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Time: CanceledLocation: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Speaker: Zoe LucasPresident, Sable Island Institute Title: Sable Island: A Monitoring Platform for Marine PollutantsSable Island’s unique location provides the opportunity to study trends in marine pollutants, particularly oil and plastics. The beached/oiled seabird survey program is now in its 26th year. A recent study of beached bird corpses found that >90% … Read More

Monday, 7 January Time: 7:30 PM Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Speaker: Dr. Noni MacDonald Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University Title: MicroResearch in the NS Context: How Approaches Used Successfully in East Africa may Address Health Issues in NS A micro research program in Africa (www.microresearch.ca) is now being rolled out across Nova Scotia, working with teams … Read More

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting, Dinner, and Public Lecture of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science on Monday, 7th May 2018 at the University Club, Dalhousie University, 6259 Alumni Crescent, Halifax, Nova Scotia Schedule of Events 5:00pm 157th Annual General Meeting of the NSIS 6:00pm Dinner 7:30pm After-dinner public lecture by Anna Redden, Acadia University “Tidal … Read More

NSIS is pleased to provide you with information on its 2017-2018 Lecture Series that provides details about the organization and this year’s lecture series. A flyer is also available and it summaries the 2017-2018 lecture series. This lecture series is one of the Institute’s primary means of highlighting the great work of scientists across the province. The lectures will be … Read More

The Nova Scotian Institute of Science is pleased to be co-hosting the lecture by Dalhousie Professor Jeffrey Hutchings, the 2017 recipient of the A.G. Huntsman Medal for Excellence in Marine Sciences. The NSIS is co-hosting this lecture with the Ocean Frontier Institute.The event will be held on Wednesday, 29 November 2017.at the Scotiabank Auditorium, Marion McCain Arts & Social Sciences … Read More

The Nova Scotian Institute of Science invites you to attend our public lecture on Monday, 4th December at 7:30pm at Acadia University, Wolfville, in the KC Irving Centre Auditorium. Please note the location of this public lecture.   A “clear cut” Perspective About “science-based” Forest Management in NS Dr. Donna Crossland, Forest Ecologist, Resource Conservation Officer II, Kejimkujik National Park … Read More

As Canada celebrates 150 years of Confederation, the Nova Scotian Institute of Science reflects on the many achievements of past and present Nova Scotian and Canadian scientists. Since the nineteenth century, NSIS has published research of regional interest in its journal, the Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. Back issues of the journal can be viewed online on … Read More

The latest Issue of the Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (PNSIS), Volume 49(1) March 2017, is now available. Print copies have been distributed to NSIS members at the public lecture on April 2017. The journal is also available in a digital version to members. Please visit our Publications web-page for more details.

Date: Monday, 3 April at 7:30pm Location: Museum of Natural History, Halifax Speaker: Dr. Shashi Gujar Departments of Pathology Microbiology & Immunology, Dalhousie University Quality and System Performance, IWK Health Centre Title: Cancer Immunotherapy: Using Viruses to Treat Cancers Abstract: When we think about viruses, we usually think about infections and diseases. However, not all viruses are harmful. We now … Read More

Date: December 5, 2016 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Auditorium, Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St., Halifax NS Molecular Clocks: Using DNA to Infer Evolution Speaker: Dr. John Archibald Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Dalhousie University Canadian Institute for Advanced Research The science of DNA has revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. From evolution and forensics to epidemiology … Read More