E. Paul Catts Memorial Lectures

We are excited to invite you to Pullman for the E. Paul Catts Memorial Lecture. The 2019 E. Paul Catts guest speaker is Dr. Marla Spivak. Marla Spivak is a MacArthur Fellow and McKnight Distinguished Professor in Entomology at the University of Minnesota. Recent awards include the 2015 Minnesota AgriGrowth Distinguished Service Award, the 2016 Siehl Prize laureate for excellence in agriculture, and the 2016 Wings WorldQuest Women of Discovery Earth Award.

This year the E. Paul Catts lectures will be:

  • Public Lecture – Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at Banyans on the Ridge (1260 Palouse Ridge Dr, Pullman, WA 99164)The E. Paul Catts Dinner will be held after the public lecture at 6:30 PM at Banyans. Dinner is $35 per person. Buy tickets to attend the dinner: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/1c5107dc45d043b5b1cda4d565109a64
  • Scientific Lecture – Friday, October 18, 2019 at Noon in Food Science Human Nutrition Building T-101 (WSU)*Join Zoom Meeting from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, or Android: Meeting ID: 754 155 437

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