229-333-2157 January 20, 2006
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Valdosta State University kicks off Science Seminar Series
Valdosta State University will kick off its spring 2006 Science
Seminar Series on Thursday, January 26, at 4:30 p.m., in the Powell
Hall Auditorium.
Dr. Marc Pratarelli, professor of psychology at Colorado State
University-Pueblo, will present, "The Biology of Human Consumption
& the Ethics of Sustainability." Pratarelli's presentation,
hosted by VSU's Psychology Department, will explain how
understanding the biological motivations that underlie consumption
and consumerism can help people successfully adopt sustainable
economic policies and practices.
Pratarelli's lecture is the first in a series of weekly science
seminars, taking place during VSU's centennial year, scheduled each
Thursday afternoon through the end of April 2006.
For more information, contact Dr. Blaine Browne at 249-4914 or
e-mail blbrowne@valdosta.edu.
