The Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine,
the Medical Humanities Program and the History and Philosophy of Science Department, extend an invitation to you to attend a presentation by Professor Diane Paul, of the University of Massachusetts Boston "Before Galton: J.S. Mill and the Origins of the Modern Nature-Nurture Debate" at 12.30pm, Tuesday 18th March Level 3, Board Room, Medical Foundation Building Diane Paul is Professor Emerita at the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she taught in the Department of Political Science and directed the Program in Science, Technology, and Values, and Research Associate in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Since 2005, she has been Visiting Professor in the Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia (Spring 2005), Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics in the Program in Ethics and Health, Harvard Medical School (Sept. 2006 - Dec. 2007), and most recently, Visiting Scholar at the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (Jan. March 2008). She has published on many aspects of the history of genetics; her books include Controlling Human Heredity: 1865 to the Present and The Politics of Heredity: Essays on Eugenics, Biomedicine, and the Nature-Nuture Debate. She is currently finishing research for a policy-oriented history of newborn screening for phenylketonuria (PKU)." Light refreshments will be served following the presentation and discussion. RSVP: for catering purposes would you be so kind as to notify us of your intention to attend to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Lisa Campano Administrative Assistant Unit for History & Philosophy of Science Room 441, Carslaw Building F07 University of Sydney NSW 2006 Tel: (02)9351 4226 Fax: (02)9351 4124 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Office open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
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