Elizabeth Kolbert
Ohio University’s Frontiers in Science Lecture Series welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author and science journalist Elizabeth Kolbert discussing “The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History” on Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in in Memorial Auditorium.
Kolbert is an American journalist and author, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her book The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History. She won the 2006 National Magazine Award for Public Interest, the 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science Journalism Award and the 2010 National Magazine Award for Reviews and Criticism, as well as many other awards. Kolbert is a writer and commentator on environmentalism for The New Yorker Magazine.
OHIO’s Frontiers in Science lecture series was established in 1991 by a gift from Jeanette Grasselli Brown, an OHIO alumna and former university trustee, and her husband, Glenn R. Brown. The series features scientists who have been recognized for their commitment to share their scientific knowledge with individuals of all ages.
Kolbert’s books will be on sale with book signing at lecture’s end.
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