Nobelist to address issue of science and election politics

Peter Agre, professor of biological chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Nobel Prize winner, will lecture on “Science Policy and the 2004 Election” on Wednesday, Sept. 29.

His lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be given at 4 p.m. in Room 145 of Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

Agre will be speaking on behalf of “Scientists and Engineers for Change.” The mission of this organization is to ensure that issues affected by science and technology are fully explored in the 2004 presidential election. In his lecture, Agre is expected to explore key differences between the two presidential candidates on issues such as stem cells, global warming, and federal funding for research and development. He also will discuss growing concerns about the politicization of science policy.

Agre was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003 for his discovery of the channels that regulate the flow of water across cell membranes.