SFCC: Darwin Day Lecture February 12, 2009

On Thursday, Feb. 12, South Florida Community College's Natural Sciences Department will join academic institutions around the world in observing "Darwin Day," which marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, "The Origin of the Species."

At 7 p.m. on "Darwin Day," Hillary Swain, Ph.D., will lecture on "Darwin's 21st Century Voyage to the Lake Wales Ridge" in the SFCC University Center Auditorium, Highlands Campus. Swain is the director of Archbold Biological Station in Venus. Admission is free. The public is invited. Following the program, light refreshments will be served.

Darwin was a British naturalist whose theory of evolution established the field of modern biology. "The process that Darwin defined as natural selection accounts for the collection of characteristics found in species and individuals, and accounts for the adaptations organizations have for their environment," said Dr. James Broen, professor, Chemistry/Biology. "It's nice that SFCC can join other institutions around the state, nation, and world in recognizing the fundamental contributions Darwin made to modern biology. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students and the public to learn about our local environment through the research being done at Archbold Biological Station."

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