Frequent Fliers: Tracking Songbird Migration through the Americas
Monday, August 13, 2012, 7:00 p.m. Bridget Stutchbury, North American Ornithological Conference – Vancouver 2012 (NAOC-V), the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and Nature Vancouver are pleased to offer a free public lecture “Frequent Fliers: Tracking Songbird Migration through the Americas” by internationally renowned scientist, Dr. Bridget Stutchbury from York University.
Baby Steps for SARA: Evaluating the first Decade of Canada’s Species at Risk Act
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7 p.m. Jeannette Whitton, UBCTo explore how well SARA has been implemented, collaborators from UBC and SFU analyzed the progress towards recovering species at risk. Though challenges exist, full implementation of SARA has the potential to effectively protect Canada’s species at risk.
50 Years in Serengeti: The Science Behind the Story
April 25, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Anthony R.E. Sinclair, UBC
Join researcher Dr. Anthony R.E. Sinclair and learn more about the story behind the science; the exciting events that took place while scientists documented these dramatic changes, and why we must now consider the future of conservation.
Amoeba in the Room
Thursday, October 3, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Nicholas Money, Miami University
The flowering of microbial science is revolutionizing biology and medicine in ways unimagined just a few years ago and is inspiring a new view of what it means to be human.