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January 09, 2006

Event - "Explore Evolution" Exhibit Opening Celebration

Saturday, January 14
"Explore Evolution" Exhibit Opening Celebration
9 am – 5 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
A major new exhibit at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, funded by the National Science Foundation. Explore evolution from the smallest to the largest organisms in this interactive exhibit presenting the work of seven current evolutionary scientists.

• Get to know the fossil evidence for evolution: cast a fossil to take home
  
• Meet one of the scientists featured in the exhibit : Philip Gingerich, Director of the U-M Museum of Paleontology, will be on hand to answer questions about his research on whale evolution from 10 am to 1 pm
  
• Find out how whale fossils are prepared for study and display and explore whale evolution with U-M Research Scientist Bill Sanders from 1 pm to 4 pm
  
• Construct an evolutionary timeline
  
• See a DNA extraction and learn why genetic evidence is crucial for determining how organisms are related
  
• Learn about upcoming university and community programming on the topic of Evolution, including
  
  • Winter 2006 LSA Theme Semester, Explore Evolution
    
  • Ann Arbor /Ypsilanti Reads
    
  • Family Reading and Science, Ann Arbor District Library
    

Posted at January 9, 2006 02:01 PM