Darwin Day used to be a minor holiday, but in recent years, its celebration has spread dramatically, not just in the United States, but around the world. The following are just the public Darwin Day celebrations taking place this year in Wisconsin (and this doesn’t include all of them – though Darwin Day officially falls on February 12, many people celebrate Darwin Day in events before and after that date).
Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Darwin Day Celebration
February 9
7:00 PM – Keynote presentations and discussions by Lawrence University professors
8:30 – Showing of “Flock of Dodos”
10:00 – Social to follow
Lawrence University, Youngchild Hall, Appleton, WI
Contact: Brian Bartel, president07@wsst.org
Freedom High School Evolutionary Biology Poster Session
February 12, 3:15 PM
Freedom High School, N4021 Cty Road E and Hwy 55, Freedom, WI
Sponsor: Freedom High School Science Dept.
Contact: John Dobyns, jdobyns@freedomschools.k12.wi.us, 920 788-7940
Darwin Day Videos
February 12, Noon
University of Wisconsin-Marinette, 750 Bay Shore Street, Marinette, WI
Sponsor: Department of Biological Sciences
Contact: Dr. Wendel Johnson, wendel.johnson@uwc.edu, 715-735-4326
UWM Darwin Day Celebration
February 7, 7:00 PM
Talk by Martha Heil, media relations specialist with American Institute of Physics
Room 250 Lapham Hall, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI
Sponsor: UWM BIOSCIENCES and SWiFT
Contact: Andrew Petto, ajpetto@uwm.edu, 414-229-6784
FreeThought Society of Wisconsin Darwin Day Gathering
February 12
Milwaukee, WI
For more information, contact Glenn Curry, glenn@freethoughtsocietyofwisconsin.org
World’s Largest Edible Tree of Life
UW-Whitewater 10th Annual DARWIN DAY
February 12, 6:45 PM
Upham Hall, University of WIsconsin-Whitewater, 800 W. Main St., Whitewater, WI
Sponsor: College of Letters and Sciences, UWW, BBB Biology Honors Society
Contact: Jeff McKinnon, mckinnoj@uww.edu, 262-472-6200
