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October 13, 2005

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PULITZER PRIZE-WINNER NATALIE ANGIER TO DELIVER
KEYNOTE ADDRESS FOR UH CONFERENCE ON MOTHERHOOD

The biology of scorpions, the importance of parasites and the Human Genome Project might sound like a strange and unlikely mix of topics. But in 1991, New York Times science writer Natalie Angier proved that with brilliant reporting even these subjects can be Pulitzer Prize material.

Angier, still a science writer for the New York Times and now an award-winning author, will deliver the keynote address “Reinventing the Oldest Profession: Frozen Eggs, Warmer Workplaces, Spoiled Children and Other Thoughts on the Fabulous Future of Motherhood.” Her lecture will open the “21st Century Motherhood: Change” conference Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Cullen Performance Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

At the age of 22, Angier was hired as a founding staff member for Discover magazine. In 1990, she began working for the New York Times, where she won a Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting the following year. She is the recipient of numerous other awards, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award for excellence in journalism, the Lewis Thomas Award for distinguished writing in the life sciences and the General Motors International award for writing about cancer.

Angier’s first book, “Natural Obsessions,” an inside look at the high-throttle world of cancer research, was published in 1988 and was named a notable book of the year by the New York Times and the AAAS. Her most recent book, “Woman: An Intimate Geography,” is a celebration of the female body and biology. It was a National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller, has sold 200,000 copies and been translated into 20 languages.

The “21st Century Motherhood: Change” conference is sponsored by the UH Women’s Studies Program, UH Women’s Resource Center, The Friends of Women Studies, Humanities Texas, and others. Registration fee for the day sessions of the Oct. 21-22 conference is $75 for the general public. Reduced rates are available for Friends of Women Studies and the underemployed.

For information, call 713-743-3214 or visit www.friendsofwomen.org.

WHO: Pulitzer Prize winner Natalie Angier
WHAT: “Reinventing the Oldest Profession,” keynote address for the “21st Century Motherhood: Change” conference
WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cullen Performance Hall

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