CLIFTON FORGE — The Jackson River Governor’s School at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College is hosting a seminar by an evolutionary biologist on Friday, November 5, beginning at 9 a.m., via Zoom. The public is invited to join in.
David Pfennig, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina, is the guest speaker for the Distinguished Lecturer Series, funded by the Greenbrier Valley Chapter of Sigma Xi, from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. The topic of the presentation is “Life Imitating Life: The Evolution of Mimicry.”
Dr. Pfennig earned two Bachelor of Science degrees, in Zoology and Geology, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on how the interplay between evolution, ecology, and development shapes biodiversity. He has published over 130 technical articles, including in “Nature” and “Science,” as well as a scholarly monograph, Evolution’s Wedge, co-authored with Karin Pfennig.
His research has been funded continuously since 1994 by the National Science Foundation and has been featured in The New York Times, Newsweek, National Geographic, Scientific American, New Scientist, and Discover.
He is a contributing author to Scientific American and has appeared on television on BBC/PBS’s Nature series, as well as on National Geographic TV and KUAT’s “The Desert Speaks.” He has spoken at over 85 universities and at dozens of museums, civic groups, and K-12 schools.
The link to join the Zoom meeting is: https://vccs.zoom.us/j/87378882083?pwd=SHZGMGhMdDNtRnVGeHI3RTBIZndIdz09.
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