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Earth Day

A vintage newspaper-style promotional poster for an Earth Day Celebration event on April 15, 2026. The design mimics an old newspaper front page with "BREAKING NEWS" and "SPECIAL EDITION" banners at the top. The headline reads "Earth Day" in ornate gothic lettering, followed by "Greg Wilson Mantilla" in cursive script and "EVOLUTION" in large bold letters. The subheading states "ECHOES OF EXTINCTION, WARNINGS FOR TODAY." The poster features a central photograph of a bearded man in a baseball cap and sunglasses standing in a badlands landscape. Two text boxes on either side describe his research on life rebounding after the K-Pg extinction event and how his work connects fossil records to modern questions about climate change and conservation. The bottom of the poster displays three keywords: "FOSSILS," "RESILIENCE," and "CHANGE," separated by decorative asterisks. The motto "DIG! DISCOVER! DEFEND!" appears twice in boxed sections.

Renowned Paleontologist Greg Wilson Mantilla to Discuss Mass Extinction and Ecosystem Recovery for ESI Earth Day Lecture

Feb. 7, 2026—By Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator Greg Wilson Mantilla, a professor of biology at the University of Washington and curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Burke Museum, will present the Earth Day Lecture at Vanderbilt on April 15, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Medical Research Building III, Room 1220. The lecture is free...

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Evolutionary Studies hosts National Academy Member Sharon Strauss for Earth Day

Apr. 2, 2024—By Danielle Bowden, Evolutionary Studies administrative specialist Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt is thrilled to announce Sharon Strauss as our keynote speaker for our Earth Day seminar. This seminar, titled, “Evolution and plasticity of the niche, with implications for species coexistence,” will be held in Buttrick 102 on April 17 at 3:30pm. Strauss, Distinguished Professor Emerita...

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