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Revision as of 16:01, 2 February 2009
2009 is the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth (12 February 1809) and the 150th anniversary of his publication of On the Origin of Species (24 November 1859). This spring, the University is offering a series of events associated with these anniversaries.
Darwin lectures
| 25 February | John Haught, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Theology, Georgetown University |
| 19 March | Marc Hauser, Professor of Psychology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Anthropology, Harvard University |
| 25 March | John Beatty, Professor of Biology, University of British Columbia |
| 15 April | Paul Ewald, Professor of Biology, University of Louisville |
All of these lectures will be held at 4:00pm in the Konover Auditorium at the Dodd Center. Admission to the Darwin lectures is free.
http://clas.uconn.edu/yearofscience/events.html
Special event
Darwin's meditations for the people of Lincoln
8:00pm Jorgensen Auditorium
12 February
Student tickets to the Jorgensen event are $7.
http://jorgensen.uconn.edu/events/view.php?id=120
Requirements
For Honors conversion credit, we ask that you attend at least three of these five events and write a short (1-page) reaction to the event, either connecting it to topics we've covered in lecture, to other topics in evolutionary biology, or to something in your personal life or society.
We will each assign a short reading from some of Darwin's original writing twice during the semester, once during the first 7 weeks and once during the second 7 weeks. We will schedule a 1-hour discussion session where we discuss the reading together some time in the last week or two of each half of the semester.
Don't forget to have Dr. Holsinger sign your Honors Conversion form as soon as possible.
