Empowering Environmental Conversations
Named in memory of the sustainable planning advocate, longtime Wrigley Institute board member, and former mayor of Whittier, CA, the Delta Murphy Lecture Series highlights socially connected topics such as environmental justice, interactions between humans and the natural world, and diversity in scientific fields.
2024 Delta Murphy Lecture
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: USC Michelson Center (MCB)
Additional details will be announced soon. Check back to learn more and to register for the conference.
Previous Delta Murphy Lectures
The 2021 Delta Murphy Lecture, held virtually, brought together a distinguished panel of women scientists to discuss their experiences as researchers and leaders.
Dr. Carly Kenkel, a USC Biological Sciences professor, moderated the discussion. Panelists included:
Dr. Rita Colwell, microbiologist and founder of CosmosID, a bioinformatics company
Dr. Hope Jahren, geochemist and geobiologist with the University of Oslo (Norway) and author of the bestselling memoir Lab Girl
Dr. Dawn Wright, geographer and oceanographer and chief scientist at Esri, the leading producer of GIS mapping software
