Atkins Garden Walk & Norman Farnsworth Lecture
August 22, 2025
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
Atkins Garden
Address
Southeast corner of W Polk St and S Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612
Cost
Free
Calendar
Download iCal FileEvery August, the Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden hosts a one-day Garden Walk event that is open to the public. Faculty and scientists, including postgraduate trainees in UIC's Pharmacognosy Institute and the Retzky College of Pharmacy, will provide tours of the garden from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Garden Walk will also feature the Distinguished Annual Norman R. Farnsworth Lecture, presented this year by Dr. Jean-Luc Wolfende at 12:30 p.m.
The Farnsworth Lectureship in Pharmacognosy is hosted in memory of Norman R. Farnsworth, who was one of the College's most dedicated pharmacy educators and internationally renowned, transformational pharmacognosy researchers. His scientific and educational contributions relate to the chemistry, biology, and therapeutic properties of medicinal plants and natural products.
Date posted
Feb 10, 2025
Date updated
Feb 10, 2025