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SUMMARY:Darwin Festival
DESCRIPTION:week-long event of daily lectures and videos related to evolution
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-festival-2-2024-02-08/
LOCATION:Salem State University\, 352 Lafayette Street\, Salem\, MA\, 01970\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Biology Department":MAILTO:ayoung@salemstate.edu
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day in Tyler\, Texas: An East Texas Celebration of Evolutionary Biology
DESCRIPTION:The University of Texas at Tyler and Tyler Junior College are pleased to announce the 2024 Darwin Day celebration for Tyler\, Texas! Events will be held February 10th – 16th\, 2024. Similar events are held worldwide on the birthday of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin\, and seek to recognize the benefits of scientific exploration and discovery. This year’s Darwin Day celebration features two different public science lectures and a book signing by the speaker\, evolutionary themed video screenings\, and interactive booths with fossils and live animals.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-in-tyler-texas-an-east-texas-celebration-of-evolutionary-biology/
LOCATION:Tyler\, TX\, Tyler\, TX\, United States
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day 2024 at the University of Oslo
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Darwin Day event at the University of Oslo will cover the impact of ancient DNA and the enabling technologies. Open lectures by Anders Götherström\, Greger Larson\, Christina Warinner\, and Phil Slavin.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-2024-at-the-university-of-oslo/
LOCATION:Helga Engs hus\, Aud. 1\, Blindern\, Sem Sælands vei 7\, Oslo\, Norway
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ORGANIZER;CN="Tore Wallem":MAILTO:tore.wallem@ibv.uio.no
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SUMMARY:
DESCRIPTION:In a celebration of scientific curiosity and the contributions of biologists\, Stephen F. Austin State University’s Department of Biology is set to celebrate Darwin Day Feb. 12 with special guest speaker Dr. David Hillis from The University of Texas at Austin. \n \nEmbracing the spirit of inquiry that defines Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking contributions to evolutionary theory\, Hillis will give his talk on Darwin’s “Tree of Life” hypothesis. \nHillis is the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor in Natural Sciences at UT Austin\, where he studies molecular evolution and biodiversity in the Department of Integrative Biology. He is the director of UT Austin’s Biodiversity Center and also directs the Dean’s Scholars Program of the College of Natural Sciences. \n“We are delighted to have Dr. Hillis on the SFA campus to speak at this special event as we gather together to celebrate\, remember and reflect on not only the contributions of Darwin but also the contributions of many scientists in general\,” said Dr. Carmen Montaña\, assistant professor of biology. \nHillis’ research is focused on the tree of life and how we can use it to understand processes of evolution. He is one of the foremost evolutionary biologists today investigating the evolutionary relationships among living organisms. His work has helped the study of the evolutionary development of a species or a group of organisms throughout most fields of molecular biology in recent years\, from studies of the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency viruses to studies of the origin of life. \nHillis’ research appears in over 200 scientific publications\, and he has authored numerous books\, including his most recent: “Armadillos to Ziziphus: A Naturalist in the Texas Hill Country.” In recognition of his contributions to evolutionary biology\, he has received many honors\, including being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the National Academy of Sciences. He has served as president of the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematic Biologists. \nHillis will give his featured talk\, “Applications of the Great Tree of Life\,” from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Miller Science Building\, Room 139\, on the SFA campus.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/17362/
LOCATION:Miller Science Building\, room 139\, Stephen F. Austin State University\, Nacogdoches\, TX\, 75962\, United States
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SUMMARY:Heroes of Evolution Darwin Day Talk: Francis Arnold — When Engineering Meets Evolution
DESCRIPTION:Lecture Presentation in Second Life\nLong gone are the days of dustry textbooks filled with examples of evolution seeking to capture the hows and whys of species came to be on the planet. Modern biology is progressing forward MAKING evolution happen. Genes and whole organisms are made to be evolved in a flask or test tube and modern computational methods can both guide and explain the complexity that is happening. \nThe primary revolutionary in this change was the scientist Francis Arnold. In her seminal work she adapted an enzyme that worked well in an aqueous environment to work well in an organic solvent by creating mutations\, picking the best working ones\, and mutating those\, and repeating the process. This is a technique called directed evolution and has found its way into engineering in many sectors from agriculture\, pharmaceuticals\, environmental remediation\, and chemical synthesis just to name a few. \nFor this seminal contribution she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2018. \nCome to this Darwin Day talk in which we celebrate the professional achievements of Francis Arnold and have an introduction to the world of directed evolution and synthetic biology. \nBy Dr. Stephen L. Gasior
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/heroes-of-evolution-darwin-day-talk-francis-arnold-when-engineering-meets-evolution/
LOCATION:Online\, AtoZ Compliance. 2754 80th Avenue\, New Hyde Park\, NY\, 11040\, United States
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SUMMARY:Using Science Fiction Depictions to Teach Real-World Evolution Concepts
DESCRIPTION:  \nMohamed Noor of Duke University will deliver the Clemson University College of Science annual Darwin Day Lecture on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern via Zoom. The lecture\, “Using Science Fiction Depictions to Teach Real-World Evolution Concepts\,” is open to the public and can be accessed at https://clemson.zoom.us/j/95376010710.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/using-science-fiction-depictions-to-teach-real-world-evolution-concepts/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Wellcome Sanger Institute’s Mark Blaxter on Sequencing All of Earth’s Species—NYU’s Darwin Lecture\, Feb. 12
DESCRIPTION:Lecture centers on the “endless forms” in Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” \n\n\n\n\n\nNew York University will host evolutionary genomics researcher Mark Blaxter for “Sequencing Endless Forms\, Most Beautiful and Most Wonderful: The Earth Biogenome Project\,” its annual Darwin Lecture\, on Mon.\, Feb. 12\, 4 p.m.\, at NYU’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology auditorium (12 Waverly Place [at Mercer Street]). \nBlaxter leads the Wellcome Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life Program\, which aims to sequence all of Earth’s species—linked through the common thread of DNA. His lecture will consider how determining the DNA sequences of all species on Earth will enable us to both understand Darwin’s “endless forms”—as famously conveyed in On the Origin of Species—and promote their conservation. \nThis event will be both on Zoom and in-person. To receive a webinar link and to RSVP for in-person attendance\, please visit the event’s registration page. \nBefore joining the Wellcome Sanger Institute\, Blaxter was a professor of evolutionary genomics at the University of Edinburgh\, where his research portfolio focused on the genomics of neglected\, non-model organisms and the interpretation of those genomes in ecological and evolutionary contexts. Blaxter\, a highly cited author with over 250 refereed papers\, is a fellow of the Linnaean Society of London\, the Helminthological Society of Washington\, the Royal Society for Biology\, and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. \nFor questions about the lecture\, sponsored by NYU’s Dean for Science and Department of Biology\, please email biology@nyu.edu. \nSubways: 6 (Astor Place); R\, W (8th Street)
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/wellcome-sanger-institutes-mark-blaxter-on-sequencing-all-of-earths-species-nyus-darwin-lecture-feb-12/
LOCATION:NYU CGSB Auditorium\, 12 Waverly Place\, New York\, NY\, 10003\, United States
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SUMMARY:Darwin day 2024 (Slovenia)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to this year’s Darwin Day\, which will take place on Monday\, February 12. at 5 p.m.\, ONLINE at the link attached below. The lecturer will be Anja Palandačić\, PhD (from the Natural History Museum in Vienna\, Austria). The title of the lecture will be: Museum collections in modern times: researching the treasures of the past for a better future. \nMeeting link:\nhttps://bf-uni-lj-si.webex.com/bf-uni-lj-si/j.php?MTID=mf8b0f70a4614b0b021036f6e88f85a97 \nMeeting number:\n2791 114 1861 \nMeeting password:\n7Qvapw4sHR7
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-2024-slovenia/
LOCATION:online\, United States
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Darwin Day with Dr. Kenneth Miller
DESCRIPTION:The Human Difference: How Evolution Fashioned the Earth’s Most Extraordinary Creature \nKenneth Miller is Professor of Biology\, Emeritus\, at Brown University and recipient of the Stephen J. Gould Prize from the Society for the Study of Evolution. He has written extensively on Evolution\, and was the lead witness in the landmark Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in 2005 on the teaching of “Intelligent Design.”  Together with Joseph S. Levine\, he is the author of the nation’s leading high school biology textbook. He also serves as President of the National Center for Science Education.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/celebrate-darwin-day-with-dr-kenneth-miller/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, NY\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Teacher Institute for Evolutonary Science":MAILTO:bvazquez@centerforinquiry.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240214T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240214T200000
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SUMMARY:Annual Darwin Day Lecture: Using science-fiction depictions to learn real-world evolution concepts
DESCRIPTION:Annual Darwin Day Lecture: Using science-fiction depictions to learn real-world evolution concepts \nWith Mohamed Noor\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Biology\, Interim Vice Provost\, Duke University \n  \n \nModerated by Damon Waitt\, NCBG Director \nDate: Monday\, February 12\, 2024\nTime: 7:00 PM-8:00 PM EST; followed by a reception\, sponsored by the Carolina Biodiversity Collaborative\, in the Pegg Exhibit Hall\nVenue: Reeves Auditorium and Virtual*\n*Note: You can attend this event on Zoom\, but it will not be recorded.\nFree; preregistration required \nRegister here \nCelebrate Darwin’s birthday by joining us for our annual Darwin Day Lecture! \nWhile some people choose to learn about evolution through coursework\, a large number of people could be interested in the subject if brought to them wrapped in another subject in which they are already engaged. In this talk\, Professor Noor introduces evolutionary concepts\, thinking\, and approaches framed using depictions from the Star Trek television franchise. \nThis program is offered in partnership with the Carolina Biodiversity Collaborative.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/annual-darwin-day-lecture-using-science-fiction-depictions-to-learn-real-world-evolution-concepts/
LOCATION:North Carolina Botanical Garden\, 100 Old Mason Farm Road\, Chapel Hill\, 27517\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240215T133000
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SUMMARY:Join Wisconsin Evolution for Darwin Day 2024 – Feb. 15-16
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URL:https://darwinday.org/event/join-wisconsin-evolution-for-darwin-day-2024-feb-15-16/
LOCATION:Hector F. DeLuca Forum\, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, WI\, 53715\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sexual Selection and the Differences Between the Sexes in Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Prof. Jo Setchell\, Department of Anthropology\, Durham University\nFebruary 15\, 2024 lecture from 3 pm – 4:30 pm with a light reception following\nFreeman Auditorium\, HUB-Robeson Center \nCharles Darwin wrote that ‘no other member in the whole class of mammals is coloured in so extraordinary a manner’. In addition to brightly coloured skin\, male mandrills possess long canine teeth and sternal scent-glands\, while females show exaggerated pink sexual swellings. I will review what we have learned from long-term studies of semi-free ranging mandrills in Franceville\, Gabon\, showing how broadening traditional perspectives on sexual selection beyond the ostentatious results of intense sexual selection on males leads to an understanding of more subtle and cryptic forms of competition and choice in both sexes. \nCo-sponsored by the Center for Human Evolution and Diversity in the College of the Liberal Arts and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences \n 
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/sexual-selection-and-the-differences-between-the-sexes-in-mandrills-mandrillus-sphinx/
LOCATION:Freeman Auditorium HUB-Robeson Center\, 403C Carpenter Building\, University Park\, PA\, 16802\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240217T150000
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day at the Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum
DESCRIPTION:Darwin Day is a public outreach event celebrating the life and times of one of the most brilliant and influential Victorian naturalists\, Charles R. Darwin. Darwin was an avid geologist and biologist who most famously developed the theory of natural selection—one of the driving mechanisms behind biological evolution—published in his seminal work: On the Origin of Species. Today\, this theory forms the foundation for many of our natural sciences. Darwin Day is a national celebration of Darwin’s scientific legacy typically held on (or near) his birthday. \nThis event is free and open to guests of all ages. Many wonderful geological and biological specimens will be available to observe\, with volunteers on hand to explain their fascinating histories. Learning tables will focus on the natural history of Wisconsin and the contributions of the Thomas A. Greene to our understanding of local Wisconsin geology\, with many rare and beautiful samples on display in the Greene Geological Museum. Other activities will be available throughout the day\, including scientific lectures presented by UWM scientists and guest speakers\, a scavenger hunt\, coloring and crafts for young kids\, and a free planetarium show. See the activities list and schedule of events below for more information. \nWe can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-at-the-thomas-a-greene-geological-museum/
LOCATION:Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum\, Lapham Hall 168\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240217T213000
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SUMMARY:Sacramento Darwin Day: A New Understanding of Human Origins
DESCRIPTION:Presenting the 27th fabulous year of the Darwin Day Birthday Gala\, Sacramento’s coolest\, most singular\, most go-to event of science and humanity\, brought to you by area science advocates\, civic groups and nerds on too much coffee. An in-person event at the MOSAC Science Mujseum\, marking “Chuck” Darwin’s 215rd birthday. Open to all. But tickets required. \nDarwin Day is a science-rush like no other\, a celebration of scientific inquiry honoring of the life and work of the great Charles Darwin (b. 12 February 1809)\, sponsored worldwide by community and educational groups. Not an AOF event\, to be honest\, but AOF helped found the local gala\, and continues to support it and commend it to all our friends in the Sacramento community of reason. Because science! And what’s science but reason in the trenches? \nSpeakers this year are the Drs. Brenna Henn and Tim Weaver. From the University of California in Davis\, they will present their ground-breaking research and findings on human origins in Africa.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/sacramento-darwin-day-a-new-understanding-of-human-origins/
LOCATION:MOSAC\, 400 Jibboom St\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95811\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240306T190000
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CREATED:20240209T001511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T001511Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Evolution of Coral Reefs: Past\, Present\, and Future
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URL:https://darwinday.org/event/exploring-the-evolution-of-coral-reefs-past-present-and-future/
LOCATION:Conference room (102)\, Mines and Mineral Resources Building\, 310 Columbia Avenue\, Lexington\, KY\, 40506\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250202T150000
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CREATED:20250123T195157Z
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day Celebration 2025: Bryce Hand
DESCRIPTION:Join us on February 2nd to celebrate Charles Darwin’s birthday! Our favorite Emeritus Professor of Geology\, CNY Humanist Bryce Hand\, will tell us about interactions he’s had with creationists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ll also have time for questions\, discussion\, and refreshments. \nAnd speaking of refreshments…please consider bringing your favorite science-themed snack or baked-good to share! \nHope to see you there!
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-celebration-2025-bryce-hand/
LOCATION:Liverpool Public Library\, 310 Tulip Street \, Liverpool\, NY\, 13088\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="CNY Humanists":MAILTO:cnyhumanists@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250206T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250122T221910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T225200Z
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SUMMARY:Movie Night at UT-Tyler: Serengeti
DESCRIPTION:A public screening of “Serengeti” by K2Films at at the TJC Earth and Space Science Center.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/movie-night-at-ut-tyler-evolution-earth/
LOCATION:Tyler Junior College\, 1327 S. Baxter Ave\, Tyler\, TX\, TX\, 757011\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250131T185524Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate Charles Darwin's 216th birthday: A special lecture by Dr. Jere Lipps
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lipps is the author of a book about Lake Merritt (see cover below) in the Images of America series. He has carried out extensive field research on the microorganisms of Lake Merritt and their evolutionary history.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/celebrate-charles-darwins-216th-birthday-a-special-lecture-by-dr-jere-lipps/
LOCATION:Online\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250207T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250207T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
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SUMMARY:The story of the human brain\, with Jim Al-Khalili
DESCRIPTION:The most remarkable and mysterious object in the cosmos sits inside our heads. Our brains\, the centres of consciousness\, logic\, and creativity\, have nearly 100 billion neurons forming some 100 trillion connections\, a complexity found nowhere else in the universe. \nSo how did the conditions on planet earth drive its evolutionary marvel through planetary catastrophes and epic conflicts\, through death\, sex\, and love. Based on his forthcoming two-part Horizon special on the BBC\, Jim will share what he has learned from geologists\, palaeontologists\, neuroscientists\, behavioural psychologists – and from having had his own brain scanned\, imaged and 3D-printed. \nIn this Darwin Day Lecture\, Jim Al-Khalili will take us through the brain’s 700 million-year evolutionary history: how it developed from simple nerve cells to control movement and detect light in early organisms into the remarkable system that defines what it means to be human. \nAbout Professor Jim Al-Khalili\nJim Al-Khalili is an academic\, author\, broadcaster\, and one of the UK’s best known science communicators. In the UK\, he is most familiar as the host of the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme\, The Life Scientific. As an academic\, Jim is a quantum physicist at the University of Surrey where he is Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He received his PhD in theoretical physics in 1989 and has published over 150 papers in the field. \nAs well as his regular articles in the media\, he has written 15 books on popular science and the history of science\, between them translated into 26 languages. His book on Medieval Arabic science\, Pathfinders (The House of Wisdom in the US)\, was shortlisted for the Warwick Prize\, and his 2020 book\, The World According to Physics\, was shortlisted for the Royal Society Book Prize. Many people will also know him from the many TV science documentaries he has hosted over the past two decades\, such as Atom\, Shock and Awe: the Story of Electricity\, Everything and Nothing\, and the Bafta-nominated Chemistry: a volatile history. \nJim is a past president of both the British Science Association and Humanists UK\, and is a recipient of the Royal Society Michael Faraday medal and the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar medal\, the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal\, and the Stephen Hawking medal. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering\, the Institute of Physics\, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He received an OBE from the Queen in 2007 and later a CBE in 2021\, both for ‘services to science and public engagement in STEM’. He has received honorary doctorates from nine universities. He is a trustee and commissioner on the board of the 1851 Royal Commission\, and a Fellow of the Science Museums Group.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/the-story-of-the-human-brain-with-jim-al-khalili/
LOCATION:Conway Hall\, 25 Red Lion Square\, London\, WC1R 4RL\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Humanists UK":MAILTO:events@humanists.uk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day at Arkansas State University
DESCRIPTION:The third annual Darwin Day series of events will take place at Arkansas State University from Saturday\, Feb. 8\, through Friday\, Feb. 14. \n“Our theme this year is biodiversity and we have several events that focus on biodiversity in Arkansas and around the world\,” said Dr. Drew Sweet\, assistant professor of evolutionary biology. \nAn anthotypes workshop will be held from 2 until 5 p.m.\, Saturday\, Feb. 8\, in partnership with Bradbury Art Museum\, located inside Fowler Center. Registration is required at bradburyartmuseum.org/event/anthotypes. \nAn anthotype is made by using crushed plant material and using the color from the pulp to create a print on physical objects. \nFrom Monday\, Feb. 10\, through Saturday\, Feb. 22\, there will be an exhibit at the A-State Museum\, adjacent to the Dean B. Ellis Library\, called “The Grandeur of Life: Artistic Depictions of the Natural State.” This exhibit will feature artistic depictions of nature submitted by A-State students\, faculty and staff. \nFrom 4 until 5 p.m. on Wednesday\, Feb. 12\, a panel discussion will be held in the A-State Museum\, room 157. The topic will be “Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Looking at Evolution from Perspectives Within the Sciences and Liberal Arts.” This discussion will focus on variation and change and will feature faculty from different fields. \nA presentation will take place in the A-State Museum auditorium from 5 until 6 p.m. on Thursday\, Feb. 13. This presentation\, “Darwin\, Biodiversity\, Evolution\, Speciation\, Collections\, and Open Data\,” will feature Dr. John Bates\, curator of birds at the Field Museum in Chicago. \n“Bates will talk about the importance of museums and conservation for preserving and understanding biodiversity. He has traveled around the world to learn about biodiversity. The audience can expect an engaging presentation from a world-renowned ornithologist from one of the world’s largest natural history museums\,” Sweet added. \nFrom noon until 1 p.m. on Friday\, Feb. 14\, Bates will present an academic talk in the Arkansas Biosciences Institute regarding his research on biodiversity. \nBAM is located at 201 Olympic Drive\, the A-State Museum is at 320 University Loop West\, and ABI is at 504 University Loop West. \nFor more information about any of the planned events\, one may contact Sweet at asweet@AState.edu 
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-at-arkansas-state-university-2/
LOCATION:Arkansas State University\,  101 North Caraway Road\, Jonesboro\, AR\, 72401\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250208T150000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250122T224532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T224539Z
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day at Discovery Science Place
DESCRIPTION:Activities will include a booth with university student volunteers\, videos about the diversity and evolution of life and interactive displays. Regular admission required.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-at-the-discovery-science-place/
LOCATION:University of Texas at Tyler\, Discovery Science Place\, Tyler Junior College\, Tyler\, TX\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250204T170800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T170800Z
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day Lipari - XIV ed.
DESCRIPTION:M.C. Martinelli:\nNovità dal Neolitico. \nC. Blandino:\nLe banche del germoplasma\,\nscrigni di biodiversità. \nA.I. Di Paola:\nLIFESEEDFORCE: il progetto\nper salvare dall’estinzione\nalcune specie iconiche\ndella flora eoliana. \nP. Lo Cascio:\nDarwin ambientalista?\nUna curiosa storia tra isole\,\ntestuggini giganti e colossi\ndella scienza.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-lipari-xiv-ed/
LOCATION:Gattopardo Park Hotel\, via Isabella Conti\, Lipari\, Messina\, 98055\, Italy
ORGANIZER;CN="Associazione Nesos":MAILTO:associazionenesos@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250204T165154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T165154Z
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SUMMARY:17th Annual Darwin Day Dinner - "Deep-Sea Biodiversity Challenges in the 21st Century"
DESCRIPTION:This is an annual science party – now in its 17th year. The event includes a cocktail hour\, a buffet dinner\, a science quiz (with prizes!)\, and a lecture by Dr. Lisa Levin\, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This is a fun and educational event. The tables compete against each other for the science quiz – and yes\, it gets competitive! We promise that everyone will go home smarter. And we have claimed\, without dispute\, that this event is the BEST SCIENCE PARTY this side of the Oort Cloud. Join us if you can. For people that are too distant\, there is a Zoom attendance option available on the website.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/17th-annual-darwin-day-dinner-deep-sea-biodiversity-challenges-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:Pinstripes\, 100 North Water Street\, Norwalk CT 06854\, 100 North Water Street (top floor of SoNo Collection mall)\, Norwalk\, CT\, 06854\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Connecticut Darwin Day Committee":MAILTO:jlevin6@zoho.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250124T223600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T223600Z
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SUMMARY:28th Annual Darwin Day Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Darwin Day celebration is happy to be back at MOSAC! \nThe second longest-running Darwin Day celebration in the world is happy to be back at MOSAC. This annual celebration features a science presentation and draws individuals who hold science in high regard and want to sustain scientific integrity of school curricula and programs. For the third consecutive year the celebration will be held in the state-of-the-art planetarium at the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity on February 8\, 2025\, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm at 400 Jibboom St. Sacramento\, California. \n  \nJeff Rodgers\nJeff Rodgers\, Manager of the UC Davis Multiverse Theater at MOSAC\, is an accomplished science communicator with three decades of experience exploring the intersectionality of the natural sciences. His work – spanning astrophysics\, particle physics\, astrobiology\, and evolutionary biology – seeks to make what we know about the universe and our place in it accessible to public audiences. \nThis year’s Darwin Day talk\, “On Becoming Human\,” is a grand exploration of the history of our universe and the emergence of humans as “a way for the universe to know itself.”\nSacramento’s Darwin Day Educational Gala is a community-based public event conducted annually around Charles Darwin’s birthday. In the context of a party\, its educational components are intended to foster in attendees a passion for science education. A presenter\, usually a scientist or Darwin expert\, speaks each year\, highlighting science’s contributions to humanity. Since 1998\, the Sacramento area has hosted the annual event at various community venues with various sponsoring organizations and individuals. Desmond notes that “MOSAC’s opening and collaboration with us are extremely exciting for everyone who appreciates science and its role in benefiting mankind.”
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/28th-annual-darwin-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Museum of Science and Curiosity\, 400 Jibboom St\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95811\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250122T221143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T221143Z
UID:17857-1739181600-1739199600@darwinday.org
SUMMARY:Darwin Day at Discovery Science Place
DESCRIPTION:Activities will include a booth with university student volunteers\, videos about the diversity and evolution of life and interactive displays. Regular admission required.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-at-discovery-science-place/
LOCATION:University of Texas at Tyler\, Discovery Science Place\, Tyler Junior College\, Tyler\, TX\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250205T224253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T224427Z
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day Part 1: James E. Strick
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Darwin Day with a keynote lecture by James E. Strick\, professor and chair of the Science\, Technology and Society Program at Franklin and Marshall College. \nThis year’s presentation delves into Darwin’s nuanced and often private perspectives on the origin of life. Though widely assumed to connect his theory of evolution with life arising through natural chemical processes\, Darwin’s public and private remarks reveal ambivalence and evolving positions. Dr. Strick will contextualize these perspectives within Victorian debates on spontaneous generation\, germ theory and the broader implications for modern origin-of-life research\, including NASA’s quest to understand the universe’s potential to harbor life beyond Earth. \nPrior to the lecture (3:30 p.m.)\, enjoy a special exhibit of Darwin-related items from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection and Special Collections\, including early editions of Origin of Species\, The Voyage of the Beagle\, and The Descent of Man\, as well as a letter by Darwin\, a book from his personal library\, and a photograph by Julia Margaret Camero. \nLight refreshments sponsored by the Friends of the University of Delaware Library.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-james-e-strick/
LOCATION:Morris Library\, Morris Library\, 114\, University of Delaware\, Newark\, DE\, 19716\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250123T172609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T172609Z
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SUMMARY:Evolution Across Mutagenic Landscapes: Adventures At Chernobyl  Fukushima\, and Other Hot Places\, with Dr. Timothy Mousseau
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to welcome Dr. Timothy Alexander Mousseau as the distinguished guest speaker for Darwin Day 2025. A world-renowned expert in ecology and evolutionary biology\, Dr. Mousseau has dedicated his career to understanding how organisms adapt to challenging environments. \nHis groundbreaking research on the long-term impacts of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters on wildlife has captured global attention. \nWhen:  Monday\, February 10th\, 2025\,\nWhere: Wang Center\, Lecture Hall 2\nTime: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nDr. Mousseau’s insights into the resilience and adaptability of life in extreme conditions promise to be both enlightening and inspiring.\nDon’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to learn from a leading authority in the field! \nWe look forward to seeing you there!
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/evolution-across-mutagenic-landscapes-adventures-at-chernobyl-fukushima-and-other-hot-places-with-dr-timothy-mousseau/
LOCATION:Stony Brook University\, 100 Circle Rd\, Stony Brook\, NY\, 11794\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Stony Brook University Ecology and Evolution":MAILTO:ecoevo_office@stonybrook.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250211T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250211T180000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250129T190930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T190930Z
UID:18227-1739293200-1739296800@darwinday.org
SUMMARY:Darwin Day Lecture with Richard Dawkins and David French
DESCRIPTION:Vanderbilt is excited to host the inaugural public event in its Scopes Centennial series. Richard Dawkins will join noted New York Times Columnist and Dialogue Vanderbilt Fellow David French to discuss the role of science in illuminating fundamental questions about what it means to be human and the current impact of evolution on our politics\, society and the world.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-lecture-with-richard-dawkins-and-david-french/
LOCATION:Langford Auditorium\,Vanderbilt University\, Nashville\, Tennessee\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250211T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250211T183000
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250131T184712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T184712Z
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SUMMARY:4th Annual Darwin Day Research Symposium Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, February 11 at 5:30 p.m. in Carroll College’s Simperman Hall Wiegand Auditorium for the 4th Annual Darwin Day Research Symposium with University of Montana Postdoctoral Scientist Daniel Shaw\, Ph.D. \nDr. Shaw will present “On the Origin of Sex: Causes and consequences of sex chromosome evolution.” \nThis lecture will showcase how the most fundamental concept within biology and evolution continues to inform active research questions across a broad range of sub-disciplines.  We are also excited to showcase amazing research happening across our state and region and to be able to have our students interact with Dr. Shaw. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/4th-annual-darwin-day-research-symposium-lecture/
LOCATION:Carroll College Wiegand Amphitheater\, 1601 N Benton Ave.\, Helena\, MT\, 59625\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTSTAMP:20260414T113022
CREATED:20250207T165347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T165347Z
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SUMMARY:Darwin Day at SDSU
DESCRIPTION:Darwin Day is an international celebration held annually on February 12 that honors the life and legacy of Charles Darwin\, the British naturalist best known for his groundbreaking work on the theory of evolution by natural selection. The day aims to promote scientific thought\, curiosity\, and intellectual courage\, as well as to highlight the importance of science in understanding the natural world and addressing modern challenges. \nThe origins of Darwin Day can be traced back to the late 20th century\, when individual groups and institutions began commemorating Darwin’s contributions to science on his birthday. The idea gained traction in the 1990s\, particularly with the formation of the International Darwin Day Foundation\, which advocated for broader recognition of the day. By the early 2000s\, Darwin Day had become a global phenomenon\, celebrated by schools\, universities\, museums\, and science advocacy organizations through lectures\, exhibitions\, and community events. \nTo celebrate Darwin Day\, SDSU’s Biology Department will host a celebration on campus Wednesday\, February 12. Below is the schedule of evolution-oriented events that will honor this biological legend all day long! \n\nDarwin Day Lecture \nWhat: SDSU’s very own David Archibald\, Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Biology who has published a plethora of books on Darwin and evolution\, will share his knowledge on Darwin’s impact to the scientific world. \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 12\, 12-1 p.m. \nWhere: Shiley Bioscience Center’s Gold Auditorium \n\nSDSU Biodiversity Museum Open House + Poster Session \nTour the thousands of specimens from around the world which are carefully safeguarded by SDSU researchers right here on campus\, plus learn about research conducted by students in the Evolutionary Biology undergraduate\, graduate and joint doctoral programs. \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 12\, 2-4 p.m. \nWhere: 2nd floor of the Life Sciences South building \n\nPizza Party \nFinish the day with pizza and socializing with other science-interested students\, faculty and staff! \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 12\, 4-5:30 p.m. \nWhere: Mediterranean Garden (weather permitting)\, or else indoors in the Life Sciences South building rooms 269/270 \nFor more information on SDSU’s Darwin Day celebration\, contact Assistant Professor of Biology Arun Sethuraman.
URL:https://darwinday.org/event/darwin-day-at-sdsu-2/
LOCATION:San Diego State University\, 5500 Campanile Dr\, San Diego\, CA\, 92115\, United States
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