Columbia celebrates Darwin's birthday
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Philosophy professor Andre Ariew reads from a text by Charles Lyell during his 'Darwinism Old and New' presentation Thursday in Ellis Library. Ariew used works and research from Charles Darwin's influences and contemporaries to offer insight into how Darwin developed his theory of evolution.
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Graduate student Ashley Nelson inspects a first edition of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species at the exhibit '150 Years of the Origin of Species: The Historical Journey from Specimens to Species to Genes.' Located in Ellis Library's colonnade and open through March 31, the exhibit uses books and illustrations to present a historical survey of concepts related to evolutionary theory.
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'Genome,' a bronze sculpture by Columbia resident Larry Young, is displayed next to Christy Cook's photograph 'Stoic Majesty' in the Perlow-Stevens Gallery downtown. The works are part of an exhibit featuring local artists that celebrates the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the development of his theory of evolution.
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