Seminar Schedule
Fall 2023 Biology Departmental Seminar Schedule
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WHEN: September 21– December 7, 2023 WHERE: Departmental seminars are held every Thursday in person (unless noted otherwise) in the 5th floor lounge, Life Sciences Building, Biology Wing, Dalhousie at 11.30 Atlantic Time. All seminars will also be streamed synchronously on Zoom to provide remote access for those who cannot attend in person. To log onto Zoom please use this recurring link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85108202760?pwd=T2xFRU1GVjgyRHJkTUFERG1JcHQvZz09 Meeting ID: 851 0820 2760 Passcode: 231718 For asynchronous viewing recordings are made available at our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr54hscxQsx3M287jYFdgvw If you or your students wish to meet with a visiting external speaker, please contact the respective host |
| Date: | Presenter: | Title: |
| September 21 | Lindsey McNiff and Nicole Marcoux, Dalhousie University (Host: Lara Gibson | Information literacy and the Biology classroom |
| September 28 |
Tonya Wimmer, Marine Animal Response Society (Host: Boris Worm) | Whale Conservation: from incident response to recovery |
| October 5 | Mike Harfoot, Vizzuality (Host: Derek Tittensor) | A brave new biodiversity-data world: What we need to know and how to get there |
| October 12 |
Jennifer Perry, St. Francis Xavier University (Host: BOGS) | Battles within and between the sexes: lessons from insects |
| October 19 | Justine Ammendolia and Tony Walker, Dalhousie University (Host: Boris Worm | Solutions for the Global Plastic Pollution Problem |
| October 26 | Henrik Oesterblom, Stockholm Resilience Center (Host: Boris Worm) NOTE: This lecture is online only to minimize carbon emissions associated with international speakers |
Tribute to the Alcids of the Baltic: a love story of fledging ideas |
| November 2 | Panel presentation and discussion, Ransom A. Myers Lecture NOTE: SPECIAL LECTURE at 730PM, Followed by Reception. Ondaatje Auditorium, McCain Building |
Fires, floods, and hurricanes: how can we succeed in the new climate reality? |
| November 9 | Ellie Goud, Saint Mary’s University (Host: BOGS) | From moon-scape to moss-scape: restoring metal-contaminated peatlands |
| November 16 |
STUDY BREAK, No Seminar | |
| November 23 |
Rebekah Oomen, UNB (Host: Paul Bentzen) | Towards genomic forecasting of fish responses to environmental change |
| November 30 | Steve Cooke, Carleton University, Ottawa (Host: BOGS) | Myth Busting 101: On Being Relevant and Effective as an Early Career Researcher in the Life and Environmental Sciences |
| December 7 | Derek Tittensor, Dalhousie (Host: Himself) | Near- and far-future consequence of climate change on marine ecological assemblages |