The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity

Join us for a guest lecture featuring Sean Carroll, Balo-Simon Endowed Chair and Distinguished University Professor of Biology, University of Maryland- College Park.

Event Overview

Biologist, author, and film producer Sean B. Carroll will discuss the discovery of the "The Serengeti Rules," the ecological rules that regulate the numbers and kinds of animals and plants in any given place, and how they are being applied to restore some of the greatest wildernesses on the planet.

Agenda

4:00 PM - Lecture and Q&A*
5:00 PM - Reception

*For those unable to attend the lecture in-person, a virtual attendance option will be made available. To gain access to the live stream, please fill out the RSVP form once it becomes available.

**RSVP forthcoming**

About Sean Caroll

Sean B. Carroll (AB ‘79) is an internationally recognized biologist, award-winning author, Emmy-and Peabody-winning film producer, and education leader.

Sean’s pioneering scientific research has centered on the genes that control animal body patterns. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Sean is the author of six books for general audiences including Remarkable Creatures, a finalist for the National Book Award for non-fiction. He led the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education from 2010-2023 and was the founder of Tangled Bank Studios, where he served as executive producer of over 50 feature or educational films, including the Emmy-winning The Serengeti Rules based on Sean’s book of the same title.

Sean is currently Distinguished University Professor and Balo-Simon Chair of Biology at the University of Maryland, an investigator of the HHMI, and a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

This lecture was made possible by the William C. Ferguson Fund.