For Immediate Release Media contact: The Field Museum Greg Borzo 312/665-7106 gborzo@fieldmuseum.org DARWIN AT THE FIELD MUSEUM: NOVEMBER 3, 2007 The Field Museum will host a one-day symposium on Darwin and his theory of evolution. World-class experts from the United States and Great Britain will explore Darwin's place in the history of biology; the philosophical dimensions of Darwin's theory of evolution; evolutionary innovation in the plant and animal kingdoms; microevolutionary processes in lizards and birds (Darwin's finches); problems of co-evolution; tracking the evolution of the HIV virus; and the origin of man. When: Saturday, November 3, 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM. Where: James Simpson Theatre, West Entrance, The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. ADMISSION IS FREE - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more information (312) 665-7621 9:00-9:10 AM Welcoming Remarks 9:10-9:40 AM ROBERT J. RICHARDS, University of Chicago: Darwin's Place in the History of Biology 9:40–10:10 AM RASMUS WINTHER, University of California-Santa Cruz: Three Philosophical Dimensions of Darwinism 10:40–11:10 AM ANDREW SMITH, The Natural History Museum, London: Fossils and Phylogeny 11:10–11:40 AM PETER CRANE, University of Chicago: The Evolution of Carnivores from Plants 11:40–12:10 AM NEIL SHUBIN, The Field Museum: The Origin of Tetrapod Limbs 12:10–2:00 PM Lunch Break 2:00–2:30 PM JONATHAN LOSOS, Harvard University (MCZ): Evolution in Action: Caribbean Island Lizards 2:30–3:00 PM TREVOR PRICE, University of Chicago: Evolution in Action: Darwin’s Finches 3:00–3:30 PM DANIEL BROOKS, University of Toronto: Darwin and Co-Evolution: Emphasizing the Nature of the Organism in Studies of Multi-Species Associations 4:00–4:30 PM DAVID HILLIS, University of Texas, Austin: The HIV Epidemic: Tracking an Evolutionary Process 4:30–5:00 PM ROBERT MARTIN, The Field Museum: The Origin of Man <<Return to the Press Room