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Vol. 8 Issue 4 - February 20th, 2024

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Dialogue across Differences Lecture Series

Join us for a lecture and conversation on Monday, February 26 with Erwin Chemerinsky, as part of the Dialogues Across Difference lecture series. Talk title: Campus Freedom of Expression: Antisemitism and the Current Controversies. Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. A free speech scholar who has recently written about antisemitism on college campuses. A Q&A following the lecture will be moderated by Edward Schiappa, John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at MIT and former Head of CMS/W. A short reception will follow. Registration and MIT ID required to attend: https://bit.ly/DxD-EC-registration<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FDxD-EC-registration&xid=4d1e1bf6dd&uid=81007902&iid=48178cbcf7&pool=cts&v=2&c=1708456938&h=466798767c1caa1f5e3cdb91ea80cc66c24c21703fcb7fa0d0aaf6dc8e4d48ab>

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Secular Society of MIT Prof. Gonzalo Giribet Talk
Join us to celebrate the 215th birthday of Charles Darwin, and the science and wonder of common ancestry through evolution by natural selection. This year, evolutionary biologist and zoologist Prof. Gonzalo Giribet will talk about how understanding the distribution of animals through space and time contributes to a better understanding of evolution and its consequences, and why the co-discovery of evolution by natural selection was only possible by exploring the world. An audience Q&A follows the talk. WHEN: Thursday, 2024/FEB/22, 6pm ET WHERE: 35-325 (3rd Floor, 127 Massachusetts Ave, https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=35<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwhereis.mit.edu%2F%3Fgo%3D35&xid=4d1e1bf6dd&uid=81007902&iid=48178cbcf7&pool=cts&v=2&c=1708456938&h=0d6a2d110fe35f2d6d6c242b74a66e480d20f549acf547775156c6899e69a403> ) Darwin's birthday party with cake, snacks, and beverages follows the talk. Sponsored by the Greater Boston Humanists The event will be photographed, recorded, and streamed. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxQa-n02P4I<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLxQa-n02P4I&xid=4d1e1bf6dd&uid=81007902&iid=48178cbcf7&pool=cts&v=2&c=1708456938&h=861eec3195994ca6de3ef8cea98a7b47de45f08f54d4ec7e0d7819e9c2918e15> More about Darwin Day: http://darwinday.org<https://us16.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdarwinday.org&xid=4d1e1bf6dd&uid=81007902&iid=48178cbcf7&pool=cts&v=2&c=1708456938&h=fda800582a8f79165c22b0387f6d84c4cf2f30e217ea4ca492fb8bed3dfa2263> About our speaker: Dr Gonzalo Giribet is the Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Curator of Invertebrates and Molluscs, and Professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, at Harvard University. He graduated from the Universitat de Barcelona (concentrating in Zoology and Genetics) in 1993, where he also obtained his PhD in 1997, with one of the first PhD theses to use molecular phylogenetics in a zoology department. In 2000, he moved to Harvard as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and Curator in Invertebrate Zoology, receiving tenure and becoming Full Professor in 2007. Dr Giribet has received multiple internal recognitions from Harvard, including his naming as Harvard College Professor from 2017–2022 (awarded every year to five professors across the university for their dedication to undergraduate education) Dr Giribet’s research focuses on the evolution and biogeography of invertebrate animals, focusing on arthropods and crustaceans, but spanning the entire animal tree of life, including empirical and theoretical work. 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SVA Monthly Members Meeting

Student Veterans and Military Affiliates, connect with your fellow SVA members at the first Monthly Members Meeting (M3) of the semester! The February M3 will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 17:30 in the Student Veteran Lounge (50-005). This month we have a special guest from the Boston VetCenter, Cliff Coy, who will come speak to us about the services they provide. If you are service-connected, a student veteran, or on active duty, you can utilize their services for free. Come check out what they have to offer. Pizza will be served! We will have salads for members with dietary restrictions. Please register in advance for an accurate count of food.

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