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...from so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
—Charles Darwin
Fall 2009 Evolution, Diversity and Change
Calendar
September 2009
| Date, Time, Location | Event | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 4-20 | STAGE PLAY - INHERIT THE WIND | Cardinal Stage Company College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 11 (Friday) 10:30 a.m. Wylie Hall, Room 015 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Optimal Virulence: Pathogen Life History Evolution (James Holland Jones, Stanford University) | Department of Economics College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 11 (Friday) 4:00 p.m Ballantine Hall, Room 013 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Darwin's influence on the Psychological Sciences (Robert Richards, University of Chicago | Department of History and Philosophy of Science College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 13 (Sunday) 7:00 p.m. Woodburn Hall, Room 120 |
FILM SERIES - (D)evolution Double Features. Planet of the Apes/The Incredible Shrinking Man | Department of Communication and Culture College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 14 (Monday) 7:30 p.m. Swain Hall West, Room 007 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Massive Open Star Clusters in our Galaxy: studying the known and deducing the unknown (Margaret Hanson, University of Cincinnati) | Department of Astronomy College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 14 (Monday) 4:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
Evolution, Development and Genomics NSF IGERT Seminars 150 Years Without Darwin is Too Long (Norman Johnson, UMass Amherst) |
Department of Biology IGERT |
| Sep. 17 (Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center (TH A201) |
FILM SERIES - (Re)presenting Race in African American Film. Nothing But a Man | Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 17 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. Psychology, Room 100 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Baby Fat: The Lipo-landscape of Human Evolution (Steve Gaulin, University of California at Santa Barbara) | Cognitive Science Program Food Studies Program College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 25 (Friday) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Morrison Hall, 3rd Floor |
OPENING RECEPTION - The Shape of Us. This exhibition will explore diversity and the human body, through a display of artistic representations from various cultures and time periods | The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction |
| Sep. 25 (Friday) - Dec. 24 Morrison Hall, 2nd Floor |
ART GALLERY EXHIBITION- The Shape of Us. This exhibition will explore diversity and the human body, through a display of artistic representations from various cultures and time periods | The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction |
| Sep. 25 (Friday) 10:30 a.m. Wylie Hall, Room 015 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Ethics, Evolution, and Games with Neighbors (Ted Bergstrom, University of California at Santa Barbara) | Department of Economics College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sep. 25 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Antagonistic Coevolution (Dieter Ebert, Basel University) | Institute for Advanced Study |
October 2009
| Date, Time, Location | Event | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 2 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. Woodburn Hall, Room 100 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Evolution and Creationism (Michael Ruse, Florida State University) | Department of History and Philosophy of Science College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 4 (Sunday) 7:00 p.m. Woodburn Hall, Room 120 |
FILM SERIES - (D)evolution Double Features. Night of the Living Dead/Shaun of the Dead | Department of Communication and Culture College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 7 (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Hutton Honors College Great Room |
SONGS & STORIES - Darwin for the Day, with Krista Detor and Arbutus Cunningham. | Hutton Honors College, Wells Scholars Program |
| October 7 (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Collins Living Learning Center, Edmondson Lounge |
FIRESIDE CHAT - On Clones and Codes: History of Science in the Public Interest (Christina Brandt, Collins Living Learning Center visiting scholar) | Collins Living Learning Center |
| Oct. 8 (Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center (TH A201) |
FILM SERIES - (Re)presenting Race in African American Film. The Spook Who Sat by the Door | Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 10 (Saturday) 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. IMU Whittenberger Auditorium |
SYMPOSIUM - The Evolution of the Universe, the Earth, Life, and the Human Species | Indiana University The Stone Age Institute |
| Oct. 12 (Monday) 7:00 p.m. IU Auditorium |
PUBLIC LECTURE- The Greatest Show On Earth. (Richard Dawkins) | Union Board Secular Alliance of IU College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 13 (Tuesday) 4:00 p.m. Swain Hall East, Room 140 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Truth is stranger than fiction: A look at some improbabilities (Rick Durrett, Cornell University) | Department of MathematicsCollege of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 16 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Seminar Series Adaptive evolution in American bellflower: Genetic and environmental maternal effects (Laura Galloway, University of Virginia) |
Department of Biology EEB, Plant Science Program |
| Oct. 19 (Monday) 7:00 p.m. Woodburn Hall, Room 100 |
PUBLIC DEBATE - Can You Be Good Without God? A debate between Dan Waugh (Evangelical Community Church) and Dan Barker (Freedom From Religion Foundation). |
Evangelical Community Church (Bloomington), Indiana Athiest Bus Campaign, The Secular Alliance of IU. |
| Oct. 22 (Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Rawles Hall, Room 100 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Evolution and Faith: What Is at Stake? (John Haught, Georgetown University, Woodstock Theological Center) | Department of Religious Studies College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 23 (Friday) 10:30 a.m. Wylie Hall, Room 015 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - We are Impatient Because We Die. But Why Do We Die? (Arthur Robson, Simon Fraser University) | Department of Economics College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 23 (Friday) 12:00 a.m. Ballentine Hall, Room 004 |
EAST ASIAN STUDIES COLLOQUIUM - Charles Darwin, Miyazawa Kenji, and the Ethics of Realism (Gregory Golley) | East Asian Studies Center |
| Oct. 28 (Wednesday) 4:45 p.m. Morrison Hall 007 |
PANEL - Sex Research LIVE! Join Kinsey Institute researchers to see how you score on your own unique sexual personality | The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction |
| Oct. 29 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. Psychology, Room 100 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Darwinian Gastronomy (Paul Sherman, Cornell University) | Cognitive Science Program Food Studies Program College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 29 - Nov. 15 | STAGE PLAY - boom | Cardinal Stage Company College of Arts and Sciences |
| Oct. 30 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Seminar Series Fungal endophytes from the tropics to the tundra: clues to the evolution of fungal symbioses (Betsy Arnold, University of Arizona) |
Department of Biology EEB, Plant Science Program |
November 2009
| Date, Time, Location | Event | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1 (Sunday) 7:00 p.m. Woodburn Hall, Room 120 |
FILM SERIES - (D)evolution Double Features. The Wild Child/The End of August at the Hotel Ozone | Department of Communication and Culture College of Arts and Sciences |
| Nov. 4 (Wednesday) 4:00 p.m. Ballantine Hall, Room 004 |
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Does Europe Have a Birthday? Roundtable on the Idea of Europe on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Opening of the Berlin Wall. | Department of Germanic Studies Institute of German Studies |
| Nov. 5 (Thursday) 7:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
BRANIGIN LECTURES: The Evolution of social Cognition (Dorothy Cheney & Robert Seyfarth, University of Pennsylvania) | Institute for Advanced Study College of Arts and Sciences |
| Nov. 5 (Thursday) 7:00 p.m. IU Auditorium |
PUBLIC DEBATE - Intelligent Design: Is It Viable? A debate between Dr. Francisco J. Ayala (University of California Irvine) and Dr. William Lane Craig (Reasonable Faith). Moderated by Dr. Bradley Monton (University of Colorado at Boulder). |
Campus Crusade for Christ IU Residence Halls Association |
| Nov.6 (Friday) 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Ballentine Hall, Room 006 |
DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH & ITALIAN STUDENT-FACULTY FORUM SERIES - Grimoires: Dead Languages and Ancient Books in Stéphane Mallarmé (Aiko Okamoto MacPhail, Indiana University) | Department of French and Italian |
| Nov.7 (Saturday) 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lilly Library, Ellison room |
DISCUSSION ROUNDTABLE - The Rights of Children to Education. ABE at IU will be hosting a Discussion Roundtable to consider the rights of children to access education and education materials. | ABE @ IU |
| Nov.11 (Wednesday) 7:30 p.m. Rawles Hall, Room 100 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Footprints in the Stars (George Lankford, Lyon College) | Department of Astronomy Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology College of Arts and Sciences |
| Nov. 12 (Thursday) 7:00 p.m. IMU Dogwood Room |
PANEL DISCUSSION - Can a biologist trust an evangelical Christian? Panelists: Jeff Hardin (Department of Zoology, University of Wisconsin at Madison), Tim O'Connor (Department of Philosophy, Indiana University) and Richard Holdeman (Bloomington Reformed Presbyterian Church and Department of Biology, Indiana University. Moderated by Kerilyn Harkaway (English and Religious Studies, Indiana University) |
InterVarsity Graduate & Faculty Ministry at IU Indiana University Student Association |
| Nov. 12 (Thursday) 7:30 p.m. Lee Norvelle Theatre & Drama Center (TH A201) |
FILM SERIES - (Re)presenting Race in African American Film. Do the Right Thing | Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies College of Arts and Sciences |
| Nov. 13 (Friday) 10:30 a.m. Wylie Hall, Room 015 |
PUBLIC LECTURE -Nothing About the American Diet Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Dietary Choice (Trent Smith, Washington State University) | Department of Economics College of Arts and Sciences |
| Nov. 13-14 (Friday-Saturday) | CONFERENCE: Reclaiming the Right to Rock: Black Experiences in Rock Music | Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) |
| November 18 (Wednesday) - December 19 Lilly Library, Lincoln Room |
DARWIN THEMESTER EXHIBIT- Music for the Worms. Rather than the heroic saint promoted in a flurry of books written for the Bicentennial, the Darwin highlighted in this exhibition, drawn mostly from the holdings of [the] Lilly Library, is a thoroughly social and sociable being, a man equipped with an exellent sense of humor, a keen awareness of his popular appeal, and an urgent desire to crush his enemies. | IU Lilly Library |
| Nov. 19 (Thursday) 4:00 p.m. Psychology, Room 100 |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Living with ancestral food-environment adaptations in the modern Western world (Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania) | Cognitive Science Program Food Studies Program College of Arts and Sciences |
| Nov. 20 (CANCELLED) 4:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
*******CANCELLED******* Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Seminar Series Eve’s rib (Adam Chippindale, Queens University) |
Department of Biology EEB |
December 2009
| Date, Time, Location | Event | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1 (Tuesday) 4:00 p.m. IMU Whittenberger Auditorium |
The 2009 LEIGHTON WILKIE MEMORIAL LECTURE - Ardi: Discovering and Interpreting Ardipithecus (Yohannes Haile-Selassie, Curator and Head of Physical Anthropology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University) | The Stone Age Institute and Indiana University’s CRAFT Research Center |
| Dec. 2 (Wednesday) 4:00 p.m. Emeriti House, 1015 E. Atwater Ave. |
PANEL DISCUSSION - Why the concept of "time" is such a roadblock to accepting the Darwinian view of the origin of the human species Panel members: Craig Nelson (Biology), Don Lichtenberg (Physics), Simon Brassell (Geology), and George Malacinski (Biology) |
IU Emeriti House |
| Dec, 4 (Friday) 12:00 noon Lilly Library, Ellison room |
DISCUSSION ROUNDTABLE - The Evolution of Political Movements. ABE at IU will be hosting a Discussion Roundtable to consider how different political movements have changed, and to question what strategies current political actors are employing to effect change. | ABE @ IU |
| Dec. 4 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. Maurer School of Law, Moot Court Room |
PUBLIC LECTURE - Judicial Independence and the Pennsylvania Case of Intelligent Design in the Public Schools (Judge John E. Jones, III) | College of Arts and Sciences, The Center on Law, Society & Culture |
| Dec. 6 (Sunday) Woodburn Hall, Room 120 |
FILM SERIES - (D)evolution Double Features. The Fly/Decasia | Department of Communication and Culture, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Dec. 7 (Monday) Time and Location TBA |
STAGED READING - Palmer Park | Department of Theatre and Drama |
| Dec. 11 (Friday) 4:00 p.m. Myers Hall, Room 130 |
Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Seminar Series Conflict and condition in the evolution of sexual dimorphism (Locke Rowe, University of Toronto) |
Department of Biology EEB, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior |
