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 [...]