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30 May, 2016
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Exhibition: Sir Samuel James Way (1876-1916)
Date/Time: Tuesday, 3 May 2016 - Friday, 10 June 2016
Location: Barr Smith Library, Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1
Cost: Free: All Welcome
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Known as South Australia's 'most distinguished citizen', the Barr Smith Library are holding an exhibition until 10 June 2016 on Sir Samuel James Way (1876-1916). Discover his personal life, his involvement with the University of Adelaide, his concern for social causes, and his passion for plants, artworks, and above all his book collection.
Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224
Book launch: The Dynamic Human
Date/Time: Monday, 30 May 2016, 5:30 pm
Location: Ira Raymond exhibition room, Barr Smith Library, North Terrace campus
Cost: Free - all welcome
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In their new book The Dynamic Human, authors Professor Maciej Henneberg and Dr Aurthur Saniotis chart the full scope of human evolution, with a look at the past, present and future development of our species.
The Dynamic Human demonstrates that our world is a continuously changing complex system and humans are a part of this ever-changing system. Within this framework, human evolution is an ongoing process that shapes us now and will shape us in the future, body and mind.
About the authors:
Professor Henneberg and Dr Saniotis are members of the Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit in the University of Adelaide's School of Medicine; and are associates of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
The Dynamic Human is published by Bentham eBooks.
Contact: Dr Arthur Saniotis, Email: arthur.saniotis@adelaide.edu.au, Visiting Research Fellow, Biological Anthropology and Comparative Anatomy Research Unit, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Mobile: +61 (0)478 045 695
Free public talk: Postcards from the Edge of the City by Tony Kanellos
Date/Time: Monday, 30 May 2016, 5:30 pm to 7:15 pm
Location: Urrbrae House, Walter Young Drive (off Fullarton Rd) Urrbrae
Cost: Free (no booking required)
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Tony Kanellos will speak on a recent book and exhibition at the Santos Museum of Economic Botany of beautiful Edwardian-era (1901-1914) postcards.
The Friends of Urrbrae House will hold a brief AGM prior to the talk.
5.30 pm - Refreshments
6.00 pm - Annual General Meeting
6.15 pm - Guest speaker Tony Kanellos
Contact: Amanda Jackson, Email: amanda.jackson@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/urrbraehouse/, Coordinator Urrbrae House, Business: 08 8313 7497
