Today: Sam Quinones Lecture

 

University Lecture Series - University Lecture Series - Carnegie Mellon University www.cmu.edu The University Lecture Series (ULS) features a diverse range of lectures and performances by artists, scholars, and experts invited by Carnegie Mellon faculty, students, and staff. Amy Burkert, Vice Provost for Education, invites you to the next University Lecture Series event, a lecture by journalist and author Sam Quinones. Sam Quinones Journalist and Author of "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic" Today, April 16 4:30 p.m.  Simmons Auditorium A, Tepper Building A reception will immediately follow.  Dreamland: America's Opiate Epidemic and How We Got Here A talk chronicling the various factors that got us into the deadliest drug scourge in the nation's history. This includes changes to our heroin market, drug company marketing and Americans' feelings of entitlement to a life free of pain.  The event is free and open to the public.  Questions? Contact University Events. Attending? Share on Facebook.