Edward O. Wilson, a longtime Harvard University biologist considered a distinguished elder statesman in the field of science, will speak at Vanderbilt University on Wednesday, Nov. 19, as part of Vanderbilt’s ongoing Chancellor’s Lecture Series and in conjunction with the dedication of the University’s new Biological Sciences-Medical Research Building III on campus.
Wilson’s lecture begins at 5 p.m. at Langford Auditorium. A reception with Wilson will precede the lecture at 4 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
A Harvard professor for four decades, Wilson has written 20 books, won two Pulitzer Prizes and discovered hundreds of new species of life. Time magazine named Wilson one of the 25 most influential Americans of the 20th century.
The new Biological Sciences-Medical Research Building III at Vanderbilt represents a joint project between the School of Medicine and College of Arts and Science. The building, which comprises 255,000 net square feet, houses undergraduate teaching faculty in Biological Sciences with Medical Center faculty engaged in research on the brain, development and structural biology.
WHAT: Public lecture featuring E.O. Wilson and dedication of new Biological Sciences-Medical Research Building III on the Vanderbilt campus
WHERE: Langford Auditorium. Located on Garland Avenue near 21st Avenue South.
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m.
Media contact: Kara Furlong, (615) 322-NEWS
Kara.c.furlong@vanderbilt.edu