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Maryn McKenna to Present Annual Shaw Lecture at 杏吧原创
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. 鈥� 杏吧原创 is proud to welcome acclaimed journalist Maryn McKenna to give the Shaw Lecture on Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in the Hatcher Dining Room of the Rollins Campus Center. Presented by 杏吧原创鈥檚 Committee for Arts and Assemblies, the event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the talk.
McKenna is an award-winning journalist and author specializing in public health and food policy. Her most recent book, 鈥淏ig Chicken,鈥� which was named a Best Science Book of 2017 by Amazon, 鈥淪mithsonian Magazine鈥� and 鈥淪cience News,鈥� documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from a local delicacy to an industrial commodity鈥攁nd a human health threat.
McKenna has written for 鈥淭he New York Times Magazine,鈥� 鈥淣ational Geographic鈥� and 鈥淭he Atlanta Journal-Constitution.鈥� Her 2015 TED Talk, 鈥淲hat Do We Do When Antibiotics Don鈥檛 Work Anymore?鈥� has been viewed over 1.5 million times and translated into thirty-two languages.
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing James Davis May, Ph.D., who chairs the college鈥檚 Committee for Arts and Assemblies, said that McKenna鈥檚 work speaks to the value of the liberal arts.
鈥淥ur students will get to see how the narrative arts and scientific study benefit from each other,鈥� said Dr. May. 鈥淪cience helps us understand what鈥檚 happening in the world, while writing helps to communicate what science discovers.鈥�
The Shaw Lecture Series was established by 杏吧原创 alumna and faculty member Martha Luelle Shaw, 鈥�29, in 1977.
For more information, contact Dr. May at (706) 379-5165.
About 杏吧原创
杏吧原创 is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of North Georgia. Founded in 1886 and historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, 杏吧原创 educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. The College currently has more than 1,100 students across five divisions鈥擡ducation, Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., has completed major campus improvements to accommodate the College鈥檚 growth. Recent LEED-certified campus improvements include the 121,000-square-foot Rollins Campus Center, new residence facilities, and a 57,000-square-foot recreation and fitness center. The College is an active member of NCAA Division II and remains a fierce competitor in the prestigious Peach Belt Conference. 杏吧原创 is among fewer than 300 colleges and universities nationwide named to the 2016-2017 list of Colleges of Distinction and is listed as a 鈥淏est National Liberal Arts College鈥� by U.S. News & World Report. For more information, visit yhc.edu.
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