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SCHEDULE OF 2009 EVENTS
All events are open to the public unless noted otherwise.

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 ONGOING EVENTS

Live and virtual Darwin Exhibit by the University Libraries:
UC Archives & Rare Books Library: Alfred Russel Wallace's visit to Cincinnati in 1887

UC's Second Life Venue of Galapagos Islands and Darwin Celebration Educational Events Theatre and Gallery.

June 23 - November 30
UC Archives & Rare Books Library: "Darwin and His London" exhibit.

April 2009 – April 2010
External Event: Cincinnati Museum Center, Museum of Natural History & Science.
"Darwin's rEvolution"  

September - December 2009
UC Honors Program: Study and Research Abroad in the Galapagos.      

November 20 — Lecture postponed to new date (TBA)
UC: Time, date and venue to be confirmed.
Lecture by the Honorable Judge John E. Jones III, presiding judge in the Kitzmiller vs. Dover School District trial.

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UC West Campus, College of Law: “Clarence Darrow — Crimes, Causes, and the Courtroom” at Patricia Corbett Theater, College Conservatory of Music, 2008 Constitution Day Program, hosted by UC College of Law and UC Just Community. A one-man play with Clarence Darrow, focusing in significant measure on the Scopes Trial but also other litigation he undertook with constitutional overtones (e.g., capital punishment). Contact: Interim Associate Dean Nancy A. Oliver, UC College of Law. This is a live event and will NOT be video-taped or otherwise available for subsequent scheduled or on-demand viewing. 1 hour general and 1 hour professionalism CLE credit approved for Ohio. 1 hour general and 1 hour ethics CLE credit approved for Kentucky.	9/17/08 3–5:30 p.m
UC West Campus: New Student Convocation, Fifth Third Arena, Shoemaker Center, September 21, 2008: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Executive Director Thane Maynard, the 2008 Convocation Keynote Speaker, will include in his remarks the 2009 Darwin Sesquicentennial Celebration at UC and will discuss how the Cincinnati Zoo will partner with UC in the Darwin Celebration Program. UC Provost Anthony Perzigian will also include information on interesting features of the UC’s Darwin Sesquicentennial Celebration in his welcoming remarks, such as the Second Life Galapagos Project	9/21/08 2 p.m.
UC West Campus: "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" will be presented by Charles C. Mann, at Zimmer Auditorium.  Charles C. Mann is an American journalist and author of "1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" (2005) and "Noah’s Choice: The Future of Endangered Species" (1996). For more information, please contact: Prof. Vernon Scarborough, UC Department of Anthropology, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, (513) 556-5776.	10/09/08 4:30–6 p.m. (Back to Top)
External Event: Ohio State University "Downsized Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary Transition to Modern Birds" will be presented by Luis Chiappe at Wexner Film/Video Theatre. Luis Chiappe is the Curator and Director of the Dinosaur Institute of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. A reception will be held after the lecture, which is the first in OSU's Darwin: Growth of An Idea Lecture Series. For more information, please contact Mindy Wright	10/17/08 3:30–6 p.m.
External Event: Northern Kentucky University "Creation Science vs. Evolution" Mock Trial in the Otto M. Budig Theater, Scripps Howard Center, Chase College of Law. Should those who challenge evolution have a voice in public school classrooms? That public policy question will be examined in a mock trial format using a fictional case in which a high school biology teacher from 'Chandler County, Kentucky' is fired for including instruction on creation science along with instruction about evolution. Kentucky has fairly strict guidelines that suggest evolution-only instruction, but the state also has a pro-Genesis statute. So the legalities of the issue aren't black and white. And, of course, the question isn't confined to our state. It is playing out again in the national political debate – as it so often does – and is heating up in a number of states. The mock trial at NKU will feature two well-known local attorneys, Phil Taliaferro versus Margo Grubbs, in a trial presided over by retired Kenton County Circuit Court Judge Doug Stephens. An expert witness will testify for each side. The role of the teacher will be played by Kenton County schoolteacher Heather Mastin and the role of the Chandler County Superintendent will be played by retired Boone County Superintendent Bryan Blavatt. The trial itself will start at 7 p.m. and last 90 minutes, after which the audience will decide the case. The trial is an effort to encourage an insightful, civil dialogue around a polarizing topic. We invite you to come watch, and participate. For more information, please contact: Kathy Molique, (859) 572-6313	10/22/08 6:30 p.m. (Back to Top)
External Event: Ohio State University Mathematical Challenges in Developmental Biology 2008-2009 at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute. Symposium: Evolution of Genomes and Origin of Species	11/10/08 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
External Event: Cincinnati Museum Center "Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul" will be presented by Kenneth R. Miller of Brown University, at the Reakirt Auditorium. Dr. Kenneth Miller will discuss the Dover, Pennsylvania, school board case and why Intelligent Design collapses at the very moment when one begins to take it seriously as a scientific movement. A book signing will follow the lecture.	12/04/08 7.30 p.m.
December 18 UC Raymond Walters College: Science and Allied Health Building, Room 100; 1 p.m. "The Rise and Fall of Biodiversity in the Galapagos" will be presented by Ken Petren of the University of Cincinnati.	12/18/08
UC West Campus:  "Genetic and Phenotypic Variation among Africans: Implications for Studies of Human Evolution and Disease" will be presented by Sarah Tishkoff of the University of Pennsylvania at the DAAP Auditorium. Co-sponsored by the Departments of Biological Sciences and Molecular Genetics,  Biochemistry and Microbiology.	1/23/09 4 p.m. (Back to Top)
External Event: Xavier University "Emerging Diseases: How Darwinian Thinking Helps to Distinguish the Few Grave Threats from the Many Fizzers" will be presented by Paul Ewald, Professor of Biology and Director of the Program on Disease Evolution at University of Louisville at Cintas Center, Banquet Room 2.	2/1/09 7–9 p.m.
External Event: Xavier University Scientific Seminar for biological and medical professionals only: "Evolutionary Perspectives On The Causes and Prevention of Cancer" will be presented by Paul Ewald, Professor of Biology and Director of the Program on Disease Evolution at University of Louisville at 103 Albers Hall.	2/2/09 1:30–2:45 p.m.
UC Alumni Association: "Wonders of the Galapagos Islands Tour" aboard the MV Santa Cruz.	1/30–2/7/09
UC East Campus, College of Medicine: Physiology Seminar: "A Beagle's eye view of biodiversity in Darwin's finches" will be presented by UC's Kenneth Petren at the Medical Sciences Building, Room 4051.	2/10/09 4 p.m. (Back to Top)
External Event: Youngstown State University "Darwin's Prescient Insights on Human Evolution" will be presented by Jeffrey K. McKee of the Ohio State University, at Moser Hall, Room 200. Sponsored by the Provost Office, College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and College of Liberal Artsa and Social Sciences.	2/10/09 12:45–1:45 p.m.
UC West Campus:  Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday Celebration at the Tangeman University Center, Atrium. For further information, please contact Wendy Beckman at 513-556-1826 or wendy.beckman@uc.edu.	2/12/09 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
External Event: Northern Kentucky University "A Beagle's-eye view of science and the possible decline of Darwin's finches" will be presented by Ken Petren of the University of Cincinnati, at the Science Center, Room 207.  The lecture will be followed by a birthday celebration for Charles Darwin.	2/12/09 12:15 p.m. (Back to Top)
UC Raymond Walters College: Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday Celebration at Muntz Hall, Room 170. For further information, please contact Dr. Karen King at 513-745-5617 or karen.king@uc.edu.	2/12/09  1–4 p.m.
External Event: Youngstown State University Evolution & Darwin Forum with Ian Renne, Dept. of Biological Sciences, YSU,  Bruce Waller, Dept. of Philosophy and Religious Studies, YSU, and Mr. John Grabowski of Champion Local Schools, at the Kilcawley Center, Jones Room. Sponsored by the YSU Chapter of Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Society).	2/12/09 4–5 p.m.
External Event: Ohio University Darwin Bicentennial Seminars - The 2009 Ohio Center for Ecology & Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) Darwin Lecture: "Darwin's Birthday Suit: The Evolution of Human Skin and Skin Color" will be presented by Nina Jablonski, Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University at the Baker Center Ballroom. For further information, please visit the OCEES website.	2/12/09 4:10 p.m. (Back to Top)
UC West Campus: Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday Celebration Evolution Film Series at the Tangeman University Center, MainStreet Cinema:  2/9 — Planet Earth: Pole to Pole, Planet Earth: Mountains 2/10 — Planet Earth: Ice Worlds, Nova Evolution: Great Transformations 2/11 — Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial 2/12 — Darwin's Nightmare 2/13 — Planet of the Apes (2001)	2/9–2/13/09 5–9 p.m.
External Event: Avon Woods Nature Center "The Evolution of Land Plants" will be presented by Mary K. Whitson from the Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University at 4235 Paddock Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.  For further information, please contact Miriam Steinitz Kannan at 859-572-5522 (office), 859-572-6649 (lab), or Kannan@nku.edu.	2/13/09 7:30 p.m. (Back to Top)
External Event: Northern Kentucky University, Student Union, Room 107A. "Slam Dunk for Science and the Constitution: Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District 2005" will be presented by Barbara Forrest, Professor in Philosophy, Department of History and Political Science, Southeastern Louisiana University. Reservations for the dinner and lecture are $15 for the general public; $10 for NKU students and P-12 teachers. Please make your reservations here.	2/16/09 Wine reception & registration: 6 p.m. Dinner & lecture: 6:45 p.m.
UC West Campus: Engineering Research Center, Room 427. UC Darwin Bi-centennial Event: A special talk to honor the 200th birthday of naturalist Charles Darwin: "Evolving A Genius: The Extraordinary Early Life of Charles Darwin" will be presented by Doug Schwartz, Archaeologist, former President of School for Advanced Research (SAR), and current SAR Senior Scholar.	2/17/09 4 p.m. (Back to Top)
February 21 External Event: Northern Kentucky University, Science Center Continental Breakfast: 8:30–9 a.m.; Presentation & discussion: 9–11 a.m. For K-12 Teachers only: "One Step to a Fire" will be presented by Ms. Karen Cruse, biology teacher at Summit Country Day School. For advance registration, please click here. For further information, please contact Miriam Steinitz Kannan at 859-572-5522 (office), 859-572-6649 (lab), or Kannan@nku.edu.	2/21/09 8:30 - 11 a.m.
February 26 External Event: Cincinnati Museum Center, Reakirt Auditorium; 7:30 p.m. 2008 Charles & Ralph Dury Science Lecture Series: "The Concept of Race: A Darwinian Perspective" will be presented by Anthony Perzigian, professor, anthropologist, and senior vice president and provost at the University of Cincinnati.	2/26/09 7:30 p.m.
March 6 University of Cincinnati Graduate School The 2009 Graduate Poster Forum will showcase Graduate Student Research on Evolutionary Themes at the Marriott Kingsgate Conference Center, Ground Floor. Check-in at 8 a.m. for Session I: 9–11 a.m.; Check-in at 12 noon for Session II: 1–3 p.m. Awards: 4 p.m. Darwin's Evolution Theory: Evidence, Impact and Application: a poster category added to this year's event in conjunction with UC's year-long anniversary celebration of the 150 years since the publication of Darwin's theory of evolution in "On the Origin of Species." Graduate students from all disciplines are invited to submit posters that focus on aspects of Charles Darwin's life, his work and the diverse ways in which evolutionary theory continues to influence research and thought in biology and other fields. Faculty judges with related expertise will be judging posters in this category. Online registration opens December 5th, 2008. Abstracts must be submitted by 5pm on February 3rd, 2009.	3/6/09 (Back to Top)
March 6 University of Cincinnati Graduate School Graduate Recruitment Weekend Welcome Dinner at the Marriott Kingsgate Conference Center, Grand Ballroom, Lobby Level; 6 p.m. Keynote Speaker: Kenneth Petren	3/6/09
March 13 UC West Campus: MainStreet Cinema; 7 p.m. Galapagos Real and Unreal: The Galapagos Islands will be discussed through UC's virtual Galapagos in Second Life by UCit's Chris Collins and biological sciences' Kenneth Petren. Free and open to the public, especially students, parents and teachers of grades 7 through 12.	3/13/09
March 14 University of Cincinnati: 5th Annual Science and Engineering Expo	3/14/09
March 16 External Event: Friends of Cincinnati Museum Center Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, Cincinnati Dining Room; Social: 11 a.m.; Seated Lunch: 11:30 a.m. "The Darwin Bootlegs" will be presented by Gene Kritsky, Professor of Biology, College of Mount St. Joseph, and Adjunct Curator, Cincinnati Museum Center. Reservation deadline: March 11. Please use this form to make your reservations. For further information, please contact Angie Smorey, Director of Volunteer Services at (513) 287-7025.	3/16/09 (Back to Top)
March 17 UC West Campus, College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning: 6450 Aronoff; 5 - 7 p.m. DAAP Graphic Design Senior Projects: Darwin and Evolution-Inspired Projects. For further information, please contact Prof. Stanford Brod.	3/17/09
March 25 External Event: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Harold C. Schott Education Center, Frisch's Theatre; 7 p.m. Barrows Lecture Series: "Preserving Orangutans and Forests: A Lifetime to Go Green" will be presented by Birute Galdikas.	3/25/09
April 3 UC West Campus, Taft Research Center: Braunstein Hall, Room 300; 4 – 6 p.m. PHIL 540/740 "Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology" - Cincinnati Darwiniana: "The Details Left to Chance" will be presented by John Beatty of the University of British Columbia.	4/3/09 (Back to Top)
April 6 External Event: Ohio University, Baker Center Ballroom; 4:10 p.m. Darwin Bicentennial Seminars  — The 2009 Ohio Center for Ecology & Evolutionary Studies (OCEES) Kitzmiller Lecture: "Darwin, Dover and Intelligent Design" will be presented by Kevin Padian, Professor of Integrative Biology and Curator in the University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley. For further information, please visit the OCEES website.	4/6/09
April 7 UC East Campus, College of Medicine: Medical Sciences Building, Room 2351; 12:30 p.m. "Stress-induced Mutagenesis - Can Bacteria Adjust Their Mutation Rates to Meet Environmental Challenges?" will be presented by Patricia Foster of Indiana University.	4/7/09
April 8 UC, College of Applied Science  — 220 Victory Parkway: CAS Auditorium; Reception: 3:30 p.m.; Lecture: 4 p.m. CAS Colloquium Series on Evolution:  "Climate Change in the Galapagos Islands: Its Impact on Evolution and Extinction of Species" will be presented by Miriam Steinitz Kannan, Regents Professor of Biology, Northern Kentucky University. Sponsored by the Department of Chemical Technology.	4/8/09 (Back to Top)
April 15 UC West Campus, Taft Research Center: Braunstein Hall, Room 201; 4 - 6 p.m. PHIL 540/740 "Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology" - Cincinnati Darwiniana: "Toward a Concept of 'Population' for Evolutionary Biology and Ecology" will be presented by Roberta Millstein of the University of California, Davis.	4/15/09
April 15 External Event: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Harold C. Schott Education Center, Frisch's Theatre; 7 p.m. Barrows Lecture Series: "Wanderings on a Wild Planet" will be presented by award-winning photographer Gerry Ellis.	4/15/09
April 16 UC West Campus: Engineering Research Center, Room 427; 4 p.m. "Mind the Gap: Did Darwin Avoid Publishing His Theory for 20 Years?" will be presented by the Founder & Director of Darwin Online, John van Wyhe of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.	4/16/09 (Back to Top)
April 17 External Event: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County - Main Library, Huenefeld Tower Room - 800 Vine Street; 4 p.m. "Charles Darwin - The True Story" will be presented by the Founder & Director of Darwin Online, John van Wyhe of the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. For further information, please contact Kate Lawrence, Program & Exhibits Coordinator: (513) 369-6944 (office), (513) 369-4413 (fax).	4/17/09
April 17 - 19 External Event: The Ohio Academy of Science  The 118th Annual Meeting: "Bicentennial of Charles Darwin" at Wittenberg University.	4/17 - 4/19/09
April 20 UC West Campus, Department of History: Taft House at Stratford Heights, 2625 Clifton Avenue; 4 p.m. "Darwin's Biology of Intelligent Design" by Robert Richards, a specialist on the history of evolutionary science, of the University of Chicago.	4/20/09
April 21 UC East Campus, College of Medicine: Medical Sciences Building, Room E351; 12:30 p.m. Herman C. Lichstein Lectureship: "Intimate Strangers: Patterns of Diversity within the Human Microbiome" will be presented by David A. Relman of Stanford University.	4/21/09 (Back to Top)
April 21 UC West Campus, Graduate School: Aronoff Building (DAAP), Room 4400; 5:30 - 7 p.m. "Fraud and the Specter of the Nazis: Examining Research Misconduct and Misuse in the Case against Evolutionist Ernst Haeckel" will be presented by Robert Richards, a specialist on the history of evolutionary science, of the University of Chicago.	4/21/09
April 2009 External Event: Thomas More College; Art Gallery  UC'S DAAP Graphic Design Exhibit on Charles Darwin-inspired works (40 pieces).	4/09
April 27 UC East Campus, College of Medicine: Vontz Center, Rieveschl Auditorium; 4 p.m. Dean's Distinguished Biomedical Lectureship: "The Tree of Life and its current travails" by W. Ford Doolittle of Dalhousie University.	4/27/09 (Back to Top)
April 28 UC East Campus, College of Medicine: Medical Sciences Building, Room 3251; 12:30 p.m. Dean's Distinguished Biomedical Lectureship - Seminar for biomedical professionals only: "Species, for prokaryotes" by W. Ford Doolittle of Dalhousie University.	4/28/09
April 30 External Event: Cincinnati Museum Center, Reakirt Auditorium; 7:30 p.m. 2008 Charles & Ralph Dury Science Lecture Series: "The Real Story of Darwin's Finches and the Context of Science" will be presented by Kenneth Petren of the University of Cincinnati.	4/30/09
May 1 UC West Campus, Taft Research Center: Braunstein Hall, Room 300; 4 - 6 p.m. PHIL 540/740 "Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology" - Cincinnati Darwiniana: "Getting Real about Genetics and Genomics: An Antirealist Perspective" will be presented by Kenneth Waters of the University of Minnesota.	5/1/09
May 5   UC West Campus, Taft Research Center: Taft House Lecture Room at Stratford Heights, 2625 Clifton Avenue, 5 p.m. "The Historical Position of Literary Darwinism" will be presented by Joseph Carroll of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.	5/5/09 (Back to Top)
May 6 External Event: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden Harold C. Schott Education Center, Frisch's Theatre; 7 p.m. Barrows Lecture Series: "The Secret Life of Elephants - Elephant Choices and Survival" will be presented by Iain Douglas-Hamilton.	5/6/09
May 11 UC East Campus, College of Medicine: Medical Sciences Building, Room 3051; 12 noon. "Evolution of Cellular Electrophysiological Systems" will be presented by David McKinnon of SUNY at Stonybrook.	5/11/09
May 13 UC West Campus, Taft Research Center: Braunstein Hall, Room 201; 4 - 6 p.m. PHIL 540/740 "Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology" - Cincinnati Darwiniana: "Hopeful Monsters: Richard Goldschmidt and Evolutionary Thought in the Twentieth Century" will be presented by Michael R. Deitrich of Dartmouth College.	5/13/09
May 13 UC, College of Applied Science  — 220 Victory Parkway: CAS Auditorium; Reception: 3:30 p.m.; Lecture: 4 p.m. CAS Colloquium Series on Evolution: "What Darwin Didn't Know: Tales of Modern Discovery in Nature" will be presented by Theresa Culley, Associate Professor of Biology, College of Arts & Science, University of Cincinnati. Sponsored by the Department of Chemical Technology.	5/13/09
May 15, 2009 UC, College of Medicine: Medical Sciences Building, Room E-351; 12:45 - 4 p.m., College of Medicine Alumni Weekend: Continuing Medical Education Credit Lectures for UC physicians and College of Medicine alumni only: “How Do/Will Genetic Differences among Patients and Microbial Evolution and Adaptation Affect the Current and Future Practice of Medicine? ” For further information, please contact Maria Gruber (Coordinator, UC Foundation) or John Kues (Asst. Sr. VP, COM Continuous Professional Development).	5/15/09 (Back to Top)
May 15 UC West Campus, Department of Anthropology: Taft House at Stratford Heights, 2625 Clifton Avenue; 4 p.m. "Ideal Free, Prehistoric Settlement of the Northern Channel Islands and the Evolution of Social Inequality" will be presented by Bruce Winterhalder of the University of California-Davis.	5/15/09
May 15 External Event: Wright State University 120 Medical Sciences Building; 6 p.m. "Human Origins: More Than Just Phylogeny" will be presented by C. Owen Lovejoy of Kent State University.	5/15/09
May 28 UC West Campus, Taft Research Center for Humanities: Taft House at Stratford Heights, 2625 Clifton Avenue; 4 p.m. UC Faculty Darwin Discussion Group: A reading and discussion group exploring Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" with consideration of scientific, historical and philosophical perspectives. For further information, please contact Jana Braziel, Taft Faculty Chair at 513-558-7367.	5/28/09
May 29 UC West Campus, Taft Research Center: Swift Hall, Room 800; 4 - 6 p.m. PHIL 540/740 "Philosophy and Evolutionary Biology" - Cincinnati Darwiniana: "On Some Recent Biological Arguments that Support (Darwinian) Evolution, But Challenge the So-Called Synthetic Theory of Evolution" will be presented by Richard Burian of Virginia Technical University.	5/28/09
June 21 - 26 The University of Cincinnati will host The 9th North American Paleontological Convention (NAPC). For further information, please contact NAPC Chair: Prof. Arnie Miller, UC Department of Geology, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, (513) 556-4022.	6/21 - 6/28/09
June 25 K-12 Educators in the Tri-state are especially invited to attend the NAPC's Education and Public Outreach Day at the University of Cincinnati:  Morning Plenary Session, 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. Evolution and Society: Presentations on the creationism-evolution controversy and other topical issues, including talks by Eugenie Scott (National Council for Science Education) and Ken Miller (Brown Univ. biologist, author of "Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul"), and breakout discussions over lunch.   Afternoon Symposia, 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Paleontology in K-12 Education and The Nature of Science and Public Science Literacy: Speakers will include more than a dozen experts from throughout the United States.   Registration information: Educators can register by clicking the link at the bottom of the NAPC webpage at a special one-day rate of $25, with on-site lunch available for $10. A special parking rate of $5.00 will be available for the University’s Campus Green Parking garage, the location of which is highlighted in a map available here. Credit for Continuing Education Units will be certified by NAPC for attending the entire day (up to 10 hrs) or part of the day. Attendance sheets will be available at each of the sessions listed above.	6/25/09
July 26 - 31 External Event: Oxford Round Table University of Oxford, England "Hemingway, Darwin, and the Problem of God" will be presented by Michael Roos, Professor of English, Raymond Walters College, University of Cincinnati.	7/26 - 7/31/09
October 1 External Event: Miami University Art Museum 801 South Patterson Ave, Oxford, Ohio 45056 Opening event and reception for the "Darwin's Firsts" exhibition. For further information, please contact Robert S. Wicks, Director, at (513) 529-2238.	10/1/09
October 22 - 23 External Event: University of Louisville October 22: Rauch Planetarium; 3 - 8 p.m. October 23: Belknap Research Building; 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. "Darwin 2009 at UofL: 150 years of the Origin of Species" - speakers include Michael Russell (California Institute of Technology), Michael Galperin (National Institutes of Health), Richard Michod (University of Arizona), Jeffrey Palmer (Indiana University), Kevin Padian (University of California, Berkeley), Michael Novachek (American Museum of Natural History), David Buss (University of Texas, and University of Louisville faculty. For further information, please contact Martin Klotz, or Lee Alan Dugatkin at (502) 852-5943.	10/22 - 10/23/09
October 29 - 31 UC West Campus: At various times and venues - please check the agenda. "2009 Darwiniana Symposium: Darwinism, Science, Religion, and Society" - speakers include Eric Plutzer (Penn State University), George Bishop (University of Cincinnati), Patricia Pricehouse (Case Western Reserve University), Robert T. Pennock (University of Michigan), Francisco Ayala (University of California at Irvine), John Miller (Michigan State University), Michael Roos (University of Cincinnati), and Robert Richardson (University of Cincinnati). Keynote Lecture: "Science, Evolution, and Creationism" will be presented by Francisco Ayala of the University of California at Irvine.	10/29 - 10/31/09
October 29 UC Clermont College: Snyder Building, Level 1, Room 142; 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. "The Charles Darwin Symposium" - speakers include UC's Greg Loving and David Fankhauser. The PBS movie "Evolution: Darwin's Dangerous Idea" will be screened. For further information, please contact Victoria Hammer at (513) 732-5212. Map	10/29/09
October 31 External Event: Sunrock Farm Family Events: noon–6 p.m.; Adult Events: 8 p.m.–12 midnight. Evolution Ball at Sunrock Farm, Northern Kentucky.	10/31/09
November 4 External Event: Thomas More College Science Lecture Hall, S401; 7 p.m. "Faith and Reason: The Origin of Species at 150 years" will be presented by Rev. Ronald Ketteler, Chairperson of the Theology Department, which will entail a lecture and discussion on the acceptance of the theory of evolution and the relationship between science and religion. Chris Lorentz, Professor of Biology at Thomas More, will be assisting with this seminar presentation. For further information, please contact Rev. Ronald Ketteler, (859) 344-3393.	11/4/09
November 5 External Event: Northern Kentucky University SC 207; 12 noon Department of Science Seminar: "Climate Change in the Galapagos Islands: Its impact on evolution and extinction of species" will be presented by Miriam Steinizt Kannan, Regents Professor of Biology, NKU.	11/5/09
November 23 UC West Campus: Great Hall, Tangeman University Center; noon - 5 p.m. Darwin Sesquicentennial Celebration Symposium: "The Vision and Legacy of Charles Darwin"  Great Hall, Tangeman University Center Monday, November 23, 2009 Ronald Millard — Emcee and Chair, Darwin Sesquicentennial Celebration Program Committee Schedule: Noon  WELCOME REMARKS Gregory H. Williams, President, University of Cincinnati 12:15 p.m. KEYNOTE LECTURE "Charles Darwin Against Himself: Caution versus Honesty in the Life of a Reluctant Revolutionary” David Quammen (Montana State University): Darwin-Wallace scholar and author • Introduction by Thane Maynard (Executive Director, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden) • Q&A hosted by Neville Pinto (Dean, UC Graduate School) 1:15 p.m. Book Signing by David Quammen — outside Great Hall 1:30 p.m. SYMPOSIUM OPENING REMARKS • Sandra Degen (UC Vice President for Research)    1:45 p.m. *“Charles Darwin's Finches and the Context of Scientific Revolution” Kenneth Petren (University of Cincinnati) Galapagos evolutionary biologist • Introduction by Miriam Kannan (Northern Kentucky University) 2:25 p.m. *“Learning From the Past: The Geological Record of Global Biodiversity and Mass Extinction” Arnold Miller (University of Cincinnati) evolutionary paleobiologist • Introduced by Glenn Storrs (Cincinnati Museum Center) 3:05 p.m. *“Fossils in Transition – Darwin’s Paleontological Legacy” Glenn Storrs (Withrow Farny Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Cincinnati Museum Center) vertebrate paleontologist • Introduced by David Meyer (University of Cincinnati) 3:45 p.m. *“New Species from Where? Understanding the Role of ‘Recombination’  in Species Formation” Mohamed Noor (Duke University) geneticist/biologist 2008/2009 Darwin-Wallace Medal Recipient – Linnean Society of London • Introduced by Michal Polak (University of Cincinnati) 4:25 p.m. *“Ardi, Lucy, and Modern Humans: What Would Darwin Have Thought?” C. Owen Lovejoy (University Professor, Anthropology, Kent State University) evolutionary anthropologist; “Ardi” (Ardipithecus ramidus) Discovery Team • Introduced by Anthony Perzigian (Provost, University of Cincinnati) 5:05 p.m. SYMPOSIUM CLOSING REMARKS • Anthony Perzigian, UC Senior Vice President and Provost *Symposium Lectures Simulcast Live by UC Vision. 5:15–6:30 p.m. Symposium Reception at “Form from Form: Art from Discovery” exhibit Meyers Gallery, Steger Student Life Center on UC’s MainStreet Sponsors:     Office of the Provost  Office of the Vice President for Research Office of the Graduate School Taft Research Center for the Humanities	11/23/09