IUN Anthro news -- Darwin, anthro in high schools, herbs,
primates, gene survey

1)  Darwin Day at IUN and elsewhere
1A) Talk at IUN about anthropology in high schools and grade
schools
2) first Women's History Month event at IUN
2A)  Monday Movies at IUN
3)  Free Reggae in Chicago
4) at Notre Dame "Healing Herbs in Thailand"
4A) chimp talk at IU Bloomington -  TOMORROW
5)  Extinct monkey may be alive; "Kennewick Man" too
6)  NSF survey for all biology type folks about knowledge of
genetics

1)  Darwin Day is February 12th, the date of birth of
Charles Darwin in the year 1809, at Shrewsbury, England (the
same year and date that Abraham Lincoln was born near
Sinking Spring, Kentucky). On this date, and throughout the
month, people from all over the world are honoring the life,
work and influence of Charles Darwin with events and
activities which celebrate science and our shared humanity.
 Join in the events and celebrate the adventure of science,
and the 'passion to know' that drives us to inquire,
explore, and discover what this world is all about.
IUN's Sixth annual Darwin Day is Thursday February 12 in the
IUN Library Conference Center room 105AB from 1 to 3:15 pm,
and features speakers from the IUN faculty talking about a
variety of topics of interest, from Darwin to modern studies
of science and the humanities.  There will also be cake and
coffee and soda and songs, and just plain fun.  The featured
speakers will each talk for 20 to 30 minutes, with a few
minutes for questions between talks.  So come whenever you
can, and stay as long as you want.
    Schedule:
1 pm:  Larry Ciupik, Astronomer, speaks about "Forensic
Astronomy"
1:30:  Cynthia O'Dell, Psychologist, speaks on "Charles
Darwin's biography of his own child, and the evolution of
the study of child development"
2:00 cutting of Darwin's 195th Birthday cake
2:15  Marisa Fontana, Archaeologist: talks about "Patterns
of warfare among Mississippian Native Americans 500 years
before Columbus"
2:45  Paul Kern, Historian, speaks on "The Philosophical
Context of The Origin of Species."
Free and open to the public; T-shirts with Darwin's picture,
Darwin Fish bumper stickers, and other items will be
available for purchase.
Hear the 'Evolution Song" at:
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/audio/hinton/amphioxus.ram
(this link plays the song as a Realplayer download stream
from the San Diego Historical Society site).

Learn more about Darwin Day, an international celebration,
at: http://www.darwinday.org/; this link shows Darwin Day
events in Illinois, Indiana, and all over the world.  It
also features news such as:
Professor Massimo Pigliucci, on behalf of the Darwin Day
Program, will be appearing on the radio program Talk to
America on Wednesday, February 11, at approximately 12:45pm
EST. Radio frequencies can be found on the program's web
site at:  http://www.voanews.com/talktoamerica/ and
information about how to listen online can be found below.
Please tune in!
SETI Institute's weekly radio program: "Are We Alone" will
celebrate Darwin Day on February 22nd's Skeptical Sunday
program with "The Darwin Conspiracy" and guest Eugenie
Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science
Education. Visit the program online for more information:
http://www.seti.org/epo/seti_radio/Welcome.html
The National Center for Science Education and the University
of California Museum of Paleontology are pleased to announce
the Understanding Evolution web site:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu - an excellent source for
learning and just in time for Darwin Day 2004! Be sure to
visit and pass along the link to friends and colleagues.
Science education in the state of Georgia, USA, is under
attack. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Georgia is
removing the word "evolution" from its middle school and
high school curriculum guide because it is deemed to be "a
buzzword that causes a lot of negative reaction," according
to the state school superintendent."   Please help us to
combat this absurdity by signing the online petition,
created by Georgia Citizens for Integrity in Science
Education: http://www.petitiononline.com/gasci04/

1A) "Placing Anthropology in Local Schools: A Collaborative
Effort"  a talk by Dustin Cantrell,  Friday February 20,
2004 at 5 pm in Savannah 207. Professor Cantrell is a new
adjunct lecturer in anthropology at IUN and recently
received an MA in Anthropology from Ball State University in
Muncie Indiana.   He is presently employed at the Great
Cities Institute of the University of Illinois at Chicago
(more info on GCI at http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/ ).  About
the talk, Dustin says:  This focuses on my thesis research.
 I will begin with a short history about the role (or lack
there of) of anthropology in pre- collegiate education.
Then I will discuss the design, implementation, and results
of the PALS project.  I will end with some thoughts on
future research/programs on this topic.
We will have the usual Friday event Format: Anthro Club
meeting at 4 pm, talk at 5 pm, and pizza and soda with the
questions for the speaker at about 6:30 pm.  Talk and food
are free and open to the public.

2)  On February 24th the Women's Studies Program at IUN is
having a free luncheon in the Savannah Gallery with a
performance by Momma Kemba (Anna Johnson-Webb) as a way of
heralding the beginning of our Women's History Month
activities.  Ms. Johnson-Webb will be telling the story of
Sojourner Truth presented in full costume.  She is a
dynamic, inspirational and educational storyteller and we
hope you can join us on that day.  Lunch will begin at 1
p.m.  Reservations are a must as we can only accommodate 50
people.  Please RSVP to Suzi Roth at Ext. 6680.

2A) Monday movies at IUN:  It is FREE and OPEN to all. The
screenings will be at 1:00 in HH 332 and at 7:00 in HH 400.
Feb. 9          Camp de Thiaroye (Senegal, 1987) Dir.,
Ousmane Semben; w. Sidiki Iprhime Sane & Sijira Bakeba.
            African soldiers, return from fighting for
France in World War II to the still-colonial world of French
West Africa, and to anything but gratitude or justice.
Feb. 16         Salaam Bombay (India, 1988) Dir., Mira Nair;
w. Shatiq Syed.                  The streets of Bombay teem
with urchins, street vendors, prostitutes, and dealers, and
Nair brings them all poignantly to life.
Feb. 23         Mississippi Masala (U. S., 1991) Dir., Mira
Nair; w. Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudbury, & Rosben Seth.
               An Indian daughter of immigrants (via Idi
Amin's Uganda) meets Denzel Washington at the motel her
family runs in Mississippi.


3)  LiVe ReGaE MuSiC in honor of Black History Month.  Come
Check out a live music performance in honor of Black History
Month.  Kwame by Wan Afrika Productions As seen at the Taste
of Chicago. Live Regae Music. Wednesday February 11, 2004.
5:00-7:00pm, Ward Gallery, CCC, University of Illinois at
Chicago.

4)  Jen Pylypa University of Arizona speaks on "Healing
Herbs and Dangerous Doctors: Local Models and Response to
Fevers in Northeast Thailand"  Thursday, February 12, 2004,
5:00 PM EST, University of Notre Dame, 207 DeBartolo Hall
Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork in northeast Thailand,
this presentation examines how rural families understand,
evaluate, and treat infectious diseases in a context where
many common illnesses share similar symptoms and can be
difficult to distinguish from each other.  Particular
attention is given to a local, 'folk' illness category known
as 'khai makmai' ('fruit fever'), which, when diagnosed by
families in the home, leads people to avoid hospital
treatment in favor of traditional medicine, with
implications for the treatment and prevention of various
infectious diseases.
for info contact: Diane Pribbernow, Sr. Administrative
Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Phone:
574-631-6433, email   pribbernow.1@nd.edu

4A)        "The Behavioral Ecology of the Ngogo Chimpanzees"
  John C. Mitani  University of Michigan   Monday, February
9    3:30PM   Glenn Black Lab room 101    (next the the
Mathers Museum)  Sponsored by CISAB (Hosted by Julie Gros-
Louis)    ABSTRACT:   Since 1995 I have conducted long-term
field research investigating the behavior of chimpanzees at
Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda.  Part of our interest
in the Ngogo chimpanzees lies in the extraordinary size of
the community.  With over 20 adult males, 40 adult females,
and 150 members, this community is considerably larger than
others that have been described in the wild.  The unusual
size and structure of the Ngogo community has permitted us
to test an array of hypotheses about chimpanzee behavioral
ecology.  In this talk, I will review some of our findings
that provide new insights into chimpanzee hunting behavior,
territoriality, and social behavior.

5)  Former IUN student Jim Soos, who now lives in
Minneapolis, sent me this link about the Miss Waldron's red
colobus monkey.   He guess the locals know something the
scientists do not.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/06/monkey.evidence.ap/index.html

5A)  From Elizabeth Baker:   ** Science trumps ritual in
U.S. mystery skeleton row **  Denying a request by American
Indian tribes who sought an immediate burial, a U.S. appeals
court ruled Wednesday that scientists should be allowed to
continue testing on a 9,000-year-old skeleton.
http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/reuters02-04-151537.asp?t=renew&vts=2520040356

6 ) INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REPRESENTING GENES SURVEY
This survey is part of a research project funded by the
National Science Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh
to examine how concepts of the gene and of gene action are
evolving to fit current knowledge of the complexities of
genomic structure, gene regulation, post-transcriptional
processing, and development. The project investigators are
seeking the opinions of as wide a range as possible of
biological researchers and are keen to receive input from
the members of the American Association of Physical
Anthropologists. The survey is posted at
http://surveyweb.ucsur.pitt.edu/sw/wchost.asp?st=gene
  Although survey responses are anonymous there is an
opportunity to request a complementary information package
of annotated bibliographies, and the notification of the
published results in due course. A response by mid-February
2004 would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Karola Stotz,
PhD, Department of History and Philosophy of Science 121
University Place #408, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
Pa 15260, USA   phone 412-624-9177  Home page:
http://www.pitt.edu/~kstotz/    Genes Project:
http://www.pitt.edu/~kstotz/genes/genes.html