Evolution Outreach Session at Library Oct. 25
Event part of ASU’s Darwin Bicentennial Celebration

Appalachian State University’s Darwin Bicentennial Celebration Committee invites High Country residents to an Evolution Outreach Session, to be held on Saturday, October 25th, at the Watauga County Public Library, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The purpose of this outreach session will be to identify misconceptions associated with evolutionary theory, and to discuss these with members of the public.This session is part of the Darwin Celebration activities being held at Appalachian State University this semester and next.  

The purpose of these outreach sessions will be to answer questions from the public about either evolution or Charles Darwin. Dr. Gwen Robbins, from the Department of Anthropology, and Howard Neufeld, from the Department of Biology will be available to answer questions and to discuss aspects of evolutionary theory.   A second outreach session will be held in the same location on Saturday, December 6th, beginning at 2 p.m., and going until 4 p.m. That day, the subject will be Dinosaurs and Evolution, and will be hosted by Dr. Andy Heckert, from the Department of Geology.

For more information on these sessions, please contact Dr. Howard Neufeld, Department of Biology, at Appalachian State University at (828) 262-2683, or by email at: neufeldhs@appstate.edu.