Beronda \
;L. Montgomery is writer\, science communicator\, and plant biologist. She
was named one of the journal \;Cell&rsquo\;s Inspiring Black
Scientists in America and awarded the 2021 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Wr
iting Award\, the 2022 Adolph E. Gude\, Jr. Award for outstanding service
to the science of plant biology\, and the 2023 Hutchinson Medal of the Chi
cago Horticultural Society. Montgomery is author \;of \;Lessons&nb
sp\;from Plants. \;
\;
In \;When Trees Testify:
Science\, Wisdom\, History\, and America&rsquo\;s Black Botanical Legacy<
/em>\, award-winning plant biologist \;Beronda \;L. Montgomery exp
lores the ways seven trees&mdash\;as well as the cotton shrub&mdash\;are i
ntertwined with Black history and culture. She reveals how knowledge surro
unding these trees has shaped America since the beginning. Combining the w
isdom of science and history with stories from her own path to botany\, Mo
ntgomery talks to majestic trees\, and in this unique and compelling narra
tive\, they answer. \;
David George Ha
skell is a writer and biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of
the living world. Haskell is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in
General Nonfiction\, and his other literary awards include an Award in Li
terature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a Fellow of
the Linnean Society of London\, a Guggenheim Fellow\, and an adjunct profe
ssor of environmental sciences at Emory University. \;
\;
Described as &ldquo\;a work of real passion&rdquo\; by the \;Ne
w York Times \;and a &ldquo\;seamless melding of poetry and scien
ce&rdquo\; by the \;Wall Street Journal\, \;How Flowe
rs Made Our World \;explores and celebrates the creative powers o
f flowers. \;It combines lyrical writing\, sensual exploration\, and t
he latest in scientific research to explore some of the most consequential
life forms ever to have evolved\, showing how our planet came to be and h
ow it thrives today. \;
ASL interpretation will be pro vided for all Six Bridges sessions held in CALS Ron Robinson Theater. ASL interpretation for sessions at other CALS locations and Six Bridges venues (including CALS Main Library) will be provided by request. To request ASL interpretation\, please submit an ASL Interpretation Request form.
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