Greg Graffin to teach at Cornell, have fossilized bird named after him

Contributed by Coons. Posted by aubin on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM (EDT)

Greg Graffin of Bad Religion has some news about his other career as a PhD-holding lecturer and professor in Evolutionary Biology. The musician will at Cornell University this fall, where he will be teaching Evolution alongside geneticist Richard Harrison. Graffin is coming home to Cornell having obtained his PhD in zoology there several years ago. He notes:

This is the first year of three that I am slated to help develop the course and lecture at Cornell. I only have to lecture on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That leaves plenty of time to head overseas on the weekends!

In addition, Greg is being honoured with a newly discovered fossilized bird named after him. According to the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society in London, paleontologists including Dr. Jingmai O'Connor, have discovered an ancient bird fossil in the Gansu Province of north-western China, and have named this important find Qiliania graffini in honor of the singer.

Bad Religion released The Dissent of Man in 2010.

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bastard_squad (May 19, 2011)

Weird, in related news I just found a fossilized dog Turd in my back yard that I was going to name after him. I guess they beat me too it with the bird so I'll name my find Tesco Vee.

Mystereohasmono (May 19, 2011)

Shellac this, Shellac that.

bastard_squad (May 19, 2011)

So you're saying I should have named it Steve albini?

Mystereohasmono (May 19, 2011)

Bingo bango.

bastard_squad (May 19, 2011)

The dude at the trophy/plaque store isn't in yet so there's still time to change it.

Motte (May 19, 2011)

Ever notice that you don't really see white dog turds anymore? I remember seeing them all the time...old, dried up, white dog turds. I was reading that they don't exist anymore due to changes in modern doog food.

keithybobeefy (May 19, 2011)

Well right there's your problem. Dog food makers added another o to dog. Two o's eliminate white poo.

motorsport226 (May 19, 2011)

Ivy league punx

preston (May 19, 2011)

Andy Bernard is stoked.

livingminimal (May 19, 2011)

go Big Red!

TheMike (May 19, 2011)

I wanted to post this, but knew I'd be too late.

johnnyz77 (May 19, 2011)

The Italian to English tranlation for Qiliania graffini is Qilian scratching. i thought that was interesting. google translate choose Italian as the detected language.

notfeelingcreative (May 19, 2011)

On another related note considerations are being discussed to rename the dodo after Ben Foster.

DesertBurst92 (May 19, 2011)

Shit he was teaching at UCLA I was hoping to see him there

xIxKilledxJesusx (May 19, 2011)

do you go there?

cretinboy (May 19, 2011)

I like the name Jingmai O'Connor.

dX927 (May 19, 2011)

I heard the original name was "Webcamis Jirkoffis"

jalfa87 (May 19, 2011)

it was but they thought it sounded too roadrunner/wile e. coyote, so they changed it

nickvicious (May 19, 2011)

Moving up in the academic world, eh Greg? Goodbye shithole LA, hello Ithaca.

Wastedwolves (May 19, 2011)

Damn it!! Why can't he come to flcc!!!! Oh well I guess I'll have to troll around Cornell to meet him. Not a very far drive but it might be considered stalking.

Misanthropee (May 19, 2011)

Boo @ bad journalism. When I read "fossilized bird named after him" I was picturing some slab in a case with a plaque saying "'Greg' the Archaeopteryx." But no, they named a SPECIES of bird after him. Much less amusing.

jacknife737 (May 19, 2011)

" Greg is being honoured with a newly discovered fossilized bird named after him."

There's a joke to be had here.

facetofacereunion08 (May 19, 2011)

Is he gonna teach them the Evolution of Jerking Off 101?

froggerwithmylife (May 19, 2011)

2/10

regulartrite (May 19, 2011)

this is so unfunny, I'm not sure if it was even intended to be a joke in the first place.

Amoeba (May 20, 2011)

First class flights, university lectures, Ice-Hockey championships

Ha ha the guy is SO the exact opposite of your typical punkrocker.. that makes him a whole lot more punk-rock than many, I guess