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Rebecca Skloot

Audio Recording of Rebecca Skloot Schoenfeldt Lecture Available Now

For members of the UP community who would like to relish (or re-relish) Rebecca Skloot’s recent riveting Schoenfeldt Lecture on the writing of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a recording of her talk will be available on UP’s Media Space through the end of this school year. It can be downloaded at this link, using your regular UP credentials. It cannot be accessed by the general public, per our agreement with Ms. Skloot.

For more information contact Karen Eifler, co-director and re-relisher, Garaventa Center, at eifler@up.edu or x8014.

Schoenfeldt, ReadUP Author Rebecca Skloot Lecture, Feb. 26

The entire University community is invited to take part in the culmination of the fourth annual ReadUP event, according to Thomas Greene, provost. This year features The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, who will speak on February 26 as a guest of the Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series. Her lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Buckley Center Auditorium.

This New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew. Though best-known for The Immortal Life, Rebecca Skloot has written more than 200 feature articles, personal essays, book reviews, and news stories for The New York Times Magazine, O, The Oprah Magazine, Discover, and other publications. She served as co-editor of The Best American Science Writing 2011 and has worked as a correspondent for NPR’s Radiolab and PBS’s Nova ScienceNOW. Her 2010 book was a number one New York Times bestseller and was featured on more than 60 critics’ “best of the year” lists. It was the 2011 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public understanding of topics in science, engineering or medicine.

The “One Book Together” series is a campus-wide common reading program aimed at bringing students, faculty, and staff together. More information regarding book discussions and other highlights can be found at up.edu/readup.