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The J.F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution is a cross-college institute whose mission is to foster multidisciplinary research to address complex biological problems facing society, and to improve public understanding of evolution through education and outreach.

Core funding support provided by:
  • College of Agriculture and Life Science
  • College of Letters and Science
  • School of Veterinary Medicine
  • School of Education
  • Laboratory of Genetics
 Other 2012 sponsoring units:
  • Department of Biochemistry
  • Department of Botany
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Genome Institute of Wisconsin
  • Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

Upcoming event: Darwin Day 2012 - Unnatural History: What Bizarre Biology Can Tell Us About Evolution

Toxic newts capable of poisoning humans, and the snakes that eat them. Delicate beauties and nightmarish monsters from the ocean depths. Plants that make a living sucking the life out of other plants. The world is full of weirdness and this year the Crow Institute celebrates Darwin’s birthday with a guided tour of some of nature’s odder offerings. Join us for the wild ride of evolution!

News: James F. Crow, pioneer in the fields of theoretical population genetics and molecular evolution died on January 3rd, 2012 at the age of 95. He was a brilliant scholar, a kind and generous person, and an inspiration to the entire UW-Madison Genetics and Evolution communities. He will be deeply missed. Read more here. Jim spoke in a symposium here in Madison in May 2009: video (Jim starts at minute 16:49)

James F. Crow, playing the viola

 

Video introduction to the Crow Institute by director, David Baum.