Date: Monday, March 2, 2020 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Auditorium Speaker: Dr. Andrew WrightMarine Mammal Researcher Fisheries and Oceans Canada Title: RoboScientist: Whale Research in Collaboration with Machines Studying whales and dolphins has always been a challenge, as they spend most of their lives below the surface. Oceanic conditions can also make observations tricky. Technological developments open up new … Read More
[CANCELLED][APRIL 6, 2020] Diversity in a Minnow Trap: Evolution of the Endemic Nova Scotian White Stickleback and Asexual Killifish Clones
Date: April 6, 2020 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Auditorium Title: Diversity in a Minnow Trap: Evolution of the Endemic Nova Scotian White Stickleback and Asexual Killifish Clones Speaker: Dr. Anne DalzielDepartment of Biology, Saint Mary’s University The species of sticklebacks and killifishes living along the Nova Scotian shore have evolved great diversity in physiology and behaviour among populations and … Read More
[Monday, Feb. 3] How do Women Compete for Mates?
Date: Monday, February 3, 2020 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Auditorium Speaker: Dr. Maryanne FisherProfessorDepartment of Psychology,Saint Mary’s University Title: How do Women Compete for Mates? Women engage in numerous covert, indirect ways to advertise themselves to potential mates, and to win against same-sex mating rivals. Some tactics relate to self-promotion of personality, appearance, or sexuality, while others relate to … Read More
[RESCHEDULED][Wednesday, January 15, 2020] Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics success for African Nova Scotian Learners: The Imhotep’s Legacy Academy model
Date: [CANCELLED]Wednesday, January 8, 2019 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Auditorium Speaker: Dr. Kevin HewittProfessor of Physics & Chair of SenateDalhousie University Title: Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics success for African Nova Scotian Learners: The Imhotep’s Legacy Academy model Operating in half of Nova Scotia’s regional school boards, the Imhotep’s Legacy Academy (ILA) is an innovative university-community partnership that mobilizes … Read More
[Monday, December 2, 2019] Lichens in Nova Scotia: An overview of lichen diversity, conservation, & current research
Date: Monday, December 2, 2019 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Auditorium Speaker: Sean R. HaughianCurator of Botany,Nova Scotia Museum Title: Lichens in Nova Scotia: An overview of lichen diversity, conservation, & current research Lichens have received increasing attention in recent years. The casual observer might wonder why lichens, of all things, seem to warrant so … Read More
[Monday, November 4] Ethnobiology of Northeastern Turtle Island Food, Medicine, & Material Security
Date: Monday, November 4th Time: 7:30 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Speaker: Jonathan Ferrier Assistant Professor Department of Biology, Dalhousie University Title: Ethnobiology of Northeastern Turtle Island Food, Medicine, & Material Security Food, Medicine, and material culture is related. Securing access requires a respect for the natural laws of the environment. With examples from the Mississaugas of … Read More
[Monday, October 7, 2019] Dr. John M. Kennedy – Drawings of the Blind and Sighted
Date: Monday, October 7 Time: 7:30 PMLocation: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Speaker:Dr. John M. Kennedy Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto Title: Drawings of the Blind and Sighted In drawings over 50,000 years old, outlines stand for the borders of surfaces, the basis for perceiving the world. For centuries, we thought that pictures are only for the sighted. … Read More
Monday, 6 May – Ecosystem Research in the Bras d’Or Lakes
Time: 7:30 PM Location: Great Hall of Dalhousie University Club – 6259 Alumni crescent, Halifax, Nova Scotia Speaker: Dr. Bruce Hatcher Director, Bras d’Or Institute, Chair in Marine Ecosystem Research, Cape Breton University The application of ecosystem understandings to the aquatic realm is challenged by the opacity and fluidity of marine environments. Ecological tools en-abled improvements in marine ecosystems, while … Read More
[Rescheduled – TBA] Monday, 1 April – Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources: Science & 2-Eyed Seeing to Address Aquatic Issues in Cape Breton
Time: 7:30 PMLocation: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Speaker: Shelley Denny Director, Aquatic Research & Stewardship, Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources Title: Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources: Science & 2-Eyed Seeing to Address Aquatic Issues in Cape Breton From enhancing the Bras d’Or Lakes with artificial lobster habitat to developing a management plan for Mi’kmaq traditional use of lobster, … Read More
[Rescheduled] Monday, 18 March – Ross Firth – 100 Wild Islands on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia
Due to weather conditions Monday’s lecture is canceled Time: 7:30 PMLocation: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Speaker: Ross FirthDirector of Conservation, Nova Scotia Nature Trust Title: 100 Wild Islands on the Eastern Shore of Nova ScotiaOff Nova Scotia’s Atlantic shores lies a hidden treasure – a remote and wild group of coastal islands and headlands encompassing 7,000+ acres of … Read More