Darwin Week 2009
Celebrating the Darwin Bicentennial: February 17-20
Darwin Week at WSU has now wrapped up, and we are happy to report that it was a huge success. Most events attracted standing-room-only crowds, including well over 700 in attendance at the talk by Ed Humes and over 300 at the panel discussion and Judgment Day film. The organizers wish to thank the many sponsors of these events, and the broader WSU community for attending. In all, it was an excellent opportunity to help people better understand evolutionary theory, as well as its relevance to their everyday lives. If you would like more information, please contact Mike Webster at mwebster@wsu.edu. And hopefully we'll be able to do this again next year for Darwin's 201st anniversary!
Few people have had a greater impact on science, and on society as a whole, than Charles Darwin. February 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most important work, On the Origin of Species. To mark and celebrate this important occasion, Washington State University will be holding a series of events during the week of February 16 to celebrate the life of a man whose ideas have helped shape our modern world. All events are free and open to the public.
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Brain Education Library, Owen Science & Engineering Library, and Holland and Terrell Libraries will be serving birthday cake on Thursday, Feb. 12.Find out more...
As a young man, Charles Darwin sailed around the world aboard the HMS Beagle. The things he saw on that epic voyage made him realize that life changed over time, that living species today have descended from common ancestors in the past, and that something he called "natural selection" was the main driving force behind this change. Today Darwin's key insights permeate all of science and form the basis of modern biology.
Even today, exhibits all across the world are dedicated to honoring Darwin and teaching his ideas.