Former National Science Foundation Director Rita Colwell has been slated to deliver the 2009 Gilbert F. White Lecture in the Geographical Sciences. The third annual lecture will be held at The Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C., on February 18. Colwell’s address is titled Climate, Oceans, and Human Health: The Saga of a Cholera-Chaser.
The Geographical Sciences Committee of the National Academy of Sciences created the lecture series to honor Natural Hazard Center founder Gilbert White by focusing on connections between the geographical sciences and society. Former speakers have included Dr. Robert Kates and retired Brigadier General Gerald Galloway.
The lecture will be held at 5:30 p.m. in Room 100 of the Keck Center, located at 500 5th Street Northwest. RSVPs are requested by February 11. Visit the Geographical Sciences Committee site for more information.