Darden Lecture
2017 Darden Lecture
Named for Dr. William Darden, professor emeritus and a former chair of UA’s Department of Biological Sciences, the Darden Lecture Series brings prominent biologists to campus to address environmental and humanitarian problems. Mrs. Ilouise Hill of Montgomery established the series to honor Darden, who was on the UA faculty for 31 years. This year's Darden Lecture will be given by Dr. Emeran Mayer, M.D.,Ph.D. Dr. Mayer is a Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Executive Director [...]
2019 Darden Lecture: “Mama’s Last Hug: Animal and Human Emotions”
127 Biology Building 221 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, United StatesNamed for Dr. William Darden, professor emeritus and a former chair of UA’s Department of Biological Sciences, the Darden Lecture Series brings prominent biologists to campus to address environmental and humanitarian problems. Mrs. Ilouise Hill of Montgomery established the series to honor Darden, who was on the UA faculty for 31 years. The 2019 Darden Lecture speaker is Dr. Frans B. M. de Waal. Dr. de Waal is a Dutch/American biologist and primatologist known for his work on the behavior and social intelligence [...]
Darden Lecture: Dr. F. Stuart “Terry” Chapin III
Grassroots stewardship: Sustainability within our reach October 14, 2021, 6:30 - 7:30 PM in North Lawn 2008 (or via Zoom) Abstract: Increasing trends in climate disruption and social inequality make many people worry that our planet is close to a tipping point toward irreversible environmental and social decline. Most citizens in developed nations (74%) want their countries to promote the well-being of both people and the nature on which we depend. However, they (92%) don’t know how to make this [...]
2022 Darden Lecture: “The Plant Hunter: A Scientist’s Quest for Nature’s Next Medicines”
North Lawn 2005 The 2022 Darden Lecture speaker is Dr. Cassandra Quave. She is the Curator of the Herbarium and Associate Professor of Dermatology and Human Health at Emory University, where she leads natural product drug discovery research initiatives and teaches courses on medicinal plants, microbiology, and pharmacology. As a medical ethnobotanist, her work focuses on the documentation and pharmacological analysis of plants used in traditional medicine. Dr. Quave is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, a past President of the [...]
2023 Darden Lecture : Dr. Forest Rohwer
Math and Science Education Building 1001Viruses, Microbes, & Coral Reef Arks The reception for the speaker will follow in the Smith Hall Grand Gallery of the Alabama Museum of Natural History.