Top Policymakers, Robert Durand and Kathie Olsen, Discusses Science and the Environment in Forum Series

Part of Inauguration Activities Celebrating Chancellor Gora and UMass Boston

What: Two top environmental policymakers from Massachusetts and the Executive Office of the President will examine the latest issues and debates surrounding science and the environment. The event is one of more than thirty inaugural-related forums, lectures, concerts, harbor tours, and gallery exhibits held throughout September and October in honor of Chancellor Jo Ann Gora. Dr. Gora will be officially installed as the sixth chancellor of UMass Boston in an inauguration ceremony to be held on September 27. The full schedule is available on www.umb.edu/inauguration.

Who: Robert Durand, Secretary of Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kathie Olsen, PhD, Associate Director for Science, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President

When: Thursday, September 26
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Where: Small Science Auditorium
Science Center, 1st floor
100 Morrissey Boulevard

UMass Boston is a rich community that prides itself on excellence in teaching, scholarship, research, and public service. The university was established in 1964 to bring to the citizens of Greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts the benefits of a major public university. UMass Boston has an enrollment of approximately 13,348 students and offers the BA, the BS, the MA, the MBA, the MS, the EdD, and the PhD. The university's institutes and centers conduct groundbreaking research in areas of public policy; labor; women in politics; African-American, Latino, and Asian issues; and environmental concerns.

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9.5.02 Media are welcome.

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