Award-winning ‘edutainer’ to give campus lecture
Hans Rosling, named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by Time magazine in 2012, will speak at McMaster Feb. 24.
International health professor Hans Rosling — known for his very animated lectures — will give the Chanchlani Global Health Research lecture on Feb. 24.
Named one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in 2012 by Time magazine, the Karolinska Institute professor will talk about global health from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Health Sciences Centre, room 1A1.
While on campus, he’ll also receive the Chanchlani Global Health Research Award.
The award was created by the Chanchlani family and McMaster in 2012 to recognize a leading scholar in the area of global health.
Rosling’s lecture is open to the public and free to attend. RSVP by Feb. 17 by emailing hsrsvp3@mcmaster.ca or by calling 905-525-9140 ext. 22347.
Hans Rosling gave what became one of the most watched TED Talks of all-time in 2006. Watch the lecture below:
