For Immediate Release

Contact: John M. Martino
Phone Number:  (215) 895-1186
Date: 03/14/01

Prominent Astronomer To Present Lecture On Extraterrestrial Life At USP

Steven J. Dick, an astronomer and historian of science at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D. C., will present a lecture about extraterrestrial life at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia on Friday, March 23, 2 p.m., in Glasser Hall (Room 116), 43^rd Street and Woodland Avenue.  The lecture, "The Biological Universe:  Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life," will theorize how our lives will change if intelligent life on other worlds are discovered.  The talk is free and open to the public.  For more information, call (215) 596-8913.

Steven J. Dick is the President of Commission 4 (History of Astronomy) of the International Astronomical Union, and author of Plurality of Worlds (Cambridge, 1982), The Biological Universe (Cambridge, 1996), and Life on Other Worlds (Cambridge, 1998).

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college of pharmacy in North America.  USP specializes in educating students for rewarding health and science careers through its ten bachelor's, ten master's and four doctoral degree programs in the health and related sciences.

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