COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Is there really such a thing as love at first sight?
Helen Fisher, research professor, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., will discuss myths and scientific thought about human attraction at 5 p.m. April 17 at the Kraemer Family Library on the UCCS campus. Fisher’s lecture, “The Drive to Love,” will also discuss the evolution of human sexuality, marriage, divorce, gender differences, and family life. A reception and book signing will begin at 4 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
The lecture is part of the Legacy Lecture Series, an endowment established by Jane and Douglas Johnson in 1989. This endowment was created to support lectures, symposiums and workshops that encompass minority views cutting edge concepts and the analysis of the historic principles on which modern societies operate. Douglas Johnson served as the UCCS director of admissions for many years.
Fisher earned a Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her dissertation subject was the evolution of human female sexuality and the origin of the nuclear family.
UCCS, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in northeast Colorado Springs, is the fastest growing university in Colorado and one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university offers 25 bachelor’s degrees, 18 master’s and two doctoral degrees. The campus enrolls about 7,800 students annually.