Darwin Day
Renowned Evolutionary Paleontologist Neil Shubin to Deliver Darwin Day Lecture
Jan. 23, 2024—By: Andy Flick Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator Neil Shubin, a trailblazing evolutionary biologist known for his groundbreaking research, including the discovery of Tiktaalik, a pivotal transitional fossil, is set to deliver the highly anticipated 2024 Darwin Day Lecture on February 7th. Finding Your Inner Fish: Genes, Embryos, and Fossils in Evolution, part of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s...
Richard Lenski, founder of the long-term evolution experiment, to deliver 2023 Darwin Day Lecture
Jan. 17, 2023—Richard Lenski, a world-renowned evolutionary biologist whose long-term evolution experiment of the microorganism Escherichia coli has been running for over three decades, will deliver the 2023 Darwin Day Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Lenski’s talk, part of 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Evolutionary Studies Initiative International Darwin Day celebrations, will begin at 3:10pm CT in Buttrick 101, preceded by...