2009 marks the bicentennial celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday and the sesquicentennial celebration of the publication of his book, On the Origin of Species.
UW-Madison's fourth annual Darwin Day is Saturday, February 7, 2009, in the Microbial Sciences Building. The whole day is free and open to the public.
UW Madison Darwin Day activities are sponsored by:
The Kemper-Knapp Bequest
The Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
UW-Madison College of Letters and Science
UW-Madison College of Agricultura and Life Sciences
UW-Madison Geology Museum
UW-Madison Department of Geology and Geophysics
UW-Madison Laboratory of Genetics
UW-Madison Evolution Coordinating Committee
UW-Madison Lectures Committee