Colgate University Libraries News and Events

This week Colgate is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin (Thursday, 12 February.) Cooley Science Library is displaying a number of books from the library's extensive holdings by and about Darwin.  Stop by and browse a while. Other activities for the week include:
 
Tues, 10 Feb KICK-OFF BROWN-BAG TALK - 11:30 am (Ho 101) “Darwin, Plants, and Tropical Biodiversity” Dr. Catherine Cardelús, Biology Department, Colgate
 
Wed, 11 Feb FILM - 7 pm (Love Auditorium) “Darwin’s Dangerous Idea” Episode 1 from the acclaimed PBS series, Evolution: The Triumph of An Idea. Followed by Q&A with faculty.
 
Thur, 12 Feb DEDICATION OF “DARWIN THINKING PATH” and B’DAY PARTY! Thanks to Liddy Kang ’09 for proposing that Colgate dedicate one of its trails as a path - similar to the one Darwin walked each day - where students and faculty can contemplate many exciting or imponderable problems. 4 pm: Meet at top of ski hill (near cemetery) for trail dedication (BYOS: Bring Your Own Skis or Snowshoes - or rent from Outdoor Ed!) 5 pm: Trail dedication followed by 30-part “Tree of Life” birthday cake – baked by Colgate students – in Ho Atrium!
 
Fri, 13 Feb SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM - 3 pm (Love Auditorium) “Darwin and Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters” Dr. Donald Prothero, Occidental College; paleontologist and book author. Talk followed at 4 pm by book signing.
 
And one man's take on why Darwinism Must Die So That Evolution May Live.