2025 Darwin Day
2024 Darwin Day
February 14, 2025 | Hattiesburg Campus (8 am to 4 pm)
8-10 a.m. | DONUTS WITH DARWIN!
Donuts, coffee, biological displays, and a photo op with Mr. Darwin!
Johnson Science Tower | First Floor Lobby
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11 a.m.- Noon | KEYNOTE TALK: DR. VANESSA EZENWA
Dr. Vanessa Ezenwa, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University
Title: Parasites as Puppet-masters: Beyond Mind Control.
Joe Paul Student Theater (Thad Cochran Center—2nd floor)
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2:00-3:30 p.m. | PANEL DISCUSSION
Panel: The Evolution of Disease: What Comes Next? This panel discussion including several faculty members from the School of BEES alongside
Dr. Ezenwa.
Thad Cochran Center—2nd floor: Room 210
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3:30-4 p.m. | CAKE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Come enjoy cake and ice cream to celebrate Mr. Darwin’s 216th birthday!
Where? TEC 102 (Bobby Chain Technology Center—1st floor)
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TriBeta Scavenger Hunt 🔍🐛
9:00am-3:00pm
JST 718
Traverse between Johnson Science Tower, Chain Technology Center, and Walker Science
Building on a mission to uncover Darwin's secrets for Darwin Day—an exciting event
brought to you by our honor society, TriBeta! Follow the clues, learn more about our
university's department, and earn a tasty treat from a Hattiesburg favorite for completing
the journey!***
***First 3 people to complete the scavenger hunt will be the winners 🏆
The journey begins in JST 718 (7th floor) at 9:00am, and if you have any questions,
please feel free to reach out to Vinny Halsey, w10155002@usm.edu. See attached flyer
for more details.
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Sponsored by the School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences. For more information, contact Dr.%20Donald%20Yee.