The Royal Society of Canada has named 91 members to its inaugural College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. NSIS warmly congratulates all new members, among whom are three scientists based in Nova Scotia: Dr. Mark Mallory, Department of Biology, Acadia University Dr. Randall Martin, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University Dr. David Risk, Department of Earth Sciences, … Read More
NSIS Brochure 2014-2015
The NSIS is pleased to provide you with our brochure on the events for 2014-2015.
NSIS is a sponsor of the Coastal Zone Canada (CZC) Conference 2014
NSIS is pleased to be a sponsor of the Coastal Zone Canada (CZC) Conference 2014. The conference will be held at the World Trade and Convention Centre, Halifax, June 15-19, 2014 and details are available on the conference website.
From Sea to Sea: The Biography of a Scientific Buoy
NSIS is pleased to be a sponsor of the From Sea to Sea: The Biography of a Scientific Buoy lecture by David Pantalony, Canada Science and Technology Museum which will be held on Monday June 16th, 7:30 p.m. at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax. This talk is one of the free public events in … Read More
Oceanographers at Work
NSIS is pleased to be a sponsor of the keynote lecture Oceanographers at Work by Dr. Eric Mills and a panel discussion to be held on Sunday June 15th, 2:30 p.m. at the Alumni Hall, University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg Road, Halifax. Oceanographers at Work is one of the free public events in the international workshop Place and Practice: … Read More
NSIS Annual General Meeting, Dinner and Lecture on Monday, 5 May 2014
You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting, Dinner and Lecture of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science on Monday 5 May 2014 at the University Club, Dalhousie University, 6259 Alumni Crescent, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Schedule of Events: 5:00 p.m. 153rd Annual General Meeting of the NSIS 6:00 p.m. Dinner 7:30 p.m. After-dinner public lecture by Dr. Louise Edwards, … Read More
Invitation to a seminar by Dr. Patricia Sutherland – “Norse/Native Contact in Arctic Canada”
The NSIS is pleased to invite you to a seminar by Dr. Patricia Sutherland, former Curator of Arctic Archaeology at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The seminar titled “Norse/Native Contact in Arctic Canada” will be held on 18 March 2014 at 11:30 a.m., Room 242, Life Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University. Dr. Sutherland was featured in a recent CBC Fifth Estate … Read More
Letter fom the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
The NSIS recently received a letter from the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans on November 26, 2013. This letters follows from correspondence started in 2012 when the NSIS wrote letters to the government highlighting its concerns regarding environmental aspects of Bill C38 and the media control of federal scientists. This correspondence can be followed in a previous blog.
Sable Island Update – Ninth Annual Public Meeting
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science would like to invite you to the Sable Island Update- Ninth Annual Public Meeting on Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 from 7:00 to 9:30 pm at the Theatre Auditorium, McNally Building, Saint Mary’s University Campus This includes talks about research, island activities, and the Sable Island National Park Reserve, followed by a Question & Answer … Read More
Public Lecture by Dr. Philip Kitcher – “Can We Sustain Democracy, And The Planet Too?
The Nova Scotian Institute of Science is partnering to present the following lecture. The Situating Science national Strategic Knowledge Cluster, the Evolution Studies Group and Dalhousie University’s College of Sustainability along with the Atlantic Regional Philosophical Association (ARPA), Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS), Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs (CCEPA), and the Friends of the Halifax Common are … Read More