ÐÓ°É´«Ã½

2005-2006

News Release

REF NO.: 315

SUBJECT: Space scientist delivers two lectures at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University

DATE: June 12, 2006

A well-known space scientist will delve into two diverse subjects on Friday, June 16, 2006, during a special visit to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University’s St. John’s campus. Dr. Richard Wassersug holds faculty appointments at Dalhousie University's medical school and both the Departments of Biology and Psychology. His first lecture, titled Vertebrate Biology in Microgravity: What We Know (and Don't Know) About the Behavior and Development of Vertebrates in Weightlessness, will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 16, in room A-1043 in the Arts and Administration Building. The second, titled Modern Day Eunuchs: Who is Castrated in Modern Society and Why?, will take place at 2 p.m. in room A-1043.

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