Bob McDonaldBob McDonald, host of the science radio program “Quirks & Quarks,” will speak on the UWindsor campus Monday, February 26.

Science broadcaster to address UWindsor audience

As host of the CBC Radio science program Quirks & Quarks over 25 years, Bob McDonald has learned a fair bit. How it’s his turn to be hosted, as he shares some insights on the UWindsor campus Monday, February 26, as the guest of the Science Society.

McDonald will address the subject “Surviving the Third Millennium” in a free public presentation at 3 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre’s Alumni Auditorium.

A best-selling author, he has received the Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion from NSERC, the Sandford Fleming Medal from the Royal Canadian Institute, and the McNeil Medal for the Public Awareness of Science from the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2011, was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the public understanding of science.

Find more information about Monday’s appearance in the Facebook event listing.

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