News Release

Bishop/Mammoth Campuses

CCCC Bishop to Hold Lecture on the Galaxies

March 21, 2007

Dr. Andrew West, researcher at the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-Wave Astronomy (CARMA) facility located in the Inyo Mountains outside of Big Pine, will be giving a lecture at the Cerro Coso Community College Bishop Campus on Monday, March 26, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. The lecture is entitled: "Why Do Galaxies Look the Way They Do?" Dr. West stated, "I will discuss how we use many wavelengths of light to understand how stars form in galaxies. The talk will be accessible to all audiences." The College cordially invites the public to come and learn more about the stars above. For more information, call the Bishop Campus at 872-1565.

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Joann Handeland, Director of Public Information (760) 384-6230