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Members of the EIU and surrounding communities are invited to attend the events of the 2013 Darwin Day Program. Join us in celebrating the man responsible for one of the most profound ideas ever conceived.

Sunday, Feb. 10 -- 3:30 p.m.
Film: 'What Darwin Never Knew' (NOVA series)
Life Sciences Building, Room 2080

Monday, Feb. 11 -- 7 p.m.
Lecture: 'Origins of Novelty and Diversity in Development and Evolution: Case Studies on Horned Beetles'
Presented by Armin Mozcek (Indiana University -- biology and Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior)
Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030 (Lumpkin Auditorium)

Tuesday, Feb. 12 -- 5 p.m.
Lecture : 'Society to Genes'
Presented by Gene Robinson (University of Illinois -- entomology)
Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030 (Lumpkin Auditorium)

Wednesday, Feb. 13 -- 7 p.m.
Lecture: 'Tainted Love: Olfactory Detection of Tetrodotoxin in Rough-skinned Newts'
Presented by Heather Eisthen (Michigan State University -- zoology)
Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030 (Lumpkin Auditorium)