Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
Join this event of the New England Aquarium Lecture Series featuring National Geographic photographer and New England Aquarium Explorer-in-Residence Brian Skerry, who will discuss the hidden culture of whales. Brian will share insights gleaned over three years while shooting the new Disney+ original series, Secrets of the Whales, and discuss his new book of the same title, as well as his work in National Geographic Magazine’s The Ocean Issue (May 2021). Register today for Brian’s talk and a rare glimpse of life among some of the ocean’s most unique species. The Aquarium Lecture Series is presented free to the public through the generosity of the Lowell Institute.
Brian Skerry is an award-winning photojournalist and visual storyteller specializing in marine wildlife and underwater environments. A contributing photographer for National Geographic Magazine since 1998, he covers stories on every continent and in nearly every ocean habitat.Â
His work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Paris Match, Esquire and Audubon. He is the author of 12 books, including the acclaimed monographs Ocean Soul and SHARK. His latest book, Secrets of the Whales, is part of a multiplatform project he created that includes a cover story in National Geographic Magazine and a four-part series on Disney +.
Brian frequently lectures on ocean exploration, storytelling, and conservation. He is an Explorer-In-Residence and Trustee at the New England Aquarium, a founding member of International League of Conservation Photographers, and a Fellow National of the Explorers Club. He also serves as a Nikon Ambassador.
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