News Release: CSU, Chico to Celebrate 'Darwin Day' Feb. 12

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Chris Ivey, Department of Biological Sciences
530-898-5812
Greg Liggett, Northern California Natural History Museum
530-898-4121

CSU, Chico to Celebrate ‘Darwin Day’ Feb. 12

Feb. 12 will be Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday. To commemorate this occasion, faculty and staff from across California State University, Chico have organized a series of events, including a birthday celebration, a book club, nature hikes, lectures and discussions and a film showing. All events are free and open to the public.

On Thursday, Feb. 12, there will be a family-friendly celebration of Darwin’s birthday. The event will be complete with games, educational displays, prizes, an interactive human evolution exhibit and birthday cake. This celebration will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in Sylvester’s Creekside Cafe on the CSU, Chico campus. Students, faculty and staff from the Departments of Geological and Environmental Sciences and Biological Sciences as well as from the Museum of Anthropology will be among the participants.

The Northern California Natural History Museum is sponsoring a book club focused on “The Origin of Species,” which will meet at Chico Barnes and Noble 7-8 p.m. on three Wednesdays, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 11. CSU, Chico faculty members from the biology, multicultural and gender studies, and philosophy departments will facilitate discussions.

The complete news release is available online.

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