Join us for UM Homecoming and 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 – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81512835911?pwd=TXIvMXdYV2ZZK1NJellJT3NFNnNUdz09

Ariel Gordon, University of Manitoba Press, Writer, Author of Tree Talk – Urban Forests, 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 – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87909270067

• 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 – Polar bears, non-invasive methods & climate change
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Via Zoom – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87218282857 

• 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.