Natural History Museums in the Environmental Century November 5, 2009

In the 21st century the planet faces radical transformation, which includes mass extinction, rapid change in climate, and large-scale loss of natural habitat. American Museum of Natural History Paleontologist and Provost Michael Novacek will discuss how natural history museums like Harvard’s MCZ offer unique opportunities for scientific discovery, education, and inspiration, and provide a management plan that draws on the past, reveals the present, and maps our future. Free and open to the public in the Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street. Part of the Museum of Comparative Zoology’s 150th anniversary lecture series.

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