Speaker Robert Mosil
GENESEO, N.Y.—Robert Musil, president and CEO of the Rachel Carson Council (RCC), will deliver SUNY Geneseo’s second annual President’s Sustainability Lecture April 12 at 2:30 p.m. in the MacVittie College Union Ballroom. As a part of Geneseo’s Earth Week celebrations, Musil’s speech “Rachel Carson & Her New York Legacy” will examine Rachel Carson and what her effect has been not only on New York State, but also on women involved in Western New York sustainability.
As head of the RCC—a large, historical environmental group—Musil is at the vanguard for ecological ethics. The RCC follows in their namesake’s footsteps, as the vision and values that Carson fought for are very much exemplified in the RCC. With today’s global environment heading toward crisis, the RCC advocates for the prevention of a plethora of environmental issues, such as the elimination of such toxic substances as pesticides in our air, food, water and everyday products. The RCC also fights against global climate change and for clean energy, just as Carson did.
Musil is a skilled leader in the nuclear arms control and environmental movements. He leads within his specializations, too, which consists of climate change, American environmental politics and religious responses toward global warming. His accolades are numerous, as his book Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America’s Environment was named the “2016 Outstanding Book” by Choice magazine. His most recent book, Washington in Springtime: A Nature Journal for a Changing Capital, will be published within the year. The book will serve to examine ecological changes in Washington, D.C., in regards to global climate change. Musil is also the two-time recipient of the Armstrong Award for Excellence in Radio Broadcasting.
From 1992-2006, Musil was the Executive Director and CEO of Physicians for Social Responsibility, a medical and public health group that was the winner of the 1985 Nobel Prize for Peace.
Musil received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University, his master’s and doctoral degrees from Northwestern University and his medical degree in public health from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where he studied environmental health.
Free and open to the public, all are welcome to attend. A reception and book signing will also follow the President’s Sustainability Lecture. Geneseo’s Environmental impact and Sustainability Task Force was established in 2006 and was designated a presidential commission in 2012.
News release written by College Communications intern Alexandra Ciarcia.
Media Contact:
David Irwin
Media Relations Director
(585) 245-5529
Irwin@geneseo.edu