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Roger E. Carpenter and Theodore J. Cohn
Lecture in Comparative Biology


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This lecture series was established in honor of Dr. Roger E. Carpenter and in honor of and in memoriam for Dr. Theodore (Ted) J. Cohn. Both were professors of the Department of Biology at San Diego State University, and both made outstanding contributions in teaching and  research. Roger is a comparative physiologist in ecological and evolutionary physiology. Ted was an active insect systematist, specializing in groups of the western US and Mexico. This Carpenter-Cohn lecture, held annually each spring, highlights the research of a distinguished biologist whose research perspective is integrative and emphasizes major patterns and unifying themes in comparative biology.

22nd Annual Carpenter-Cohn lecture in
Comparative Biology

Dr. Rick Prum

Title:
The Evolution of Beauty


Monday 4-5 pm, September 25, 2017
Aztec Student Union Theater (2nd floor, east end)

Parking Lot 4 (permits purchased at dispenser at n.e. corner)
General Parking Information

Reception (5-7 pm) following talk: Faculty/Staff Center Patio


The Carpenter-Cohn Lecture for 2017 will be given by Dr. Rick Prum of Yale University. Dr. Prum is the author of a new book, The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World - and Us, that challenges conventional ideas about sexual selection. His research interests are broad and include behavioral evolution, feather evolution and development, mate choice, sexual conflict, aesthetic evolution, and the theropod dinosaur origin of birds, among other topics. Honors and awards he has received include a MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Fulbright Scholar Award. Please join us for an exciting and informative talk on Dr. Prum’s research!