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Responsible Conduct of Research Lecture Series
FRAUD AND THE SPECTER OF THE NAZIS: Examining Research Misconduct and Misuse in the Case against Evolutionist Ernst Haeckel
The Graduate School at the University of Cincinnati is proud to present its annual Responsible Conduct of Research Spring Lecture.
Dr. Robert Richards, a specialist on the history of evolutionary science of the University of Chicago,
will speak on the complexities surrounding cases of research misconduct and misuse. Richards will use material from his most recent book, The Tragic Sense of Life: Ernst Haeckel and the Struggle over Evolutionary Thought, to provide the lecture’s case study.
Ernst Haeckel was the most celebrated and reviled champion of Darwinism in the last half of the nineteenth century. He was alleged to have committed fraud in his depiction of embryological evidence for evolutionary theory and he has been charged. Charged with what? Recently those charges have been renewed, not only by scientific creationists and intelligent designers but also by reputable biologists and other scholars. They maintain that Haeckel’s monistic evolutionism supported Nazi racism and that recent photographic evidence confirms his duplicity. This lecture will investigate the nature of such charges of fraud and attempt to evaluate their justification, especially when lodged against an historical figure.
The event is free and open to the public.
- DATE: Tuesday- April 21, 2009
- TIME: Lecture is from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Doors open and appetizers are served at 5:00 pm.
- LOCATION: Aronoff Building (DAAP) 4400. Please see the CAMPUS MAP for details and easy parking. DAAP is the colorful building on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr Dr. and Clifton Ave and there is plenty of street parking near the building.
- COST: FREE and OPEN to the Public
- FLYER: Post our EVENT FLYER in your department or workplace.
This year’s event is part of UC’s year-long Darwin celebration.
You only need to register to attend if you are a UC Graduate Student.
Click here for the complete list of all workshops.
If you have any questions or need more information about any of the workshops in the Graduate Student Workshop Series, please contact:
Jacque Daugherty
Email: Jacque.Daugherty@uc.edu
Phone: 513-556-2379
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