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The 2009-10 Cultural Enhancement Series at WKU will begin Oct. 26 with a lecture by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.

The event is free and open to WKU students, faculty, staff and community members. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Neil deGrasse Tyson at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Downing University Center Theatre: Dr. Tyson is director of the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History and host of “NOVA ScienceNow,” which explores the frontiers of scientific discoveries that are reshaping our understanding of the universe. He has hosted numerous other science documentaries, authored diverse best-selling science books, appeared on hundreds of talk shows to explain new discoveries in an accurate and approachable manner, and even named in 2000 by People magazine as “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive.” His books include “The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America’s Favorite Planet” and “Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries.”

His lecture is co-sponsored by the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at WKU.

Other events in the Series’ 13^th season are American Revival: Celebrating the New Stars of American Roots Music on Nov. 17, Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on Feb. 9 and U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins on April 13.

For more details, visit the WKU News Blog.