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November 29, 1999 |
Contact: Sheila Conant, professor of zoology, phone 956-8241; email conant@hawaii.edu
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| Pulitzer Prize-winning author to discuss conservation biology in Distinguished Lecture Series |
UCLA physiology Professor Jared Diamond will be the second speaker in the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Distinguished Lecture Series. Diamond's recent book, "Guns, Germs and teel," was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
"Jared Diamond is best known for two things: his work on the evolution and conservation biology of birds, especially New Guinea birds, and also more recently for his work on the relationship between environment and the evolution of human culture," says Sheila Conant, professor of zoology.
Diamond will offer two presentations at the University during his visit. The first public lecture titled "Why Did Human History Unfold Differently on Different Continents for the Last 13,000 Years?" takes place Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom. At 3 p.m. on Dec. 7, Diamond will discuss conservation biology in New Guinea with UH faculty, students and other experts in the Architecture auditorium.
"I would call him a real Renaissance man because he's interested in so many fields of study," Conant says.
Diamond is also an expert in biogeography, Conant says, which includes the distribution of birds and also the distribution of people over time.
