Environmental ethics scholar Kristin Shrader-Frechette to speak on the pollution threats to children April 6th
University of Notre Dame environmental ethicist Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Ph.D., will present “Pollution Threats to Children: Why Are We Responsible and What to Do About It,” as the 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵ‚Äôs 2009 Crosley Lecture at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2009.
The lecture will take place in Ludcke Auditorium on UNE's Portland Campus, 716 Stevens Avenue in Portland. This event is free, and open to the public.
Kristin Shrader-Frechette is currently the O’Neill Family Professor, Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Philosophy, at the University of Notre Dame.
In 2004 Shrader-Frechette became only the third American to win the World Technology Award in Ethics. She won for her work in public-health and environmental ethics. In 2007, Catholic Digest named her one of 12 “Heroes for the US and the World” because of her pro-bono environmental justice work with minority and poor communities. Most of her work analyzes mathematical, biological, or ethical problems in risk assessment, public health, or environmental justice – especially those related to radiological, ecological, and energy-related risks.
Shrader-Frechette has published more than 350 articles and 15 books and has served as an advisor to numerous governments and international organizations, including the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
The Crosley Lecture
The Crosley Lecture in Ethics has been given since 1984. The purpose of the lecture series is to bring distinguished scholars to the 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵ to address ethical issues in contemporary life.
The 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵCrosley Lecture is an annual endowed lecture created to honor the Rev. Marion Crosley and his wife, Mehitable Adelia Swift Crosley. The Rev. Crosley was a Universalist minister who lived in Portland from 1885 to 1889 and served on the board of the Westbrook Seminary, which later became Westbrook College, which merged with the 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵ in 1996.
For more information, contact Ronald Morrison at rmorrison@une.edu or (207) 602-2108.