Feb. 15-16: Darwin Day to feature expert speakers, varied topics
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Darwin Day, an annual international celebration of Charles Darwin’s
birthday, his contributions to science and science in general, will be
marked at UD with a two-day series of talks by noted experts on a
variety of subjects, from COVID-19 tracing in Delaware to microbes in
concrete.
The virtual event, set for 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 15 and 16, is free and open to the public; registration is required.
Following is a schedule of the speakers, faculty affiliations and topics.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
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- 7:10 p.m., Derrick Scott, Department of Biological Sciences,
Delaware State University, “Assessment of a Multifaceted Approach,
Including Frequent PCR Testing and Variant Tracing, to Mitigation of
COVID-19 Transmission at a Residential Historically Black University.”
- 7:30 p.m., Deborah Delaney, UD Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, “Bee-utiful Diversity!”
- 7:50 p.m., Mark Borrello, College of Biological Sciences, University
of Minnesota, “Using History to Teach Biology: The Value of
Controversy.”
- 8:10 p.m., Sigma Xi keynote speaker David Pfennig, Department of
Biology, University of North Carolina, “Plasticity, Epigenetics and
Evolution.”
Wednesday, Feb. 16
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- 7:10 p.m., Julia Maresca, UD Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, “Concrete: A Unique Environmental Niche.”
- 7:30 p.m., John E. Huss, Department of Philosophy, University of
Akron, “Thought Experiments and Computer Simulations in Evolution.”
- 7:50 p.m., Mark E. Greene, UD Department of Philosophy, “On the Origin of Species and Duties of Species Preservation.”
- 8:10 p.m., Morris Library keynote speaker Jory Weintraub, Duke
University, “Obfuscating Science: What Connects Mad Men, Big Oil, Darwin
and Anti-Vaxxers/Maskers?”
To read more about the talks and speakers, and to register to attend, visit the website below.
For further information, please visit the Darwin Day website
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