The Geographical Sciences Committee of the National Academy of Sciences will hold its third annual Gilbert F. White Lecture in the Geographical Sciences at the Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, DC, on 18 February 2009. AIBS Past-President Rita Colwell, of the University of Maryland, will deliver the lecture, titled “Climate, Oceans, and Human Health: The Saga of a Cholera Chaser.”

The Gilbert F. White lecture series focuses on connections between the geographical sciences and society. It honors White and his career as an inspiration for scientists to share their work on the connections between science and society.

Please visit http://dels.nas.edu/besr/lecture.shtml for more information. (Source: AIBS News)

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