January 24, 2014 - 4:11am
From bird banding, to Garry Oak ecosystems, to air quality monitoring, there’s a topic to suit almost every interest at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Science & Technology lecture series.
The free weekly series is open to the public and runs Wednesday nights at VIU’s Nanaimo campus.
“We encourage members of the public to join us,” says Wendy Simms, organizer of the lecture series. “The lecture series is aimed at both non-scientific and scientific audiences, so we encourage people with non-science backgrounds to attend.”
Lectures are presented by leading researchers on a wide variety of current topics. Upcoming talks include the bioenergetics of the Steller sea lion, ocean acidification, the basking and nesting behavior of the Western Painted Turtle at Buttertubs Marsh and the discovery of the Sasquatch.
More than 100 people attended a recent lecture by Biology technician Robert Wager on genetically modified crops.
Next week’s lecture on Wednesday, Jan. 29 by Dr. Julie Saxton from the Planning, Policy and Environment Department of Metro Vancouver, will explore air quality monitoring in the Lower Fraser Valley.
Each lecture is followed by a question and answer session.
Lectures are held every Wednesday evening from 7 – 8 pm in Building 356, Room 109 at VIU’s Nanaimo campus. For more information and a complete schedule of future lectures go to http://web.viu.ca/simmsw
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