Pitt-Bradford to Celebrate Darwin Day
The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will mark Darwin Day, a celebration of science and scientific discovery, on Friday, February 12, in the Mukaiyama University Room in the Frame-Westerberg Commons.
Pitt-Bradford’s celebration is one of hundreds across the United States and the globe marking the 201st anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the man who famously described biological evolution via natural selection.
The Pitt-Bradford celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a birthday cake being served at noon. There will be a “Winter Walk” along McDowell Trail at 1:00, beginning in the Mukaiyama University Room, led by naturalist Linda Ordiway. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Displays will include a “cabinet of curiosities” modeled after those of the Victorian age, featuring seahorses, gemstones and birds’ nests. Human and animal skulls, skeletons and fossil replicas will represent anthropology.
Students will make poster presentations on their research ranging from racial stereotypes to whether the Maya really predicted a 2012 disaster.
Other display will be presented by faculty members and student clubs on paleontology, anthropology, criminology, biology, environmental studies, evolution and literature, mathematics, physics and astronomy.
A display in Hanley Library will showcase biographies of Darwin, and also “2010: International Year of Biodiversity.”
The theory of evolution was controversial in Darwin’s time and remains controversial in the United States today, although it is accepted by the majority of all scientists from many disciplines around the world.
Started by the Albany, N.Y.-based Institute for Humanist Studies in 1995, Darwin Day is now celebrated in 850 locations worldwide and has expanded to be a celebration of all the sciences and of the techniques of scientific discovery.
Pitt-Bradford’s celebration is one of hundreds across the United States and the globe marking the 201st anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the man who famously described biological evolution via natural selection.
The Pitt-Bradford celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a birthday cake being served at noon. There will be a “Winter Walk” along McDowell Trail at 1:00, beginning in the Mukaiyama University Room, led by naturalist Linda Ordiway. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Displays will include a “cabinet of curiosities” modeled after those of the Victorian age, featuring seahorses, gemstones and birds’ nests. Human and animal skulls, skeletons and fossil replicas will represent anthropology.
Students will make poster presentations on their research ranging from racial stereotypes to whether the Maya really predicted a 2012 disaster.
Other display will be presented by faculty members and student clubs on paleontology, anthropology, criminology, biology, environmental studies, evolution and literature, mathematics, physics and astronomy.
A display in Hanley Library will showcase biographies of Darwin, and also “2010: International Year of Biodiversity.”
The theory of evolution was controversial in Darwin’s time and remains controversial in the United States today, although it is accepted by the majority of all scientists from many disciplines around the world.
Started by the Albany, N.Y.-based Institute for Humanist Studies in 1995, Darwin Day is now celebrated in 850 locations worldwide and has expanded to be a celebration of all the sciences and of the techniques of scientific discovery.
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