In 2008-2009, The Ohio State University, in partnership with other higher education institutions and community organizations, hosts a celebration of science to highlight the importance of evolutionary studies to our understanding of the history of our planet, to the health of humans, and to the future of the biosphere that is confronted with unprecedented global climatic change.
COMING THIS FALL...
Francisco J. Ayala, eminent scientist and President of the Society for the Study of Evolution, will be participating in two Ohio State events this fall (see below). Ayala is University Professor and Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. From 1994 to 2001, Ayala was a member of the U.S. President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology.
October 13, 2009 - Darwin Growth of an Idea Lecture Series
Ohio State is hosting a series of lectures and events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection.
Ayala will give the Autumn 2009 Darwin: Growth of an Idea Lecture, Evolution and Intelligent Design: Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion.
Event Details:
250 Knowlton Hall
6:30 p.m. Reception
7 p.m. Lecture
October 14, 2009 - In the Beginning: Explanations From Science & Religion
For the fourth year, Ohio State and COSI are co-hosting Intersection of Faith and Evolution: Defining Science and Religion. Ayala will be participating in this lively panel discussion about the tangled intersection of faith and evolution.
Event Details:
WOSU@COSI studio; 333 W. Broad Street [Call to reserve your seat: 614.228.2674]
Live on-campus broadcast: Smith Seminar Room [1080 Physics Research Building]
7-9 p.m.
Other panelists include:
• Moderator Neal Conan, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation
• Denis Lamoureux, Professor of Science and Religion, Evolutionary Creation author
• Eugenie Scott, anthropologist, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction author
October 15, 2009 - Beyond the Evolution/Creation Debate
Denis Lamoureaux, evolutionary creationist, will present "Beyond the
Evolution/Creation Debate," as part of a series to celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of
Species."
Lamoureaux is Assistant Professor of Science and Religion at St. Joseph's
College, University of Alberta. His appointment is the first tenure-track
position in Canada dedicated to teaching and research on the relationship
between scientific discovery and Christian faith. After his lecture, he will
engage the audience in discussion. This is a great opportunity for students
to interact with an exciting speaker.
Event details:
255 Jennings Hall
7 p.m.