Charles Robert Darwin, (born February 12, 1809, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England—died April 19, 1882, Downe, Kent), English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. An affable country gentleman, Darwin at first shocked religious Victorian society by suggesting that animals and humans shared a common ancestry. However, his nonreligious biology appealed to the rising class of professional scientists, and by the time of his death evolutionary imagery had spread through all of science, literature, and politics. Darwin, himself an agnostic, was accorded the ultimate British accolade of burial in Westminster Abbey, London.
Numerous events have been organized around the world to celebrate his contributions to humanity, science and rational thought. The Department of Biology at UVU has regularly held a Darwin Day Celebration since 2009. Because of the current COVID pandemic, this year our activities will be held virtually. We are fortunate to have an upcoming evolutionary biologist present our talk this year.
Please join us virtually on Friday 12 February 2021 from 1-2PMfor our celebration of International Darwin Day.
Speaker: Rachel Keuler, PhD Candidate at BYU
Title: "It takes two to tango: unveiling the evolutionary history of lichens"
Date: Feb 12th
Time: 1pm - 2pm
YouTube link for the seminar:
