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Page 4 »The TIGER« January 31, 2006
Environmental Studies Expert to
Share Research at Trinity University
David W. Orr, an expert in
environmental literacy and a
professor at Oberlin College,
will present a lecture titled
“What’s Left of Conserva-
tism? Politics Post-Katrina,
Post-Iraq, and Post-Peak
Oil” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
February 9 in Chapman Great
Hall on the campus of Trinity
University. His talk is free
and open to the public.
A professor and chair of
the environmental studies
program at Oberlin, Profes-
sor Orr is best known for
his pioneering work in en-
vironmental literacy and his
recent studies in ecological
design. He raised funds for
and spearheaded an effort
to design and build a $7.2
million Environmental Stud-
ies Center at Oberlin Col-
lege in Ohio. The New York
Times described the build-
ing as “the most remark-
able” of a new generation
of college structures, and
the U.S. Department of En-
ergy selected it as one of 30
“milestone buildings” in the
20th century.
Professor Orr has received
numerous awards, includ-
ing a Bioneers Award in
2002, a National Conserva-
tion Award by the National
Wildlife Federation in 1993,
the Benton Box Award in
1995 from Clemson Uni-
versity for his work in envi-
ronmental education, and a
Lyndhurst Foundation Prize
in 1992 in recognition of his
“educational, cultural, and
charitable activities” and his
“exceptional talent, charac-
ter, and moral vision.” The
Cleveland Plain Dealer de-
scribed him as “one of those
who will shape our lives.”
He is the author of four
books and has published 120
articles in scientific jour-
nals, social science publica-
tions, and popular magazines.
In addition, Professor Orr
is a contributing editor of
Conservation Biology and
has lectured at hundreds of
colleges and universities
throughout the United States.
He is a trustee of the Educa-
tional Foundation of America
and the Compton Foundation
and serves on the boards of
the Rocky Mountain Institute
in Colorado, Second Nature
in Massachusetts, and the
Center for Ecoliteracy in Cal-
ifornia. He is also an advisor
and consultant to the Trust
for Public Land, the National
Parks Advisory Committee,
and other organizations.
He holds a B.A. from
Westminster College, a mas-
ter’s degree from Michi-
gan State University, and a
doctorate in international
relations from the University
of Pennsylvania.
Professor Orr’s visit to
Trinity is made possible by
Trinity’s Lecturers and Visit-
ing Scholars Committee, the
office of academic affairs,
the Coates Library, Trinity
University Press, the physi-
cal plant, the environmental
. studies and urban studies
programs, and the depart-
ments of chemistry, computer
science, economics, educa-
tion, engineering science,
English, geosciences, his-
tory, mathematics, physics
and astronomy, political sci-
ence, religion, and sociology
and anthropology.
For more information on
Professor Orr’s lecture, call
Trinity’s office of public rela-
tions at 999-8406.
Duke University Scientist to Discuss
Research on Animal Communication at
Trinity University Lecture
Stephen Nowicki, profes-
sor of biology and psychol-
ogy at Duke University and
professor of neurobiology
at Duke University Medical
Center, will address “Do
Animals Lie? Reliability
and Deception in Animals’
Signals” in a public lecture
at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Febru-
ary 6 at Laurie Auditorium
on the campus of Trinity
University. His presenta-
tion, which is part of Trin-
ity University’s 2005-06
Distinguished Scientists
Lecture Series, is free and
open to the public.
Professor Nowicki’s re-
search explores the mecha-
nisms underlying the evo-
lution of animal behavior,
especially in animal signal-
ing systems such as bird
songs. He has wondered,
for example, whether baby
birds ask for more than
they need when they beg
for food from their par-
ents. He also has explored
whether peacocks provide
information on how good
a mate they will be when
they spread their feathers
to attract females. In short,
Professor Nowicki has asked
- Do animals lie? His re-
search has discovered that
most animals are honest, in
the sense that they convey
accurate information to the
intended receiver, although
it is equally clear that some
signals are deceptive. His
lecture will explore human
understanding of reliabil-
ity and deception in animal
signals, and he will provide
examples to illustrate how
the reliability of animal sig-
nals is maintained in spite
of potential advantages and
persistent use of deception.
Professor Nowicki is the
author of numerous techni-
cal articles in this area and
co-author of The Evolution
of Animal Communication.
He holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees from Tufts
University and a Ph.D. in
neurobiology and behavior
from Cornell University. He
did post-doctoral research
and was an assistant pro-
fessor at The Rockefeller
University before moving to
Duke in 1989.
Professor Nowicki’s re-
search has been supported
by the National Institutes
of Health, the National Sci-
ence Foundation, and the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,
among other organizations.
He is a fellow of the John
Simon Guggenheim Memo-
rial Foundation and won
Duke’s Robert B. Cox Trin-
ity College Distinguished
Teaching Award in 1992.
He was awarded the Anne
T. and Robert M. Bass Chair
in 1999 in recognition of his
combined contributions to
teaching and research and
was appointed Dean of the
Natural Sciences at Duke
in 2004.
The Trinity University
Distinguished Scientists Lec-
ture Series is made possible
by an endowment gift from
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Brown
of San Antonio.
For more information on
Professor Nowicki’s lecture,
call Trinity’s office of public
relations at 999-8406.
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Christine, Glynis & Agold, Cynthia. The Tiger (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 2, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 31, 2006, newspaper, January 31, 2006; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth647851/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting St. Philips College.