Virtual Science Takeover (FREE) Science Public Talks – Science Literacy Week
Join the UM Faculty of Science and Science First for an exciting lineup of FREE Virtual Public Talks in celebration of Science Literacy Week, Sept. 20 – 26, 2021.
Our Events:
Thurs. Sept. 23 – Climate Change, Conservation, Ecology and Sustainability
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Via Zoom – link coming soon!
- Ariel Gordon, University of Manitoba Press, Writer – Urban Forests, Urbanization, Ecology, Biodiversity, Climate Change
- Tom Nagy, Mycologist – Mushrooms, Ecology, Biodiversity
- Jim Duncan, [PhD/92], Director of Discover Owls – Wildlife Research and Conservation.
Moderated by Dr. Brian Mark, Dean, Faculty of Science.
Thurs. Sept. 23 – Biofuels, Bioreactors, Batteries, Waste Management, Sustainable Agriculture
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Via Zoom – link coming soon!
- Dr. Richard Sparling, Professor, Department of Microbiology – Making Money from Trash
- Dale Overton, [BSc. (Maj)/05] CEO Overton Environmental Enterprises Inc. – Organics Waste Management, Sustainable Agri-Systems, Soil Ecology and Revegetation.
- Dr. Olivia Wilkins, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences – Plant Genomics & Systems, Climate Resilient Plants
- Dr. Christian Kuss, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry – Material Science, Batteries/Electric Vehicles
Fri. Sept. 24 – Arctic Led Climate Science (Polar Bears, Arctic Foxes) Conservation, Science Policy
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Via Zoom – link coming soon!
- Dr. Jane Waterman & Dr. Jim Roth, Professors, Department of Biological Sciences – Arctic Led Climate Research, Predator-Prey Relationships, Endangered Species/Polar Bears and Arctic Foxes.
More details to TBA. Stay tuned.