Dr. Rosenblatt, professor of Biology at the University of North Florida, will share the results of heat mapping research in Jacksonville, FL which was a part of NOAA study of many cities nationwide. We will learn how the data was collected, what it tells us, and how it will be used for improvements. https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-and-communities-to-map-heat-inequities-in-14-us-cities-and-counties Dr. Rosenblatt grew up in Philadelphia, went to college in Ohio, got his PhD in Miami, did a postdoc in Connecticut, and worked at the U.S. Department of Energy. He has done ecology research all over the world on an eclectic array of species: tree swallows in Ohio; sharks, turtles, and stingrays in Australia; manatees in Belize; humpback whales in Hawai'i; dolphins in New Zealand; sharks and alligators in Florida; black caiman in Guyana; and spiders and grasshoppers in Connecticut. Hi main research interests are 1) investigating the roles that large predators play in determining the structure and function of ecosystems and 2) investigating the potential effects of climate change and land use change on ecosystem and food web dynamics.