Public Lecture Series
A free public lecture is held on the first Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. from October through May. Lectures are held both virtually and in person. In-person locations are specified in the announcements for each talk.
2025-2026 Public Lectures
October
The Surprising Social Lives of Insects
Dr. Jennifer Perry
St. Francis Xavier University
November
Maskwio’mi: The Story and Study of a Mi’kmaq Skin Medicine made from Birch Bark
Dr. Matthias Bierenstiel
Cape Breton University
December
Combinatorial games: Would you like some math with your game?
Dr. Svenja Huntemann
Mount Saint Vincent University
January
Matter from Air: Replacing Carbon with Nitrogen for Sustainable Materials
Dr. Saurabh Chitnis
Dalhousie University
February
Ticked off by the cold: How ticks and other critters deal with winter
Dr. Janita Toxopeus
St. Francis Xavier University
March
How humans unintentionally affect wildlife evolution
Dr. Chloé Schmidt
Dalhousie University
April
Nanotechnology-driven Approaches far Rapid Medical Diagnostics and Treatment
Dr. Malama Chisanga
Dalhousie University
May
Random Fibonacci Sequences and Viswanath's Constant
Dr. Karyn McLellan
Mount Saint Vincent University
Upcoming Lecture
To join virtually:
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86466718661?pwd=M6rsMyabvLTe0DjjhpkjreSL5xvwjL.1
Meeting ID: 864 6671 8661
Passcode: 701192
To join in-person:
University: Dalhousie University - Click here for a link to the campus map!
Room Number: TBA
Click here to view the full Public Lecture Brochure
Interested in public science talks? Consider checking out this society: Halifax Field Naturalists
The NSIS Council meets both virtually and in person at Saint Mary's University Campus (Halifax, Nova Scotia) at 6:00 p.m., shortly before each public lecture. Please reach out to nsinstituteofscience@gmail.com if you would like to learn more about our monthly meetings.