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Wednesday, February 1

Variation, development, and evolution of the hominoid vertebral column
Academic Seminar offered by the Evolution Theme Semester, Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Anthropology, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
David Pilbeam, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
12 noon-1, 2009 Ruthven Museums Building

Forty years of thinking about the origins of the human lineage
David Pilbeam, Harvard University
Distinguished Speaker Series
7 pm, 1800 Chemistry
Reception following in Chemistry atrium

Thursday, February 2

Explore Evolution Youth Leader Training
6-9 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Free. Pre-register at (734) 764-0478

Friday, February 3

Breaking the Spell: religion as a natural phenomenon
Daniel Dennett, Philosophy, Tufts University
Evolution and Culture Colloquium Series
10:30 am, Rackham Amphitheater

Saturday, February 4

Explore Evolution Youth Leader Training
9 am–12 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Free. Pre-register at (734) 764-0478

Evolution of Infectious Diseases: from
host-parasite arms races to superbugs
Johannes Foufopoulos, School of Natural Resources,
University of Michigan
Saturday Morning Physics Series
10:30 am, 170 Dennison

Monday, February 6

Explore Evolution Youth Leader Training
6-9 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Free. Pre-register at (734) 764-0478

Tuesday, February 7

Student Religion, Faith, and Spirituality in the Classroom and Beyond: How Do Instructors Respond?

4:00 - 6:00 pm, CRLT Seminar Room, 1013 Palmer Commons
Pre-registration required, visit:
www.crlt.umich.edu/faculty/facseminar.html#religion

May It Please the Court: Edwards v. Aguillard
Sponsored by the UM Law School ACLU
12:20 - 12:50, Room 138, Hutchins Hall, UM Law School

Wednesday, February 8

Primate and human society
Richard Wrangham, Harvard University
Distinguished Speaker Series
7 pm Chemistry 1800
Reception following in Chemistry atrium

Thursday, February 9

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

Darwin's Compass: How evolution discovers the song of Creation
Simon Conway Morris, Department of Earth Sciences,
University of Cambridge
Presented by the Center for Faith and Scholarship
8 pm, Angell Auditorium B

The evolution of tolerance
Richard Wrangham
Seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Anthropology
4 pm, Modern Languages Building Lecture Room 2

NEW EVENT!
Intelligent Design Meets the First Amendment:
A report from the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the landmark case of
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District

Stephen Harvey, Pepper Hamilton LLP; and Richard Katskee, Americans United for Separation of Church and State

The attorneys for the plaintiffs will present the factual and legal background of the case, and discuss whether intelligent design is science or religion, why the teaching of the scientific theory of evolution continues to generate controversy, and how the controversy implicates important issues of religious freedom.

7 pm, Modern Languages Building, Auditorium 3

Friday, February 10

The cultural origins of human sociality: phylogenetic,
ontogenetic and cross-cultural evidence
Joseph Henrich, Anthropology, Emory University
Evolution and Culture Colloquium Series
10:30 am, 4448 East Hall

Darwin's Dilemma: the realities of the Cambrian explosion
Simon Conway Morris, University of Cambridge
William T Smith Lecture Series, Department of Geological Sciences
4:00 pm, 1528 C.C. Little
Reception following, 2540 C.C. Little

Saturday, February 11

Genomic revolution of evolutionary biology
George Zhang, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
Saturday Morning Physics series
10:30 am, 170 Dennison Building

Monday, February 13

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.

Tuesday, February 14

Life and death at high altitude: what Himalayan mountaineers
and Late Permian vertebrates have in common
Raymond Huey, University of Washington
Program in the Environment Speaker Series
5 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Reception following in Museum Rotunda

Wednesday, February 15

Inherit the Wind (1960)
Evolution Film Series
Respondent: Bruce W. Frier, Classics and Law, 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, February 16

The Museum of Life and Death
Multi-media music-theatre piece by Andy Kirschner,
School of Art + Design and School of Music
8 pm, Duderstadt Center
Ticket information: tickets@theater-as-music.com

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

Intelligent Design or Evolutionary Science?
Public Conversation Series
Ron Larson, Professor of Chemical Engineering, U-M
David Mindell, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Curator, Museum of Zoology, U-M
7:30 pm, Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, 114 S. Main Street, Ann Arbor

Friday, February 17

Native Peoples of Siberia: genetics, languages and archaeology
CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS
Tatiana Karafet, University of Arizona and
Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Russia
Evolution and Culture Colloquium Series
10:30 am, 4448 East Hall

The Museum of Life and Death
Multi-media music-theatre piece by Andy Kirschner,
School of Art + Design and School of Music
8 pm, Duderstadt Center.
Ticket information: tickets@theater-as-music.com

Saturday, February 18

Explore Evolution Youth Leader Training
1-4 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
Free. Pre-register at (734) 764-0478

Natural Selection and the Regulation of Defense
Responses: How much suffering is enough?
Randolph Nesse, Psychiatry, Psychology, RCGD,
and ISR; University of Michigan
Saturday Morning Physics Series
10:30 am, 170 Dennison

The Museum of Life and Death
Multi-media music-theatre piece by Andy Kirschner,
School of Art + Design and School of Music
8 pm, Duderstadt Center
Ticket information: tickets@theater-as-music.com

Sunday, February 19

Evolution and God: Complementary or Conflicting Worldviews?
Lecture: "Evolution: A Biologist's Perspective,” David Mindell, U-M Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Followed by discussion groups and Q & A with Rabbi Robert Levy & the Reverend James Rhodenhiser
2-4 pm, Temple Beth Emeth/St. Clare's Episcopal Church
2309 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor
Co-sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth, St. Clare's Episcopal Church, UM Life Sciences and Society Program, and Exhibit Museum of Natural History
For additional information, call (734) 665-4744 or e-mail dfitzig@templebethemeth.org

Marvelous Mesozoic: Into the Air
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.

The Museum of Life and Death
Multi-media music-theatre piece by Andy Kirschner,
School of Art + Design and School of Music
8 pm, Duderstadt Center
Ticket information: tickets@theater-as-music.com

Monday, February 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, February 22

What About God? (2001)
Evolution Film Series
Respondent: Susan King, Life Sciences and Society
Program, University of Michigan
7 pm, Natural Sciences Auditorium
Kraus Natural Sciences Building, 830 North University Ave.
Discussion following

friday, February 24

Endless Forms: Engaging Evolution
Art exhibition, February 24-March 24
Presented by A+D Life
School of Art + Design
Work Exhibition Space, 306 S. State St., Ann Arbor
Hours: Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Wednesday: noon - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: noon - 4:30 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: noon - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: noon - 5:00 pm
See March 10 for information about exhibit opening reception

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