PULLMAN, Wash. — David Suzuki, scientist and author who is described as a conscience on the global environment, will deliver the annual Lane Family Lecture in Environmental Science Wednesday, Oct. 13, at Washington State University.
Suzuki’s presentation, “Ecology vs. Economy – Setting the Real Bottom Line,” scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Todd Auditorium, is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the address.
The winner of several Canadian prizes to young scientists for his discoveries involving fruit fly genetics, Suzuki abandoned much of his research in the 1970s to address concerns about the potential negative impacts on society of science and technology. Beginning as a host of Canadian Broadcasting’s “Quirks and Quarks,” he became a global personality as moderator of “The Nature of Things,” a series that airs in 40 countries. A 1985 series “A Planet for the Taking” earned him the United Nations Environmental Program Medal.
Before his retirement from the
Suzuki also is the author of 18 books, including one of the most popular textbooks on genetics. He has delivered more than 500 lectures around the world, received a dozen honorary degrees and his country’s most prestigious award, the Order of Canada.
The Lane lecture is endowed by a gift from former publisher of Sunset magazine, books and films, L.W. “Bill” Lane and his wife, Jean. Previous presentations have been delivered by many national and international authorities on environmental issues.
In conjunction with the lecture the Environmental Science and Regional Planning Program will host a two-day Sustainability Forum Oct. 14-15 in the
