The Patrusky Lectures

Created to honor the Council's retiring executive director in 2013, these keystones have enlivened CASW's New Horizons in Science briefings.

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Joseph L. Graves, Jr.

The country's first Black doctorate in evolutionary biology connects equity for HBCUs to the advancement of science

Michael Mann

A leading climate researcher describes the envelope of variability in which human life can continue.

Alyssa Goodman

An innovator shows how data visualization in astronomy will enable discovery, collaboration, and shared knowledge.

Katharine Hayhoe

A scientist tackles the challenge of communicating the importance of climate change across America’s political divide.

Ruha Benjamin

The Princeton sociologist examined ways that science and technology reinforce racial inequality.

Steven W. Squyres

Squyres shared the science and engineering behind the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rover missions.

Shirley M. Tilghman

The former university president focused on systemic flaws in the biomedical research enterprise.

Susan Desmond-Hellmann

The Gates Foundation CEO made a case for facts-based, data-driven approaches to world problems.

Steven Weinberg

The Nobel-winning theorist asked “What’s the Matter with Quantum Mechanics?”

Jo Handelsman

A pioneering biologist outlined a research agenda for understanding the Earth's microbiomes.

Don Johanson

Lucy's discoverer described the evolutionary journey from early hominids to modern humans.

George M. Whitesides

A noted inventor peeled back science's layers of complexity in search of simplicity and surprise.