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 6,324 students from 44 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 is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. 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.
