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Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
Evolution: Education and Outreach
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2-2017
DOI
10.1186/s12052-017-0073-3
Abstract
Charles Darwin’s birthday, February 12th, is an international celebration coined Darwin Day. During the week of his birthday, universities, museums, and science-oriented organizations worldwide host events that celebrate Darwin’s scientific achievements in evolutionary biology. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) has one of the longest running celebrations in the nation, with 2016 marking the 19th year. For 2016, the theme for our weeklong series of events was paleontology, chosen to celebrate new research in the field and to highlight the specific misconceptions of evolution within the context of geologic time. We provide insight into the workings of one of our largest and most successful Darwin Day celebration to date, so that other institutions might also be able to host their own rewarding Darwin Day events in the future.
Recommended Citation
Sheffield, Sarah L. and Jennifer E. Bauer. “Darwin Day in Deep Time: Promoting Evolutionary Science Through Paleontology.” Evolution: Education and Outreach 10 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-017-0073-3.
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Publisher's Version
Comments
This article was published openly thanks to the University of Tennessee Open Publishing Support Fund.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.