Keeler, Sharon

English

UNH Scholars' Repository

University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices4-9-2002Renowned Scientist Stephen Jay Gould Speaks atUNH April 23Sharon KeelerFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationKeeler, Sharon, "Renowned Scientist Stephen Jay Gould Speaks at UNH April 23" (2002). UNH Today. 2168.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/216810/23/17, 10)56 AMRenowned Scientist Stephen Jay Gould Speaks at UNH April 23Page 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2002/april/sk_20020409gould.htmlUNHInstitute forthe Study ofEarth,Oceans, andSpaceUNH Collegeof LifeSciences andAgricultureUNH CollegeofEngineeringand PhysicalSciencesAmericanAssociationfor theAdvancementof Science  Renowned Scientist Stephen JayGould Speaks at UNH April 22By Sharon KeelerUNH News BureauApril 9, 2002DURHAM, N.H. -- In celebration of Earth Day and theinauguration of its new Ph.D. program in naturalresources and Earth systems science, the University ofNew Hampshire welcomes Stephen Jay Gould as itsfeatured speaker Monday, April 22.Gould, professor of geology and zoology at HarvardUniversity, is referred to as one of America's premierscience writers with more than 15 books in print. Histalk, "Geological Immensity and Human Insignificance:The Proper Scale of Our Ecological Crisis," takes placein Johnson Theatre in the Paul Creative Arts Center at 7p.m.Gould's talk is free and open to the public. To guaranteea seat, advance tickets can be obtained at Morse Hall,Room 305. Members of the general public can also call603-862-0322 to reserve a ticket. All remaining ticketswill be available at the door on a first come, first servedbasis with overflow seating for remote broadcast inSpaulding Hall, Room 120.Gould is best known for his writing on dinosaurs andhis talent for explaining evolutionary science in layterms. Harvard University Press calls his most recentwork, The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, "a work ofexplanatory force unprecedented in our time -- alandmark publication, both for its historical sweep andits scientific vision."In 2001, the Library of Congress named Gould one ofAmerica's 83 Living Legends -- people who embodythe "quintessentially American ideal of individualcreativity, conviction, dedication, and exuberance."A MacArthur Prize Fellow and popular essayist forNatural History Magazine, Gould's other acclaimed10/23/17, 10)56 AMRenowned Scientist Stephen Jay Gould Speaks at UNH April 23Page 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2002/april/sk_20020409gould.htmlbooks include The Panda's Thumb, The Mismeasure ofMan, Ever Since Darwin, and Dinosaur in a Haystack,among others.Gould is president of the American Academy for theAdvancement of Science and curator for theinvertebrate paleontology at Harvard University'sMuseum of Comparative Zoology.His talk is sponsored by the UNH Foundation Class of1941 Fund; Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, andSpace; Complex Systems Research Center; ClimateChange Research Center; College of Life Sciences andAgriculture; College of Engineering and PhysicalSciences; and the President's Office.Back to UNH News Bureau

Renowned Scientist Stephen Jay Gould Speaks at UNH April 23

https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3167&amp;context=news

Renowned Scientist Stephen Jay Gould Speaks at UNH April 23

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

UNH Scholars' Repository