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About Darwin Day at UTK
Darwin Day in Knoxville, Tennessee is a
volunteer-run event dedicated to informing the public about evolution
and its importance as a unifying concept in all of biology. Our goal is
to disseminate factual information, in the context of a
non-confrontational and rational discussion based on empirical evidence
without pre-conceived ideological agendas or uncritical faith in the
opinions of scientists, politicians, or clerics. In a state with past
and recent legislative efforts to introduce faith-based ideologies into
the science classrooms of public schools, these efforts are particularly
important.
We sponsored the first Darwin Day
event on February 12th of 1997, the 188th birthday of Charles Robert
Darwin. Since this first Darwin Day, the annual celebration has grown to
include an annual keynote speaker, a teacher's workshop, and other
events.
Please browse our site to learn more.
Board of Directors |
- President: Matthew Valente
Ph.D. Student, Department of Geography, UT Knoxville
Website: http://web.utk.edu/~mvalente/
Email: mvalente <at>utk<dot>edu
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- Public Relations: Dr. Lara Souza
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Website:
http://web.utk.edu/~lsouza
Email: souzala<at>ornl<dot>gov
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- Faculty Representative: Dr.
Andrew Kramer
Professor and Head, Department of Anthropology, UT Knoxville
Website: http://web.utk.edu/~akramer/
Email: akramer<at>utk<dot>edu
- As a paleoanthropologist my research focuses on reconstructing human
evolution. My work has taken me around the world: from Java,
Indonesia, to Africa - from Europe to the Middle East. I've used the
information gathered during these travels to address important
questions, such as:
- When did humans split from
the common ancestor we share with the apes?
- Where and how did modern
humans first evolve?
- How can an extinct species,
often represented only by fragmentary bones and teeth, be
recognized in the fossil record?
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- Founder: Dr. Massimo Pigliucci
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, SUNY, Stony Brook
Author of Common Misconceptions About Evolution
Website: http://www.rationallyspeaking.org
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Please Join Us! |
Please join our group by registering with
the Darwin Day listserv using this link:
http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/darwin-day-tn.html
After signing up you will
receive email updates about the organization. You will also be
able to participate in online discussions about evolution, science, and
education.
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Donations |
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While there is no cost for membership,
donations are greatly appreciated. Please make checks out to
"Darwin Coalition" and send to:
Premal Shah,
Treasurer - Darwin Day
Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
569 Dabney Hall
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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Sponsors |
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We are grateful to our many sponsors within the university for 2008:
Dept. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Offices of the Provost and Chancellor
Dept. Physics and Astronomy
Dept. Microbiology
Division of Biology
Dept. Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
Dept. Psychology
Dept. Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
Dept. Earth & Planetary Sciences
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
UT/ORNL Graduate Program for Genome Science and Technology
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This site is maintained by Amy Turmelle
(email under "Darwin Day Home"). This page last
updated 19-September-2008.
