Public Lecture: Don Kennedy on Scientific Ethics and Policy

Stanford Scientific Review magazine's 2nd Public Lecture features Dr. Donald Kennedy. Kennedy has served since June 2000 as editor-in-chief of Science. As editor-in-chief, he has written numerous editorials addressing issues at the interface of environmental science and policy. Topics have included climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability. Dr. Kennedy is president emeritus of Stanford University and a former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A biologist by training, Dr. Kennedy's research interests were originally in animal behavior and neurobiology. Kennedy's subsequent research has focused on exploring how the natural and social sciences can contribute to improving environmental practices and institutions.

Dr. Kennedy is Bing Professor of Environmental Science and a Senior Fellow in the Center for Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) at Stanford. Kennedy received his A.B. and Ph.D. degrees in biology from Harvard University. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Kennedy also maintains membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

A Q&A session will immediately follow the lecture. Refreshments provided.