Hutton Honors College
— 11-2-06
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Pizza Supper with Bruce AlbertsFormer President of the National Academy of Sciences
Bruce Alberts, professor of biochemistry and
biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, is a prominent
and respected scientist who has dedicated time and energy to improving
science and mathematics education in the United States. Described as "one
of the most accomplished and distinguished presidents of the National Academy of
Sciences (NAS)," he served two six-year terms
as head of that organization and chaired the National Research Council
until 2009. He has demonstrated exceptional leadership and made
wide-ranging contributions to the improvement of science education, from
co-authoring the preeminent cell biology textbook, The Molecular
Biology of the Cell, to shaping and developing the National Science
Education Standards, which have been voluntarily adopted to some extent in
nearly every state in the nation. Join us for a lively discussion with
this visionary scientist and advocate for education. |
