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A University of Kansas scientist who is a noted authority on evolutionary relationships and North American freshwater fish will deliver the inaugural lectures of the A.C. Moore Lectures in Evolutionary Biology and Society April 9-10.
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The Department of Biological Sciences launched the new lecture series in honor of Andrew C. Moore, the first chair of the biology department (1906-1928) who wrote an insightful essay in 1923 on the dispute between evolutionists and religious fundamentalists. The lecture series is intended to bring nationally recognized scientists to the University for lectures and discussions with students and the public on the impact of evolutionary biology on society.
Edward O. Wiley from the University of Kansas will present a seminar, "Biological versus Phylogenetic Homology: In Search of a Synthesis," at 4 p.m. April 9 in the Coker Life Sciences Building, Room 005. He will present a lecture for general audiences, "Evolution and the Structure of Science: A.C. Moore Confronts the Creationists," at 6 p.m. April 10 in the location.
The Department of Biological Sciences and the Thomas Cooper Society will sponsor a reception for Wiley in the Mezzanine Gallery of Thomas Cooper Library at 4:30 p.m. April 10. The reception also marks the opening of a major exhibit from the C. Warren Irvin Collection of Darwin and Darwiniana, part of the University's Rare Books and Special Collections. This event also is open to the public.
For more information about the A.C. Moore Lectures, contact Jerry Hilbish at 7-6629 or Hilbish@biol.sc.edu.
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