News
What:
On Tuesday, PSU President Dan Bernstine will be joined by Congressman David Wu, State Senator Joan Dukes and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Director Ross Simons for a news conference announcing the creation of the Aquatic Bioinvasion Research and Policy Institute. Portland State University and SERC are joining forces to form the Institute, which will focus on the battle against aquatic invasive species around the United States. The news conference will include a signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two partners.
When:
Tuesday, October 26, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
Where:
Waterfront terrace behind OMSI, 1945 S.E. Water Ave., (enter through OMSI’s main lobby doors).
Contact:
For more information, the media should contact David Santen in PSU’s Office of Marketing and Communications, 503-725-8789 or 503-807-7503.
Background:
Aquatic invasions have wide-ranging and potent effects on species diversity, ecosystem services, food resources, water supplies and human health. In the U.S. alone, annual economic losses due to these invasions are estimated to exceed $137 billion. The Institute will combine the respective strengths of PSU and SERC in freshwater and marine systems in researching and battling these alien species.
