The Mona Institute of Applied Sciences launches the world’s first multimedia CD on the compilation of Caribbean Ascidians entitled “Caribbean Sea Squirts: The Goodbody Collection” This compilation is authored by the distinguished biologist, Ivan Goodbody. The achievement and recognition of Professor Goodbody’s dedicated service to the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be celebrated on Monday, November 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the Gold Room at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, UWI, Mona. The guest speaker for the evening’s activity will be Professor Ronald Young, Dean, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, who will give a talk titled, “The Meek Shall Inherit”.
The CD which is the first of its kind was successfully compiled by MIAS, Professor Ivan Goodbody, in collaboration with the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. It documents the Ascidians of the Caribbean using photographs, diagrams, voice and text by Professor Goodbody. This work will be used in teaching and species identification by students, researchers, marine biologists and environmentalists locally and internationally.
Professor Goodbody is one of the region’s iconic biologists, who has trained generations of West Indian scientists at the UWI, Mona. He came to Jamaica in 1955 and is currently Professor Emeritus in Zoology in the Department of Life Sciences. He is credited with pioneering research on environmental issues affecting the Kingston Harbour and the coastal areas and was awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander Class in 1979.