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Feb. 20, 2002
Contact: Darlene Slack
(805) 756-1511
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS ADVISORY
TO: Science Editors and Reporters
EVENT: Author Stephen Jay Gould to Speak at Science and Technology
Forum
WHERE: Performing Art Center's Christopher Cohan Center's Harman
Hall
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
WHEN: 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2002
Free; Open to the Public
Best-selling author and world-renowned scientist Stephen Jay Gould will
be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Baker Forum April 5-6 at Cal
Poly. The title of his address is "Diversity of Knowledge for an
Unpredictable Future."
Gould teaches biology, geology and the history of science at Harvard
University, where he has been on the faculty since 1967. Well known for
his scientific writings, in particular his monthly column in Natural
History magazine, he is the author of more than 20 books.
"The Future of Polytechnic & Science and Technology Universities"
is
the title of this first Baker Forum, a biennial event established to
commemorate the more than two decades of service to Cal Poly by
university President Warren J. Baker and his wife, Carly.
The Baker Forum will bring together leaders from higher education,
high-tech industries, and national and state governments to discuss
three issues: preparing better-educated and diverse students for
careers in science, math, engineering and technology; increasing
partnerships among universities, industry and government in research
and education; and addressing ethical challenges involved with science
and technology's role in society.
The event is expected to attract national and international business
and industry leaders, university presidents, provosts and other
representatives of major polytechnic, scientific and technological
institutions from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
For more information, see the Baker Forum Web site at
http://www.bakerforum.calpoly.edu.