Monday, January 19, 2009

Eugenie Scott to speak at UNCW

UNCW's Evolution Learning Community presents: "Why Evolution Is Taught in North Carolina Schools," by Dr. Eugenie Scott (National Center for Science Education)

Location: Burney Center, UNCW (Campus Map) Date and Time: January 29, 2009 at 7:30 pm.

Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education. A physical anthropologist, she is best known for her contributions to evolution education through the NCSE, a not-for-profit organization devoted to the defense of teaching evolution in the public schools. Scott is the author of Evolution vs Creationism and co-editor, with Glenn Branch, of Not in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design Is Wrong for Our Schools.