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Helping the public better understand the relationship between human health and the oceans, such as the environmental factors at work when shellfish develop toxic compounds that cause people to become ill or die if they eat the contaminated shellfish, is the initial focus of the new Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ-based Center for Ocean Science and Education Excellence.

The way we see them undulate through the water and their eyes — their eyes are dark without a flicker of life as you see in the eyes of a dog or cat or other animals — well, it’s just a primordial instinct to be afraid,” says Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Professor Vince Gallucci of sharks.

Wildfires in western forests have become uncharacteristically severe and widespread yet society remains distrustful of management options that include removing trees and controlled burns, says Jim Agee, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ professor of forest resources, whose talk “Forests Aflame: Strategies and Challenges for Managing Fire in the West,” Feb.