David Quammen’s scheduled Montana State University lecture about Ebola has been canceled so that Quammen may travel to Africa to report on the Ebola outbreak for National Geographic.

Award-winning science writer David Quammen has published a new book about the Ebola virus and the disease it causes, and will give a free public lecture about it at Montana State University.

Quammen will speak on “Ebola and Beyond: Scary Viruses in a Globalized World” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Ballroom A of MSU's Strand Union Building.