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About this Event
In celebration of Charles Darwin’s contributions to humanity, science and rational thought, the University of Delaware hosts programming related to the naturalist.
Virtual talks and discussions on Friday, February 12, include:
- Victorian Women Interpret Darwin
- Astonishing Plant Savages: Lessons from the Organisms that Bewildered Darwin
- The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life: Racial Politics and Racial Science at the Origins of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory
- As Clover Killed the Fern: Darwinism and Its Critics in Aotearoa New Zealand
- Lessons from Darwin and ‘The Descent of Man’: Racism, Science and a Bit of Hope
There will be additional programming on Wednesday, February 17, from 7-9 p.m.
For more information, as well as the link to join the events via Zoom, visit the International Darwin Day website.
The Library, Museums and Press is a co-sponsor of this celebration, alongside the College of Arts and Sciences; Sigma Xi, the national scientific honor society; the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection; the Interdisciplinary Science Learning Laboratories; and the Departments of Anthropology, Art and Design, Biological Sciences, and Mathematical Sciences.