2023 Lecture Series Keynote Ella Al-Shamahi

Introducing Ella Al-Shamahi

Ella Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer, paleoanthropologist, evolutionary biologist, stand-up comic, TV personality, and author of The Handshake. She will present the keynote talk "Exploring Dangerous Places" at 7 p.m. on April 4 at Kingsbury Hall. Al-Shamahi specializes in Neanderthals, caves, and expeditions in hostile, disputed, and dangerous territories. From heading up exploratory expeditions to joining cave excavations, the conditions can be unusual, from avoiding landmines to wearing a burqa for security reasons. She almost exclusively works in places it is hard to get insurance, such as Iraq, Yemen, Nagorno-Karabakh, and places she can't publicly admit to. 

Tickets

Tickets for the in-person lecture at Kingsbury Hall are $20 for general admission and $10 for University of Utah faculty, staff, and students with an active UID.

Tickets for a virtual live stream of the lecture are also available for $20 and $40 for viewing parties greater than two. Registration for the virtual keynote will close on April 3.