Rebecca Skloot will be in San Diego for “The Henrietta Lacks Project” series November 2, 2011 from 6:00pm-7:30pm.
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Event will take place at The Shiley Theatre at USD
Rebecca Skloot is an award-winning science writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine; O, The Oprah Magazine; Discover; and many others. She is co-editor of The Best American Science Writing 2011 and has worked as a correspondent for NPR’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW. She was named One of Five Surprising Leaders of 2010 by the Washington Post. Skloot’s debut book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, took more than a decade to research and write, and instantly became a New York Times bestseller. It was chosen as a best book of 2010 by more than 60 media outlets, including Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, and New York Times. It is being translated into more than 25 languages, adapted into a young reader edition, and being made into an HBO film produced by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball. Skloot is the founder and president of The Henrietta Lacks Foundation. She has a B.S. in biological sciences and an MFA in creative nonfiction. She has taught creative writing and science journalism at the University of Memphis, the University of Pittsburgh, and New York University. She lives in Chicago. Follow Rebecca on Twitter and Facebook.
The 11th and 12th grade students at Cal Coast Academy will be reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks this fall, and I would like to reserve 15 seats for this Q & A. What is the proper protocol?
Thank you,
Jan Dunning
(858) 481-0882
Jan,
The SDSU event is for SDSU students/faculty reading the book. The Fleet Science Center event is open to the public, and tickets (free) will be made available in early October, at the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology site. Demand will certainly exceed supply, so there may well be a “drawing” to ensure equal access.
As an alternative, we are planning to live stream the Fleet event (for certain), and the SDSU classroom experience (possibly), to specific, password protected “overflow” locations. The goal here would be to accommodate as many students as possible, from around the region. We will post additional details as they become available, but again, it may not be until early October.
Kind Regards,
Chris Frost
How can I make reservations for the SDSU event on November 2, 2011?
Gayle,
The SDSU event is for SDSU students/faculty reading the book. The Fleet Science Center event is open to the public, and tickets (free) will be made available in early October, at the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology site. Demand will certainly exceed supply, so there may well be a “drawing” to ensure equal access.
As an alternative, we are planning to live stream the Fleet event (for certain), and the SDSU classroom experience (possibly), to specific, password protected “overflow” locations. The goal here would be to accommodate as many students as possible, from around the region. We will post additional details as they become available, but again, it may not be until early October.
Kind Regards,
Chris Frost
My CSUSM class in Literature and Health (45 students, many studying to become health professionals) is reading Rebecca Skloot’s book and I would love to bring them to hear her speak at SDSU. Please advise–thanks-
I have read Skloot’s outstanding book and would love to attend this lecture, but I am finding conflicting dates, times, and places.
It is possible to get tickets to this event? If so, how?
The SDSU event is for SDSU students/faculty reading the book. The Fleet Science Center event is open to the public, and tickets (free) will be made available in early October, at the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology site. Demand will certainly exceed supply, so there may well be a “drawing” to ensure equal access.
As an alternative, we are planning to live stream the Fleet event (for certain), and the SDSU classroom experience (possibly), to specific, password protected “overflow” locations. The goal here would be to accommodate as many students as possible, from around the region. We will post additional details as they become available, but again, it may not be until early October.
Kind Regards,
Chris Frost
Gayle & Jan,
The SDSU event is for SDSU students/faculty reading the book. The Fleet Science Center event is open to the public, and tickets (free) will be made available in early October, at the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology site. Demand will certainly exceed supply, so there may well be a “drawing” to ensure equal access.
As an alternative, we are planning to live stream the Fleet event (for certain), and the SDSU classroom experience (possibly), to specific, password protected “overflow” locations. The goal here would be to accommodate as many students as possible, from around the region. We will post additional details as they become available, but again, it may not be until early October.
Kind Regards,
I am the Director of Public Relations for San Diego Mesa College’s Honors Program, and I am aware of the exclusiveness of this event. However, I was wondering how I might go about receiving information pertaining to the live stream of the presentation. Thank you.