BOULDER- Pioneering primatologist and conservationist, Dr. Jane Goodall, will give a free lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder campus this fall.
She will deliver the 50th annual George Gamow Memorial Lecture on October 1 at Macky Auditorium. It will be her first talk in Colorado in more than two years. She has no other events scheduled in the Rocky Mountain or Midwest regions.
Following the lecture, Dr. Goodall will sign copies of her books for the public but cannot personalize autographs or pose for photographs, due to high attendance.
Free tickets for Goodall’s event will be made available online to the public through the Macky Auditorium website from Thursday, Sept. 10, starting at 10 a.m. Tickets are limited to two per e-mail address. Mobile tickets and tickets printed at home are free. Fees will, however, be assessed for will-call and mailed tickets.
Goodall, whose landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania began in 1960, laid the foundation for research and redefined the relationship between humans and animals. The list of Gamow lectures includes 25 Nobel Laureates and other leading scientists. Dr. Goodall will sign books for the public following the lecture.
“I am delighted that Dr. Jane Goodall has agreed to present the 50th George Gamow Memorial Lecture,” said Dr. Paul D. Beale, chair of the Department of Physics. “She is world renowned for her pioneering research on chimpanzees in the Gombe Reserve in Tanzania. She has become an internationally leading advocate for animal rights, habitat preservation and local peoples. Her seminal research and outstanding public communication skills make her an ideal Gamow lecturer.”
Goodall, now 81, spends nearly 300 days a year on the road, making people around the world aware of threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises and her reasons for hope that humankind will solve these problems. She is the author of 27 books and has been featured in countless documentary films. Her honours include the French Legion of Honour, the Medal of Tanzania and Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize. In 2002, she was appointed to serve as a United Nations Messenger of Peace and in 2003, she was named a Dame of the British Empire.
The Jane Goodall Institute, established by Goodall in 1977, continues the Gombe research and is a global leader in the campaign to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. Iin 1991, she founded Roots & Shoots with a group of Tanzanian students. Through it, she has connected hundreds of thousands of students in more than 130 countries, who take action to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.
