Jan. 18, 2005

Physicist Stephen Hawking to be Honored at Lisner

World-renowned physicist and Cambridge University professor Stephen Hawking will be on campus Feb. 14 to receive the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal. The program, sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates, UK Science and Technology and the British Council USA, will start at 6:30 pm in Lisner Auditorium. The event will feature a retrospective of the British scientist’s accomplishments as well as brief remarks from Hawking himself. Tickets are $28 for general admission, $22 for Smithsonian Associate members, and $12 for students. For ticket information, contact The Smithsonian Associates at 357-3030 or visit the Web site www.SmithsonianAssociates.org.

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