March 27, 2006
Event - Darwinian Medicine
Sunday, April 2
Darwinian medicine: If natural selection is so great,
why are we so vulnerable to disease?
Randolph Nesse, Psychiatry and Psychology; University of Michigan
William R. Farrand Annual Public Lecture
Presented by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History
3 pm, Michigan League, Hussey Room, 911 N. University Ave.
Reception following
Posted at 01:11 PM
March 13, 2006
Event - Sensational Cenozoic: Back to the Sea
Sunday, March 19
Sensational Cenozoic: Back to the Sea
Workshop for children ages 6-11 with an adult
Life Through the Ages Family Science and Reading Program
3 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
Pre-registration required, call (734) 764-0478
Posted at 12:38 PM
February 13, 2006
Event - Marvelous Mesozoic: Into the Air
Sunday, February 19
Marvelous Mesozoic: Into the Air
Workshop for children ages 6-11 with an adult
Life Through the Ages Family Reading and Science Program
3 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
Pre-registration required, call (734) 764-0480.
Posted at 12:31 PM
Event - Explore Evolution Youth Leader Training
Saturday, February 18
Explore Evolution Youth Leader Training
1-4 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
For details, visit the Outreach section of www.umich.edu/evolution
Pre-registration required; call (734) 764-0478
Posted at 12:28 PM
Event - Workshop: Teacher Workshop Sequence, Part II
Thursday, February 16
Teacher Workshop Sequence, Part II
Presented by Dr. Gregory Forbes, Evolution Education Institute
4:30-7:30 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
For details, visit the Outreach section of www.umich.edu/evolution
Pre-registration required; call (734) 764-0478
Posted at 12:23 PM
Event - Workshop: Teacher Workshop Sequence, Part I
Wednesday, February 15
Teacher Workshop Sequence, Part I
Presented by Dr. Gregory Forbes, Evolution Education Institute
4:30-7:30 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
For details, visit the Outreach section of www.umich.edu/evolution
Pre-registration required; call (734) 764-0478
Posted at 12:21 PM
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
- Winter 2006 LSA Theme Semester, Explore Evolution
Posted at 02:01 PM
Event - "Explore Evolution" Exhibit Preview Reception and Dinner
Friday, January 13
“Explore Evolution” Exhibit Preview Reception and Dinner
5:30-7:30 pm, Exhibit Museum of Natural History
1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor
Tickets: $50, $75, and $100, call (734) 936-5834 by January 9
Reservations required
Posted at 01:55 PM