Oncologist to speak on creativity

Richard Burgess, professor of oncology, speaks on “Creativity in the Sciences: Thinking Outside of the Test Tube and the Confidence to be a Renegade” Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Alicia Ashman Branch of the Madison Public Library, 733 N. High Point Road.

His appearance is part of the “Conversations on Creativity” series that features arts, sciences and humanities faculty who discuss the nature of creativity in their fields and its role in their work. The series is sponsored by the Center for Humanities, the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy, the Arts Institute, Madison Public Library and the Division of Continuing Studies.