Published on February 11, 2020 by Sean Flynt  
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Samford University’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences will begin its spring lecture series Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in Propst Hall 140 (Christenberry Planetarium) as it welcomes McWhorter School of Pharmacy professor Patricia Jumbo-Lucioni, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Montevallo environmental studies professor Susan Caplow will lecture March 5 at 3 p.m. in Christenberry Planetarium.

University of Alabama at Birmingham professor James McClintock, Ph.D., will discuss The Impacts of Climate Change – from Antarctica to Alabama for the 3rd annual Howell-McLaughlin Distinguished Research Lecture April 9 at 7 p.m. in the Regions Room, fourth floor of Cooney Hall (reception following).

Samford professor David Johnson, Ph.D., will conclude the series April 22 at 3 p.m. in Christenberry Planetarium.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.