The Juanita Greer White Distinguished Lecturer Series
The School of Life Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas established the Juanita Greer White Distinguished Lecturer Series in 1991. This seminar series honors Dr. Juanita Greer White (1905-1997), in recognition of her status as a pioneer woman in science, and for her numerous contributions to the advancement of higher education in the State of Nevada.
The White Lecture Series brings to the UNLV campus an internationally renowned biologist once every year. Below are the researchers (including their institutional affiliations and seminar titles) who the Department has honored as Juanita Greer White Distinguished Lecturers.
2008 - Karl O. Stetter Universität Regensburg, Germany |
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2007 - Jonathan B. Losos, Ph.D. Harvard University Evolution on Tropical Islands: A Lizard's Tale |
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2006 - George N. Somero, Ph.D. Stanford University Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems: Where Are Organisms Likely to be in "Hot Water?" |
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2005 - William H. Schlesinger, Ph.D. Duke University Eyes Wide Shut: The Ethics of Human Response to Global Change |
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2004 - Andrew H. Knoll, Ph.D. Harvard University Life on a Small Planet |
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2003 - Mimi A. R. Koehl, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Waves on Coral Reefs |
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2002 - May R. Berenbaum, Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Invasion USA: The Ecology and Impact of Introduced Insects |
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2001 - Susan L. Lindquist, Ph.D. University of Chicago Prions: From Mad Cows to "Psi-chotic" Yeast - A New Paradigm in Genetics and Disease |
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2000 - Elisabeth S. Vrba, Ph.D. Yale University Paleoclimate and Evolution, with Emphasis on Human Origins |
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1999 - Christopher R. Somerville, Ph.D. Carnegie Institution of Washington and Stanford University Why Environmentalists Should Vigorously Support Plant Biotechnology |
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1998 - F. Stuart Chapin, III, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Sustainability of Ecosystem Processes and Diversity |
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1997 - Steven Vogel, Ph.D. Duke University Bear Bones and Ferrous Wheels: When Have We Managed to Copy Nature's Mechanical Devices? |
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1996 - Barbara A. Block, Ph.D. Stanford University The Fire Inside: How and Why Animals Stay Warm |
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1995 - Rita R. Colwell, Ph.D. University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Marine Biotechnology: A New Scientific and Economic Sector |
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1994 - Jared M. Diamond, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Evolution of Human Creativity: How Humans Became Different From Other Animals |
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1993 - Lynn Margulis, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst Gaia: The Living Earth from Space |
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