Ecologist and Author to Lecture at Denison
Posted: October 22, 2010
Sandra Steingraber photograph by Deda Hatch
Biologist, poet, advocate Sandra Steingraber wears many hats in her quest for insight into our connections to the environment. Steingraber will present a lecture, “Living Downstream: An Ecologist’s Personal Investigation of Cancer & the Environment,” at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Slayter Union Auditorium (200 Ridge Road). The lecture is free and open to the public.
Steingraber is an authority on environmental links between cancer and human health. She explores the environment with a multifaceted approach, using her education in both biological sciences and in writing to help others understand these issues. The lecture is sponsored by the Laura C. Harris Symposium and the Ronneberg Endowed Fund.
Calendar Listing:
CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Sandra Steingraber lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Slayter Union Auditorium (200 Ridge Road).Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Beth Jeffries at 740-587-6297 or visit www.denison.edu.
About Denison:
Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.
For press inquiries:
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- Barbara Stambaugh
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- Director, Media Relations
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- stambaughb@denison.edu
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- (740) 587-8575