End of the Line Humanists announces its first Darwin Day Student Essay Contest, for high school (9-12th grade) students living in or attending school in Oak Park, River Forest, or Forest Park, IL.
This contest is designed to foster science literacy among young people in our community. Participants will have the opportunity to earn cash prizes and recognition. Winners will be published on the End of the Line Humanists' website and will be invited to speak at our annual Darwin Day celebration in February of 2022. This competition is made possible by a grant from our parent organization, American Humanist Association.
We will kick off our essay contest at our 2021 Darwin Day event this year, which is on February 11th at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Abby Hafer, zoologist and author of Darwin’s Apostles—The Men Who fought to Have Evolution Accepted, Their Times and How the Battle Continues, will be our guest speaker. Those interested in learning more about our organization are welcome to join us (optional). Click here for Darwin Day event details.
Essay Contest Details
Subject
Essay topic: How Charles Darwin's theories are relevant in the 21st century.
Contest Rules
Submission Guidelines
Prizes
1st prize: $1000 USD
2nd prize: $250 USD
3rd prize: $100 USD
Contest Judges
Robert Paul Malchow, Ph.D.
Director, UIC Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience
Master Teacher, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences & Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Summer Scientist and Whitman Investigator, Marine Biological Laboratory
Dr. Robert Paul Malchow studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the function of the nervous system as a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago and has also conducted research at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole Massachusetts for the past thirty summers. His current research employs electrophysiological and imaging tools to understand neuronal information processing and the role that support cells called “glial cells” play in this process.
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Thomas A. Stewart, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy
The University of Chicago
Dr. Tom Stewart is an evolutionary and developmental biologist working at The University of Chicago and at The Field Museum of Natural History. His research explores how new body parts evolve. He combines paleontology and embryology, analyzing the diversity of vertebrates to understand the history of life on earth.
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Emily Minor, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dr. Emily Minor is an urban ecologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has a joint appointment in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy. She studies the diversity and distribution of plants and animals in cities and the interactions between people and nature.
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Cynthia Quam, MFA
President
End of the Line Humanists
Ms. Quam is a writer, editor, poet, and former college English instructor. Her work has appeared in a number of literary journals and periodicals, including The Humanist and The Chicago Tribune. She is the founder and current president of End of the Line Humanists.
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