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Sharon Smith

Dr. Smith First-Ever Female Scientist Named Cruise Ship Godmother

Celebrity Cruises announced the Godmother of the most widely-heralded cruise ship to enter the market this year, Celebrity Solstice. Atypically, she’s not a star of stage and screen; instead, she is a ‘star’ in biological oceanography. Dr. Sharon L. Smith, is the first ocean scientist ever to serve as Godmother of a cruise ship. As such she will join Celebrity executives to name the brand’s sleek, 2,850-guest ship in formal ceremonies at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read more…

Elizabeth Babcock

Babcock To Speak On Sustainable Fisheries at Miami Book Fair Int’l

UM Rosenstiel School Faculty Member Dr. Beth Babcock, will participate in a discussion with Mark Kurlansky, bestselling author of at the Miami Book Fair Int’l on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 11:30 a.m. in Room 3208 -09 on MDC’s Wolfson Campus. Most of Babcock’s research focuses on analyzing data to determine how to make fisheries more sustainable, particularly for vulnerable species. Read more…