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# SMC offers lecture series on scientific matters
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smc-offers-lecture-series-on-scientific-matters/
- Published: 2003-10-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:01:23.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The local college is offering residents a chance to learn about complex subjects in simple terms.

The latest treatments for prostate cancer will be the topic of the kick-off talk today for Santa Monica College’s 2003 “Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series,” a free series of talks designed for lay audiences.

“Novel Antineoplastic Agents in Prostate Cancer” is the title of the talk by Dr. David B. Cooke III, the chair of the biology department at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Cooke is an award-winning professor and researcher who has presented throughout the country, and is the author of many scientific articles.

The lecture will begin at 11:15 a.m. in lecture hall 145 of the SMC science complex, 1900 Pico Blvd. The other topics of the lecture series are: ■Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. — Galaxy, Star, Planet, Life — The NASA Origins Program, by Dr. Alan Dressler, astronomer and member of the scientific staff of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Pasadena. His talk will be in the science lecture hall 140\. ■Thursday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. — Spirit and Opportunity on Mars, by Dr. Albert F.C. Haldemann, deputy project scientist for the Mars Exploration Rover 2003 Project at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena. His talk will be in the science lecture hall 140.

The lecture series is sponsored by the SMC Associates, a private organization that raises funds for speakers and special events on campus. For information, call (310) 434-4003.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 2, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/100203.pdf?ref=smdp.com)