Author McKay Jenkins will visit Hathaway Brown School on November 18 and 19 to present and discuss his book "What's Gotten Into Us?"
The evening presentation on Tuesday, November 18 is open to the public and will take place from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Anne Cutter Coburn Reception Room. Jenkins will address the entire upper school student body at an assembly earlier in the day and will meet with some of the wellness classes on Wednesday, November 19.
We hear more and more about the potential impacts on our own bodies and the bodies of our children of everything from plastics and pesticides to flame retardants and fragrances. What are we exposed to without even realizing it, and what can we do in our own homes and lives to reduce this exposure? McKay Jenkins, author of What's Gotten into Us?: Staying Healthy in a Toxic World (2011) and co-author of Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA (2014), will discuss these issues. After a health scare of his own, Jenkins set out to understand the health consequences of chemicals that are found in products we use every day and to find ways to decontaminate his daily life. Jenkins will share his story and the findings from his research, as well as tips for ways to get toxins out of your home.
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Reception and discussion following the Tuesday evening presentation. Childcare provided for children ages 3 and up.
Praise for What's Gotten into Us?
"In this serious exposé that is surprisingly entertaining and positive, Jenkins uncovers the ubiquity and danger of [everyday] chemicals and offers some solutions, both personal and political..." -Publisher's Weekly, starred review
About the author:
Jenkins holds degrees from Amherst, Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism, and Princeton, where he received a PhD in English. A former staff writer for the Atlanta Constitution, he has also written for Outside, Orion, The New Republic, and many other publications. Jenkins is currently the Cornelius Tilghman Professor of English, Journalism and Environmental Humanities at the University of Delaware, where he has won the Excellence in Teaching Award. He lives in Baltimore with his family.
For questions, please contact Torrey McMillan '90: tmcmillan@hb.edu.
This event is being presented by Hathaway Brown's Center for Sustainability and Osborne Writing Center.