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AT UH UNDERWOOD LECTURE Discoveries in the life sciences have impacted every facet of modern life. Juan Enriquez, founder and director of the Harvard Business School’s Life Science Project, will discuss the economic and political effects of such studies as the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work and its American Humanics program presents the 11th Annual David M. Underwood Lecture. The lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the UH Hilton, Shamrock room. It is free and open to the public. “How we as a society absorb the impact of the discoveries and research is an important question to ask,” Margaret O’Donnell, director of the GCSW’s American Humanics program, said. “Enriquez challenges us to answer how changing political, economic, religious and social trends will affect our own communities and families, especially in dynamic urban cities like Houston and border-states like Texas. The mission of our college is to serve our community with compassion. Answering these questions will help us to better do that.” Enriquez has a career that spans business, domestic and international politics and science. He is a fellow at Harvard’s Center for International Affairs, and was a peace negotiator during Mexico’s Zapatista rebellion. He is also the author of “The Untied States of America: Polarization, Fracturing and Our Future.” Through his company, Biotechonomy, Enriquez has partnered with J. Craig Venter, the scientist who sequenced the human genome, to build the first artificial chromosome. The American Humanics Program is part of an alliance of colleges, universities and non-profit organizations preparing undergraduate and post baccalaureate students for work in the non-profit field. Students move on to jobs in volunteer management, fund development, public relations or program planning. Students also have access to internship and job opportunities. The Underwood Lecture has presented many prominent speakers and authors, including Cornel West, Jonathan Kozol and Barbara Ehrenreich. For additional information contact Margaret O’Donnell at
713.743.8137 or soc1ai@mail.uh.edu.
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