Wallace J. Nichols '89 to Address Institute for Human and Planetary Health Symposium

July 23, 2018

Wallace J. Nichols, marine biologist, author and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, will speak at the Institute for Human and Planetary Health's (IHPH) inaugural annual symposium, "Building Resilience in the Anthropocene." The event, which will take place September 14-15 at Doane University in Nebraska, will gather "experts in the fields of agriculture, economics, and anthropology, (to) focus on how to build personal and community resilience around food, energy, water, and economics in the face of anthropogenic climate change."

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Dr. Nichols, author of Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do, was a biology major at DePauw. He is responsible for pioneering research on the migration of sea turtles. In addition to his best-selling book he has authored and co-authored more than 50 scientific papers and reports, and his work has been featured in National Geographic, Scientific American, Outside, TIME and Newsweek, and he was seen in Leonardo DiCaprio's documentary, The 11th Hour.

Nichols delivered the commencement address to DePauw's Class of 2010, "You Are Lovers and Fighters." Video of the speech is embedded below.

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