Tompkins County Public Library

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Library to Host Talk on Evolution and Diversity


In celebration of Black History Month and the conclusion of Ithaca Explores Human Origins, Tompkins County Public Library will offer, “Human Diversity and Evolution,” a presentation by Charles Aquadro, Thursday, February 23 at 6 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.

This program will explore “who we are and where we come from” and discuss the scientific journey of humanity through the application of research from Cornell University’s 2011 Genetic Ancestry Project.

Aqaudro is the Charles A. Alexander Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of population genetics in Cornell University’s Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.  His talk is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Sally Grubb at sgrubb@tcpl.org.  




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