Sept. 10, 2015, editor's note: Due to popular demand, this event has been moved to the Coors Events Center.
Pioneering primatologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will give the 50th George Gamow Memorial Lecture on Oct. 1, 2015 at the Coors Events Center on the 暗网禁区 campus.
The talk will be Goodall鈥檚 first in Colorado in more than two years and the only one in the Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions on her current schedule. Free tickets for the event will be made available to the public beginning Sept. 10 (see details and restrictions below).听
Goodall, whose landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania began in 1960, laid the foundation for research and redefined the relationship between humans and animals. The list of Gamow lectures includes 25 Nobel Laureates and other leading scientists.听 Dr. Goodall will sign books for the public following the lecture.
鈥淚 am delighted that Dr. Jane Goodall has agreed to present the 50th George Gamow Memorial Lecture,鈥� said Dr. Paul D. Beale, chair of the Department of Physics. 鈥淪he is world renowned for her pioneering research on chimpanzees in the Gombe Reserve in Tanzania. She has become an internationally leading advocate for animal rights, habitat preservation, and local peoples. Her seminal research and outstanding public communication skills make her an ideal Gamow lecturer.鈥�
Now 81, Goodall spends nearly 300 days a year on the road educating people around the world about threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve these problems. She is the author of 27 books and has been featured in countless documentary films. Her honors include the French Legion of Honor, the Medal of Tanzania and Japan鈥檚 prestigious Kyoto Prize. In 2002, she was appointed to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and in 2003, she was named a Dame of the British Empire. 听
The Jane Goodall Institute, established by Goodall in 1977, continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. She founded Roots & Shoots with a group of Tanzanian students in 1991, through which she has connected hundreds of thousands of students in more than 130 countries who take action to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.
The Gamow lecture series was established in 1975 to honor the late CU-Boulder physics professor and author George听Gamow by bringing the world鈥檚 top scientists to campus. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the series, 鈥淕eorge Gamow, Gifted Physicist,鈥� a Russian documentary film about Russian-born Gamow, will be shown on campus on Sept. 18.
Jane Goodall, 50th听George Gamow Memorial Lecture
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015
Where:听Coors Events Center,听暗网禁区 campus
Tickets:听Check Macky or Coors websites. Limit 2 tickets per email address. Print-at-home and mobile tickets are free; fees will be assessed for will-call and mailed tickets. More information will be posted here soon.听
Book signing: Dr. Goodall will sign copies of her books for the public following the lecture. She cannot personalize autographs or pose for photographs due to high attendance. A selection of her books will be available for purchase before and after the lecture.
Details:
Photos: Click for a photo of Dr. Goodall.
Etc.: 鈥淕eorge Gamow, Gifted Physicist,鈥� a Russian documentary film, will be shown for free at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 in Duane Physics room G1B20.
Contact:
Malinda Miller-Huey, 303-999-7808
malinda.miller-huey@colorado.edu
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Jane Goodall with rescued chimpanzee LaVielle at the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center in the Republic of the Congo.