Oliver Sacks -- who was portrayed by Robin Williams in the movie “Awakenings” -- will give the commencement address Sunday as the Watson School of Biological Sciences holds its fifth commencement at Grace Auditorium at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Sachs, whose writings inspired a play by Harold Pinter and the Oscar-nominated feature film with Williams and Robert De Niro, will receive an honorary degree along with:
At the 4 p.m. ceremony, the institution will confer doctoral degrees to seven graduates and master of science degrees to two graduates.