CT River Lecture Series Spring 2025 — Helen Rozwadowski

Fathoming the Ocean – A Deep Dive into Our Relationship with the Sea – With Helen Rozwadowski

Discover the ocean’s story as you’ve never heard it before, one that reveals the ocean’s role in shaping human history and culture, and our ongoing relationship with the sea. Dr. Helen Rozwadowski, a leading historian of ocean science, explores the profound and multifaceted relationship between humans and the oceans. Mankind has had a long and enduring, expansive, profitable, and, at times, chaotic and catastrophic relationship with the waters that cover 70 percent of the earth’s surface. She will examine how curiosity has driven technological, cultural and environmental changes, emphasizing our interconnectedness with the vast waters that cover much of the Earth.