MEDIA CONTACT: Patsy Jones
561-297-1307, patsyj@fau.edu
WHAT: Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of
Science will continue its 2008 Spring Frontiers in Science public
lecture series with “Digital Dinosaurs: Unlocking the Riddles of
Dinosaur Skulls Using Advanced Medical Imaging” by Dr.
Lawrence M. Witmer.
WHEN: Thursday, March 27 from 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Charles E. Schmidt Biomedical Science Center
Room 126
FAU Boca Raton campus
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
COST: Free and open to the public
CONTACT: For information, contact Patsy Jones at 561-297-1307
or patsyj@fau.edu
Dr. Lawrence M. Witmer, a professor of anatomy at Ohio University in Athens, will discuss the latest research that uses the most recent advances in high-tech imaging and 3-D computer modeling to peer inside the heads of dinosaurs. He will show how a careful comparison with a wide range of modern animals allows new insights into the sensory capabilities, brains and behaviors of dinosaurs.
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