Visiting Phi Beta Kappa Scholar Dr. Patricia C. Wright, the first woman to win the Indianapolis Prize for Conservation, the Nobel equivalent for those who work with endangered species, will present two talks about her work with the rare  lemurs of Madagasgar this week. The first, “Back from the Brink of Extinction: Saving Lemurs in Madagasgar,” is a positive message about how cooperation across cultures and oceans can help save vanishing species before it’s too late. It will take place at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 3, in the Wesley Gallery. Tickets are free and registration is through Eventbrite.

Her second talk, “Girl Power: Ladies Lead in the Lemurs of Madagasgar,” a noon luncheon on Tuesday, April 4, is an eye-opening view of why male lemurs aren’t the dominant sex in the forests of Madagasgar, where Wright spent three decades observing the dynamics of their female power. The luncheon will take place in the Storer Business Complex Executive Education Dining Room, Aresty Building, room 329. Seating is limited to 50. RSVP to Linda Taylor at [email protected].