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BU Abroad: Finding the Galapagos
Jackie spent a spring semester in the Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program, studying in the field and at Universidad San Francisco de Quito "My time in Ecuador allowed me to immerse myself in Ecuadorian culture and take away a better understanding of [...]the language, ideals, and way of life," she says.
The highlight of her experience, though, was a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands, the place, she says, that ties everything together for me. Like Darwin and countless naturalists before her, she reveled in the biodiversity found in the archipelago. "That such a small country could preserve and protect such biodiversity is something to look up to," she says.
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Darwin’s Way
Infectious disease expert Richard Goldstein talks about how Darwin’s method of inquiry has influenced his search for a life-saving vaccine.
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Solving Darwin's Abominable Mystery: The Origin and Diversification of Flowering Plants
Pamela Soltis, a curator of the laboratory of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics at the Florida Museum of Natural History she speaks about the centuries-old mystery of the seemingly sudden appearance and diversification of flowering [...]plants (angiosperms) in a world that had previously known only gymnosperms (plants with exposed seeds).
Hosted by College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program on April 2, 2008.
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Evolution Surfaces on Comm Ave
As the face of Boston University's campus evolves, student artists have become part of the natural selection. Charles Darwin would have been proud.
Last spring Adrienne, a psychology and philosophy major, participated in an art competition [...]sponsored by the Greater Boston Darwin Bicentennial committee, sponsored by the BU provosts office in conjunction with other universities to encourage and coordinate Darwin-related events. Her work, Genes to Memes, won an award and then was chosen to become part of the BU landscape.
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