[NHCOLL-L:4456] Darwin Symposium, October 22, 2009: Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia

[Alina Freire-Fierro]

(Sorry for the cross-posting. Thanks! Alina.)


The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia
Botanical Club will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's
birth and the 150th anniversary of *On The Origin of Species* with a
symposium on plants and evolution. *Darwin and Botany in a Changing
World:150 Years after The Origin of Species* will feature talks on the
historical and philosophical implications of evolution and current
research on plant evolution.

Speakers include James Lennox, science historian from the University of
Pittsburgh; Karl Niklas, evolutionary biologist from Cornell University;
and Tatyana Livshultz, curator of botany at the Academy. 

Registration is $10; $5 for students and members of the Academy and
Botanical Club. 

For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.ansp.org/activities/darwin-botany.php 



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Alina Freire-Fierro (herbarium at ansp.org; freirefierro at ansp.org);
Collection Manager; PH Herbarium, Botany Dept.; Academy of Natural
Sciences; 19th and Parkway; Philadelphia, PA 19103, U.S.A.;
www.ansp.org; 215-299-1157
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