Calendar of Events
January | February
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Wednesday, March 8
The Tree of Life: is it really a web?
W. Ford Doolittle, Dalhousie University
Distinguished Speaker Series
7 pm, Chemistry 1800
Reception following in Chemistry atrium
Thursday, March 9
Population genomics of extremophilic bacteria and archaea
W. Ford Doolittle, Dalhousie University
Academic Seminar, Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology and Museum of Zoology
4 pm, Modern Languages Building Lecture Room 2
Evolution and the Nature of Science
Workshop for Undergraduates
5:30-7:30 Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Pre-registration required; visit Curriculum
section of this web site for details.
friday, March 10
Endless Forms: Engaging Evolution Opening Reception
Art exhibition, February 24-March 24
Presented by A+D Life
School of Art + Design
6:30-9:30 pm, Work Exhibition Space, 306 S. State St., Ann Arbor
Saturday, March 11
Physics of Dating Technologies
Fred Becchetti. Physics, University of Michigan
Saturday Morning Physics series
10:30 am, 170 Dennison Building
Monday, March 13
Reading from Servants of the Map
Andrea Barrett, novelist
Presented by the Residential College
5 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Reception following, Museum Rotunda
Wednesday, March 15
Jurassic Park (1993)
Evolution Film Series
Respondents: Sheila Murphy, Screen Arts and Cultures, University of Michigan,
and Jeffrey A. Wilson, Museum of Paleontology and Geological Sciences,
University of MIchigan
7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.
Discussion following
Teacher Workshop Sequence
Presented by Dr. Gregory Forbes, Evolution Education Institute
4:30-7:30 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann
Arbor. Pre-registration required; call (734) 764-0478
Thursday, March 16
Evolution and the Nature of Science
Workshop for Undergraduates
5:30-7:30 Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Pre-registration required; visit Curriculum
section of this web site for details.
Could Neanderthals Chew Gum and Walk at the Same Time?
An Archaeological Look at Current Ideas About the Last ‘Archaic’
Humans
John D. Speth, Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology,
University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropology Brown Bag Series
12 noon, 2009 Ruthven Museums Building
Friday, March 17
Explaining Religion
Harvey Whitehouse, Anthropology, Queens University, Ireland
Evolution and Culture Colloquium Series
10:30 am, 4448 East Hall
Saturday, March 18
Scientific Uncertainty and Public Policy:
moving on without all the answers
Henry Pollack. Geological Sciences, University of Michigan
Saturday Morning Physics series
10:30 am, 170 Dennison Building
Sunday, March 19
Sensational Cenozoic: Back to the Sea
Workshop for children ages 6-11 with an adult
Life Through the Ages Family Science and Reading Program
3 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Pre-registration required, call (734) 764-0480.
Monday, March 20
Evolution and the Nature of Science
Workshop for Undergraduates
5:30-7:30 Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Pre-registration required; visit Curriculum
section of this web site for details.
Wednesday, March 22
Ageing and Medicine
Linda Partridge, University College London
Distinguished Speaker Series
7 pm, 1800 Chemistry
Reception following in Chemistry atrium
Thursday, March 23
Frozen Angels (2005)
Evolution Film Series
Respondents: Filmakers Frauke Sandig and Eric Black
Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitor Series and Ann Arbor Film Festival
5 pm, Michigan Theater
Diet, death and demography
Linda Partridge, University College London
Academic seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
4 pm, Modern Languages Building Lecture Room 2
Friday, March 24
Evolution, Altruism and Ethics
Stephen P. Stich, Rutgers University
Evolution and Culture Colloquium Series
10:30 am, 4448 East Hall
Saturday, March 25
Life Through the Ages Discovery Day
9 am – 5 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Mars and the Evolution of Thought
Eric Rabkin, English Language and Literature, University of Michigan
Saturday Morning Physics series
10:30 am, 170 Dennison
Wednesday, March 29
The Future of Food (2004)
Evolution Film Series
Respondent: Catherine Badgley, Residential College and Museum of Paleontology
7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.
Discussion following
thursday, March 30
Making Darwin: Biography and Character
Janet Browne, University College London
Science, Technology, Medicine and Society Distinguished Lecture
4:00-5:30pm, Vandenberg Room, Michigan League
Biogeography of the Northern Hemisphere
Dr. Michael Donoghue, Yale University
Wagner Memorial Lecture
Presented by the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, 1210 Chemistry
Friday, March 31
Does Evolutionary Theory Explain Dogon Culture?
Beverly Strassmann, Anthropology, Research
Center for Group Dynamics, University of Michigan
Evolution and Culture Colloquium Series
10:30 am, 4448 East Hall
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