Darwin Day is coming to Chico!!

Schedule of Events

All events are free and open to the public

What When Where Who
Book club, "On the Origin of Species" 28 Jan, 7-8 pm Barnes & Noble, 2031 MLK Pkwy, Chico Drs. Ivey & Miller, CSU Biology lead discussion on "Do Darwin's ideas really matter? Prophesies from On the Origin of Species"
Book club, "On the Origin of Species" 4 Feb, 7-8 pm Barnes & Noble, 2031 MLK Pkwy, Chico Dr. Mahlis, CSU Multicultural and Gender Studies leads discussion on "Darwin and Empire"
Field trip, hike through foothill woodland 7 Feb, 11-2 Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, reserve a spot: call 898-5010 or email Jeff Mott: jmott@csuchico.edu Jeff Mott and CSU Faculty members lead trip exploring fossil deposits of Chico Formation, and foothill woodland natural history.  Bring your own lunch.  Canceled in case of rain.
Book club, "On the Origin of Species" 11 Feb, 7-8 pm Barnes & Noble, 2031 MLK Pkwy, Chico Drs. Wong & Jones, CSU Philosophy lead discussion on "What (if anything) might On the Origin of Species tell us about Western religion and morality"
200th Birthday Party
 for kids and families
12 Feb, 10 am - 3 pm CSU Campus, Sylvester's Creekside Cafe Family event with games, educational displays, Human Evolution interactive exhibit, prizes, and birthday cake
Museum of Anthropology, CSU Chico 12 Feb, 10-4, extended hours!! CSU Campus, 301 Langdon Hall, corner of Cherry & Warner Streets Anthropological exhibits, traveling and permanent.  Free admission! More info
Film, "Inherit the Wind" 12 Feb, 7 pm CSU Campus, 170 Holt Hall Omicron Theta Epsilon
Seminar, Biology Department 13 Feb, 4 pm CSU Campus, 170 Holt Hall Dr. Art Shapiro, UC Davis, "200 Years in Altered States: Butterflies in post-European California and Argentina"
Field trip, waterfowl diversity 14 Feb, 7 am  Llano Seco unit of SRNWR, SNWR, and points between.  Meet 7am by palm tree on E side of Holt Hall, CSU Campus . Bring lunch, binoculars, and appropriate clothing.   Jay Boggiato, CSU Biology
CAPE Forum, Evolutionary Psych. 18 Feb, 7:30 pm CSU Campus, PAC 134 Dr. Edward Vela, CSU Chico Psychology "Evolutionary Psychology: Can Natural Selection Explain Human Behavior?"
CAPE Forum, Social Ethics POSTPONED
Dr. Bernard Rollin, Colorado State Univ., Prof. of Philosophy, "Emerging social ethics for animals?"