The realm of science in the United States — education, research and career opportunities — is always a hot topic, but especially so in the last several years.

This week, prominent evolutionary biology John Avis will deliver two lectures on campus as part of the fifth annual installment of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Speaker Series.

In celebration of the University of Kentucky's upcoming sesquicentennial in 2015, the 44th of 150 weekly installments remembers early alumnus Thomas Hunt Morgan, a world renowned experimental zoologist and pioneering geneticist.