CHAUTAUQUA Tonight! Tony Barnosky gives the MacLaren Distinguished Lecture: "Dodging Extinction"
What can our planet and its past teach us about saving it – and ourselves?
Tony Barnosky of the University of California at Berkeley, a leading scholar in the field of paleobiology, shares his research and vision in a Chautauqua lecture, "Dodging Extinction, Saving the Planet, Saving Ourselves,” TONIGHT, Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in O'Donnell Hall. The talk serves as this year's Bruce MacLaren Distinguished Lecture.
As professor of integrative biology and curator of the Museum of Paleontology, Tony Barnosky examines the fossil record to better understand what constitutes and causes mass extinctions and how this knowledge can help us assess current threats to biodiversity and generate practical solutions before it is too late.
Free and open to the public. Attendance slips will be provided.
Sponsored by the Department of Biology, the College of Education, and the Honors Program.
Event Date: November 05 7:30 PM Location: O'Donnell Hall, Whitlock Building Cost: Free
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