Commemorative Event at UA Recognizes Darwin’s Work, Birthday

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama Rodgers Library for Science and Engineering is presenting a program on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. to commemorate Charles Darwin’darwins 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his major work “On the Origin of Species.”

Dr. Daniel Graf of UA’s department of biological sciences will be presenting a short speech about Darwin. Following Graf’s presentation, birthday cake and punch will be served.

The birthday celebration is open to the public.

For more information about this event, contact John Sandy, head of the UA Rodgers Science and Engineering library, at 205/348-2111 or john.sandy@ua.edu.

Contact

Chloe LeBaron or Linda Hill, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu

Source

John H. Sandy, Rodgers Science and Engineering Library, 205/348-2111, john.sandy@ua.edu