News & Events

NSIS is pleased to announce the public lectures for 2015-2016. Download our 2015-2016 Brochure for more information on the lecture series and the NSIS.

Time: 7:30pm Location: Museum of Natural History auditorium, 1747 Summer St. Halifax. Speaker: Dr. Mark Obrovac Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University Title: New Frontiers in Battery Chemistry Recent years have seen advances in energy storage and innovative work on alternate battery chemistries. Battery materials with the potential to increase storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries … Read More

NSIS is pleased to be part of the conference on the Science and History of Sable Island, May 1-2, 2015, at the Alumni Hall of the University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Friday’s session runs from 7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m. and is open to the public and it includes presentations and a panel discussion on the significance of Sable … Read More

Time: 7:30pm Location: Great Hall, University Club, Dalhousie University, 6259 Alumni Crescent, Halifax Speaker: Dr. Mirwais Qaderi, Department of Biology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Title: Crop Responses to Multiple Components of Climate Change Plants respond differently to multiple environmental factors than they do to a single factor. Dr. Qaderi will discuss the single and interactive effects on … Read More

We are pleased to invite NSIS members to the 154th Annual General Meeting and Dinner of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science. The meeting and dinner will be held on Monday, May 4, 2015 at the University Club, Dalhousie University. The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. The registration form for the event is attached and it contains more details … Read More

NSIS is pleased to announce that the lecture by Gordon Fader on February 2, 2015 which was cancelled due to a winter storm is now re-scheduled for March 16, 2015. Please note the location of this lecture at the Alderney Gate Public Library. Time: 7:30pm Location: Helen Creighton Room, Alderney Gate Public Library, 40 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Speaker: … Read More

Time: 7:30pm Location: Museum of Natural History, Halifax Speaker: Dr. Thomas J. Duck Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University Title: Lessons Learned from the War on Science Science in the public interest in Canada has been under attack in recent years. Programs crucial to the health and safety of Canadians have been eliminated, scientists have been … Read More

Abstracts are invited for talks at the upcoming conference on the Science and History of Sable Island including the marine environment that surrounds and maintains the island. The Friends of Sable Island Society will hold this conference and it is open to experts and the general public. The Nova Scotian Institute of Science and Dalhousie University School for Resource and … Read More

The Nova Scotian Institute of Science congratulates the recently-announced winners of the 12th Annual Discovery Centre Awards, two of whom have NSIS connections. Dr. Leo Vining served on the NSIS Council and was President for 1980/81. He was post-humously inducted into the Centre’s Nova Scotia Science Hall of Fame. Dr. Vining was born in New Zealand, where he served in … Read More

NSIS is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the book: Voyage of Discovery Fifty Years of Marine Research at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography Edited by D.N. Nettleship, D.C. Gordon, C.F.M. Lewis and M.P. Latremouille The book launch will be held on Thursday, 20 November 2014, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova … Read More