Frisch to Deliver Miller Lecture

Dr. Rose E. Frisch, a researcher at the Harvard University Center for Population and Development Studies and professor emerita at the Harvard School of Public Health, will deliver the Dulcy B. Miller Memorial Lecture at Smith College at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 21, in Stoddard Hall Auditorium.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Frisch, a Smith alumna from the class of 1939, will address "Fatness, Fertility, and Long-Term Health." Her research has shown that environmental factors of nutrition, physical activity and disease can affect reproductive milestones ranging from menarche to menopause.

The Dulcy B. Miller Memorial Lecture focuses on women's health issues. Previous speakers have included former Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, breast care specialist Dr. Susan M. Love, and former director of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. David M. Kessler.

Miller, a 1946 Smith graduate, was a teacher, manager, lecturer and writer in health care administration, with a particular interest in long-term care. The lecture series was endowed by her husband, Dr. Michael B. Miller, in her memory.

September 7, 1999