership and aid advancement in science and technology.  To address the country's need for new scientists and engineers, we provide unrestricted funding to help the country's brightest graduate and undergraduate students create new knowledge and innovative technologies.  

In Florida, our organization focuses on helping PhD candidates in the fields of cancer research and marine biology. In recent years, ARCS Foundation – Tampa Bay has given $15,000 scholarships to students at the University of South Florida.

See more at www.ARCSFoundation.org\Tampa_Bay

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