Rachel Carson Legacy Conference 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Chatham University, Eddy Theater

Cost: Chatham faculty, staff and students are free.

Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring, published 50 years ago in 1962, brought global attention to the consequences of unrestrained use of toxic pesticides such as DDT. Among the actions taken in response to her work was a ban on DDT by the newly formed environmental Protection Agency in 1976, over a decade after Rachel Carson's death. The conference will gather participants from academic, non-government, industry, advocates and policy makers to explore the topic: "Our Planet and Our Health - The Impact of Silent Spring after Fifty Years". The event will focus on the oceans as harbingers of the health of our planet and ourselves, with a keynote address from Francesca Santoro, Ph.D. of the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission of the UNESCO. The event will feature the American Chemical Society presentation by Nancy B. Jackson, Ph.D. of Sandia national Laboratory of a National Historic Chemical Landmark for Silent Spring to Chatham University, Rachel Carson's alma mater.

The conference and workshop will be hosted at Chatham University.

Registration

Fee : Chatham faculty, staff and students are free.

Registration has closed. Please contact Jessica Mooney at jmooney@chatham.edu for additional information.

Location

Chatham University, Eddy Theater


Contact Information

Jessica Mooney
(412) 365-2705
jmooney@chatham.edu