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Environmental Science Seminar Series
Environmental Science is a broad, interdisciplinary field that attempts to understand and solve environmental problems, integrating the diversity of elements involved, including: biology, natural resource sciences, geography, politics, history, philosophy, economics, mathematics, geology, tourism, sociology, anthropology, journalism, chemistry, physics, and education. Seminars are on Thursdays from 4 to 4:50 p.m. in S203, unless otherwise indicated. Everyone is welcome!
You may also be interested in another seminar series, the Faculty of Science seminars.
Schedule for Winter 2020
Thursdays from 4 to 4:50 p.m. in S203
Also view the seminar abstracts
| Date | Presenter | Title |
|---|---|---|
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January 23 |
Dr Jennifer Psyllakis BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development (FLNRO) |
New paradigms in resource management and how training should respond |
| January 30 | No seminar | |
| February 6 |
Richard Klafki Nature Conservancy of Canada |
Results you can walk on: How the Nature Conservancy of Canada uses environmental science and research to achieve on-the-ground conservation success |
| February 13 |
Dr Garrett Whitworth TRU |
Can an industrial byproduct be beneficially reused to enhance agriculture crop production and reduce carbon emissions to the atmosphere? |
| February 20 | READING WEEK - No seminar | |
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February 27 |
Dr Joe Nocera Univ. of New Brunswick |
Home to roost: Understanding how Chimney Swifts use roosts in order to conserve them |
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March 5 3 - 7 PM |
TRU MSc students |
MSc Showcase Note: this event will be held in the Food Training Court cafeteria, 3:00 PM |
| March 12 |
Dr Josie Vayro TRU |
Adventures in primatology |
| March 19 | TBA | |
| March 26 |
Dr Francois Haman Univ. of Ottawa |
Survival in the cold: Not one size fits all |
| April 2 |
Dr Vikram Misra Univ. of Saskatchewan |
Bats and emerging diseases: Are we the cause of viruses spilling over from bats to other animals? |