Professor Emeritus Invited to Speak on Darwin's Life and Work
Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Dr. Clarence Harms, Westminster College professor of biology emeritus, will present "The Galapagos: Before, During, and After Darwin" Tuesday, April 14, at 2 p.m. in the Stabley Library at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The event is free and open to the public.
Harms, who taught biology at Westminster from 1969-2003, currently serves as director of Westminster's Field Station. The Field Station serves as an outdoor laboratory and offers environmental programming to groups that range from preschoolers to senior citizens.
During his tenure at Westminster, Harms led travel classes to the Galapagos Islands and other tropical destinations to enable his students to experience the variety of plants, birds, and reptiles that inspired Charles Darwin in the development of his theories.
More recently, Harms hosted a group of ecotourists to Tanzania in June 2008.
"Our intent is to tread lightly in ecologically sensitive places and come home changed for the better," Harms said.
Harms is the author of numerous publications in the areas of fish parasitology and toxic phytoplankton. A Fulbright scholar, he earned a number of National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health fellowships for research and advanced study.
Contact Harms at (724) 946-8520 or e-mail harmsc@westminster.edu for additional information.
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