Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to host free science series at Hopkins Public Library

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is hosting weekly science presentations this summer at Hopkins Public Library for teens and adults.

The first presentation of the eight-week "All Together Now: Life in Bays and Estuaries" was held Monday evening, focused on hypoxia in fish. More presentations on environmental and marine science research by university faculty and students are planned for every Monday evening through Aug. 28.

Heavy industry along Refinery Row in Corpus Christi operates across Nueces Bay while James and daughter Victory Mata, of Leming, fish under U.S. Route 181 near Sunset Lake Park in Portland, Texas, on April 15, 2022.
Heavy industry along Refinery Row in Corpus Christi operates across Nueces Bay while James and daughter Victory Mata, of Leming, fish under U.S. Route 181 near Sunset Lake Park in Portland, Texas, on April 15, 2022.

The presentations are scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. at Hopkins Public Library at 3202 McKinzie Road in the Tuloso-Midway area.

Upcoming events:

  • July 17 — "Legacy over generations — how environmental chemicals get to the bone" by the Seemann Lab

  • July 24 — “Tiny particles: Nano- and microplastics in our bays, fish and us” presented by the Xu Lab

  • July 31 — book discussion on "Our Stolen Future" presented by Bea Dibona

  • Aug. 7 — "Salty dolphins — salinity stress responses in local dolphin populations" presented by Makayla Guinn of the Orbach Lab

  • Aug. 14 — "Sharks in our bays" presented by the Portnoy Lab

  • Aug. 21 — "Coral reefs: Colorful rocks may become slimy rocks" presented by David Armstrong of the Bahr Lab

  • Aug. 28 — book discussion on "The Uninhabitable Earth" presented by Kelly Bezio

'This is the place to be': Here's how the Corpus Christi Country Club is making golf more enjoyable

Things to do in Corpus Christi for free

Summer heat: Record temps in Corpus Christi and how to battle warm weather

This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: A&M-Corpus Christi to host science talks at Hopkins Public Library