Time: Thursday. May 13th, 7:15 p.m.
Location: Rm. 118, Sir James Dunn Building
Presenter: Chris Young
Title: "Starry Nights and Poetry Maps"
Come explore the stars of Spring and Summer! Hard to find your way? Astronomers use a variety of methods to learn (and remember!) the stars and constellations. Come and learn a few shortcuts and become better acquainted with the Spring stars above us!
Minimum age 8 yrs. (The presentation is directed towards adults).
Admission is charged: $5 per adult; reductions for families with children (8 to 15 years)
Seating is limited. If you plan to attend please reserve seats by e-mailing planetarium@dal.ca with the number of adults and children. (Directions to the planetarium and fee information will be sent to you before the show.)
http://astronomynovascotia.ca/
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
2010 PROVINCIAL SCIENCE FAIR SHOWCASE
May 7th and 8th at
St. Mary’s University, McNally Auditorium
Open to the Public
May 7: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
May 8: 11:00am to 1:00pm
Come and meet the minds behind the award-winning grade 7-12 science fair projects from across Nova Scotia: Robotics, Alternative Energy, Novel Inventions, Biological Studies, and much much more!
40 bright students from the South Shore to Cape Breton make up Team Nova Scotia, which will be representing the province at the 2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Peterborough – a prestigious event that attract over 450 of Canada’s top students annually.
http://www.sciencefairinfo.ns.ca/theblog/2010/05/05/2010-team-nova-scotia-showcase/
St. Mary’s University, McNally Auditorium
Open to the Public
May 7: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
May 8: 11:00am to 1:00pm
Come and meet the minds behind the award-winning grade 7-12 science fair projects from across Nova Scotia: Robotics, Alternative Energy, Novel Inventions, Biological Studies, and much much more!
40 bright students from the South Shore to Cape Breton make up Team Nova Scotia, which will be representing the province at the 2010 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Peterborough – a prestigious event that attract over 450 of Canada’s top students annually.
http://www.sciencefairinfo.ns.ca/theblog/2010/05/05/2010-team-nova-scotia-showcase/
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Halifax Planetarium: "Travels Through Space and Time"
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Location: Rm. 118, Sir James Dunn Building
Presenter: Bridget Antze
Title: "Travels Through Space and Time: Touring the Spring Sky"
The spring evening sky is rich in bright stars and a favourite of many. Join Bridget for the reprise of her popular show and see what to look for as the nights get warmer.
Minimum age 8 yrs. (The presentation is directed towards adults).
Admission is charged: $5 per adult; reductions for families with children (8 to 15 years)
http://astronomynovascotia.ca
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Myers Memorial Stairwell Project
To: Friends and Colleagues of Ram Myers,
The Myers Memorial Stairwell Project has now been completed, and we'd like to invite you to an opening celebration at the end of the month.
On Wednesday, March 31st at 12:30 pm please join us in the Biology lounge on the 5th floor of the Biology/Earth Sciences wing of the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie. (Turn right as you exit the elevators and the lounge is at the end of the main hallway on the left). There will be a couple of short speeches in honour of Ram and the Memorial, followed by some food and drink. Please join us if you can! Also, please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in attending the opening.
Best regards,
The Myers Lab
Information about the memorial: Ram's former students have created a memorial in his honour in the North stairwell of the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University, consisting of the first page of all 160-plus primary literature articles that were authored or co-authored by Ram. The papers were spontaneously taped up in the stairwell in the days following his passing, and are now permanently mounted on individual plaques on the wall of the stairwell in chronological order between the second and the eighth floors.
The Myers Memorial Stairwell Project has now been completed, and we'd like to invite you to an opening celebration at the end of the month.
On Wednesday, March 31st at 12:30 pm please join us in the Biology lounge on the 5th floor of the Biology/Earth Sciences wing of the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie. (Turn right as you exit the elevators and the lounge is at the end of the main hallway on the left). There will be a couple of short speeches in honour of Ram and the Memorial, followed by some food and drink. Please join us if you can! Also, please forward this invitation to others who may be interested in attending the opening.
Best regards,
The Myers Lab
Information about the memorial: Ram's former students have created a memorial in his honour in the North stairwell of the Life Sciences Centre at Dalhousie University, consisting of the first page of all 160-plus primary literature articles that were authored or co-authored by Ram. The papers were spontaneously taped up in the stairwell in the days following his passing, and are now permanently mounted on individual plaques on the wall of the stairwell in chronological order between the second and the eighth floors.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Nova Scotian Institute of Science
Next Regular Meeting of the NSIS
Monday, 5 April 2010
Monday, 5 April 2010
| Time: | 7:30 p.m. |
| Location: | Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History |
| 1747 Summer St., Halifax |
| Speaker: | Steve Mockford |
| Centre for Wildlife and Conservation Biology Department of Biology, Acadia University | |
| Title: | Conservation Genetics and Blanding's turtle in Nova Scotia |
ABSTRACT
The field of Conservation Genetics has a brief history. This history has been defined by rapid developments in DNA technology, advances in computer technology, and the development of new statistical techniques for analysis of the data that can now be generated. It has also been defined by increasing recognition of the role that genetics can play in helping to understand how species are distributed, the historical processes that underlie that distribution, and how this affects conservation and recovery. Within this brief historical context I will explore work done in Nova Scotia on the Conservation Genetics of Blanding's turtle and how it has contributed to the management and recovery of this charismatic reptile.
Genes, Genomics and Human Nature
Dr. Evelyn Fox Keller (MIT)
7:00pm
Tuesday, March 30
Alumni Hall, King's College
Description: Discussion of the role of genes has been plagued by linguistic uncertainty since their origin. At first the word 'gene' was little more than a place marker, a name for the presumed unit of inheritance. What is a gene? A gene is a difference maker. Yet geneticists also assumed that genes are trait makers. To this day, conflation between genes and mutations, between trait makers and difference makers, remains endemic. The meaning of the term has transformed over the course of the century, not to mention proliferated. The status of genes as trait makers has come under severe challenge, as has the status of genes as difference makers. It is that very confusion between the
two, and the place of that confusion in our understanding of human nature, of what is natural and what is unnatural, that will be explored in this talk.
Evelyn Fox Keller, one the world's leading philosophers of science and a pioneer in feminist theory, is the author of many books, including "Reflections on Gender and Science", "Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death", and "The Century of the Gene".
7:00pm
Tuesday, March 30
Alumni Hall, King's College
Description: Discussion of the role of genes has been plagued by linguistic uncertainty since their origin. At first the word 'gene' was little more than a place marker, a name for the presumed unit of inheritance. What is a gene? A gene is a difference maker. Yet geneticists also assumed that genes are trait makers. To this day, conflation between genes and mutations, between trait makers and difference makers, remains endemic. The meaning of the term has transformed over the course of the century, not to mention proliferated. The status of genes as trait makers has come under severe challenge, as has the status of genes as difference makers. It is that very confusion between the
two, and the place of that confusion in our understanding of human nature, of what is natural and what is unnatural, that will be explored in this talk.
Evelyn Fox Keller, one the world's leading philosophers of science and a pioneer in feminist theory, is the author of many books, including "Reflections on Gender and Science", "Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death", and "The Century of the Gene".
Mind the Gap: The Neurosciences and their Determination to Explain the Human
Dr. Cornelius Borck, Professor and Director, Institute for the History of Medicine and Science Studies, University of Luebek, Germany.
7:00pm
Thursday, March 18th
Alumni Hall, University of King's College
Description: Understanding the brain and the biological basis of mind, consciousness and behaviour is the ultimate challenge. The neurosciences, through increasing sophisticated technology, provide fascinating insights into human cognition, emotions and sociality. It this the imminent advent of a definitive undestanding of our mental apparatus, or the warning of a brave new world of manipulation, mind reading and thought control? Are we witness to a new chapter in human evolution?
Dr. Cornelius Borck is the former Canada Research Chair in Art History and Communication Studies, McGill.
7:00pm
Thursday, March 18th
Alumni Hall, University of King's College
Description: Understanding the brain and the biological basis of mind, consciousness and behaviour is the ultimate challenge. The neurosciences, through increasing sophisticated technology, provide fascinating insights into human cognition, emotions and sociality. It this the imminent advent of a definitive undestanding of our mental apparatus, or the warning of a brave new world of manipulation, mind reading and thought control? Are we witness to a new chapter in human evolution?
Dr. Cornelius Borck is the former Canada Research Chair in Art History and Communication Studies, McGill.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Planetarium Show: Harry Potter Astronomy
| March Break @ Planetarium: "Harry Potter Astronomy" Tue 16 Mar 2010 |
Special March Break Planetarium Show -- Harry Potter Astronomy
Tuesday, 16 March, 2:00 p.m.This family show focuses on the astronomical objects that double as character names in the Harry Potter books, both the myths and the facts.
Rm. 118, Sir James Dunn Building, Dalhousie University
Presenter: Kathleen Moncrieff
Minimum age 8 yrs.
Admission is charged: $5 per adult; reductions for families with children (8 to 15 years)
Seating is limited. If you plan to attend please reserve seats by e-mailing planetarium@dal.ca with the number of adults and children. (Directions to the planetarium and fee information will be sent to you before the show.)
Please do not be late; unlike the cinema, you won't get in once the lights are down.
Are your children under 8 years old? Please ask the Discovery Centre about their new Digitarium!
http://astronomynovascotia.ca/
How High is the Sky?
| Keshen Goodman Library "How High is the Sky" Wed 10 Mar 2010 |
How High is the Sky?
Wed 10 Mar: 7 p.m. Keshen Goodman Public Library
Presenter: Quinn Smith
Understanding the vast distances to the Sun and planets, other stars, distant galaxies, and the universe itself. Quinn Smith Measures the Universe with a piece of string, a candle, and a train whistle.
Sable Island Update
Sixth Annual Public Meeting
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
7:00 - 9:30 pm
Theatre Auditorium, McNally Building, Saint Mary's University Campus
Program:
Three illustrated talks will be presented by:
· Ian McLaren, Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University· Bill Freedman, Biology Department, Dalhousie University· Zoe Lucas, naturalist and Sable Island resident
The fourth and final presentation will be given by Mark Butler of the Ecology Action Centre, and Zoe Lucas. Mark and Zoe will review current issues and plans for the future of Sable Island, including the potential for either a National Park or a National Wildlife Area designation.
A Question and Answer Session, and Reception, will follow.
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