Schedule for SAS Natural Science Chairs' Symposium

“Advances in Understanding Evolution: From the Universe to Local Communities”

8:00 - 8:15 AM

Coffee service in Nobel Hall of Fame

Welcoming remarks by
Steven J. Fluharty, Vice Provost for Research

Edward Kolb, University of Chicago
“The Evolution of the Universe: From the Big Bang to the Formation of the Milky Way”
Introduced by Ravi Sheth, Penn Physics & Astronomy

9:30 - 10:30 AM

J. William Schopf, University of California, Los Angeles
"The Earliest History of Life: Solution to Darwin's Dilemma"
Introduced by Dick Holland, Penn Earth and Environmental Science

10:30 - 11:00 AM

Coffee service in Nobel Hall of Fame

11:00 - 12:00 PM

Michael Lynch, Indiana University
“The Origins of Genome Architecture”
Introduced by Paul Sniegowski, Penn Biology

12:00 - 1:30 PM

Lunch and posters in Room 2000 Vagelos Bldg.

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Peter R. & B. Rosemary Grant, Princeton University
"Evolution of Darwin's Finches"
Introduced by David White, Penn Psychology

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Dorothy Cheney, University of Pennsylvania
"The Evolution of Social Minds"
Introduced by Marc Schmidt, Penn Biology

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Coffee service in Nobel Hall of Fame

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Hon. John E. Jones III, United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
"Our Constitution's Intelligent Design"
Introduced by Richard Schultz, Associate Dean

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Reception - University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology