Reminder: Darwin Day to Explore ‘Why Is Life the Way It Is?’

Continuing its tradition of honoring Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory, Duquesne will celebrate Darwin Day 2017 with a lecture that will address questions about why life is the way it is.

Guest speaker Dr. Nick Lane, professor of evolutionary biochemistry at the University College London, will present the lecture The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way It Is? on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Power Center Ballroom. Lane, who is the author of the book by the same name, is a well-known global expert on evolutionary biochemistry and bioenergetics.

Sponsored by the Dean’s Office of the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, the event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Charles J. Dougherty Ballroom, Power Center.

The Vital Question: Why Is Life the Way It Is? is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow. Visit duq.edu/darwin to learn more.