National Academy of Sciences President Tells Grads Truth Still Matters
Commencement speaker Marcia McNutt (Hon.’19) was the first woman elected president of the National Academy of Sciences and the first female editor in chief of the Science journals. She has led responses to global catastrophes such as earthquakes in Japan and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. McNutt is a vocal critic of “junk science”: “Whether the issue is healthcare, economics, education, or immigration, your University education arms you with the skills to determine who and what to trust.”
