PALEONTOLOGIST TO SPEAK AT CONVOCATION posted 3/22/05
Andrew Knoll will share from his book, "Life on a Young Planet"

Andrew Knoll, a celebrated paleontologist and author, is scheduled to speak in Dawson Auditorium on Wednesday, April 13 at 12:15 p.m., as part of the Convocation speaker series.

In the full history of life on Earth, ancient animals form only the half-billion year tip of a nearly four billion year iceberg. What about prehistoric bacteria? In his presentation, “Life on a Young Planet,” Knoll explores the dynamic processes involved in the deep history of life.

Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University, Andrew Knoll has been hailed by Time magazine as America’s best paleontologist. He is the author of “Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth,” and has recently served as a key advisor on the mission to explore the surface of Mars.

Convocation is free and open to the public. Dawson Auditorium is located on Charles Street on the Adrian College campus.

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Contributor: Jessica Osenga '05