Department of Biology
ESC 350
200 University Ave. W
Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 32569
Fax: (519) 746-0614
Affiliations
Monday, October 31, 2011 — 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Title of proposal: "Characterizing present and past hydroecological conditions of shallow ponds in Wapusk National Park (Manitoba, Canada)"
Supervisor(s): R.I. Hall; B. Wolfe (WLU)
Committee members: W.D. Taylor; M. Macrea; J. Sweetman
Saturday, October 29, 2011 — 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
Visit the 2011 Science Open House website.
Friday, October 28, 2011 — 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EDT
All are welcome to our halloween themed coffee hour!
Thursday, October 27, 2011 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Title of seminar: "Phase, place and plasticity: tales of theta oscillations in the hippocampus"
[Host: Dr. M. van der Meer]
All are welcome!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 — 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Speaker profile: Dr. Adrian Bird
(2011 Canada Gairdner International Laureate, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)
Since 2001, the Gairdner Foundation has seen world-renowned scientists fan out across the country to give a series of inspirational lectures to students. The lectures aim to encourage you to consider entering science programs and eventually undertake careers in either science or medicine.
Saturday, October 22, 2011 — 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM EDT
Visit the University of Waterloo fall convocation ceremonies - Science webpage.
Friday, October 21, 2011 — 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Title of proposal: "Water isotope tracers, periphyton, and paleolimnology: An interdisciplinary approach to aquatic monitoring in lakes of Old Crow Flats, Yukon Territory"
Supervisor(s): R. Hall; B. Wolfe (WLU)
Committee members: W.D. Taylor; T. Edwards; J. Sweetman
Thursday, October 20, 2011 — 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Faculty, staff, technicians & instructors only
There will be an update on the new building plans and a few other issues of interest, followed by the announcement of the Lili Pasternak Award for 2011.
In addition, there will be refreshments and an opportunity to mingle with colleagues.
Thursday, October 20, 2011 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Research Scientist, Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON
Title of seminar: "The Development of an Effects Addition Model for the Assessment and Prediction of the Ecotoxicity of Metal Mixtures in Contaminated Environments"
[Host: Dr. D.G. Dixon]
All are welcome!
Friday, October 7, 2011 — 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
This meeting if for faculty only.
Thursday, October 6, 2011 — 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT
Speaker's profile: Dr. G. Wayne Brodland
(Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo)
Title of seminar: "What modeling tells us about the forces that drive cell and tissue
movements"
[Host: Dr. D. Spafford]
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 — 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT
Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard University, Boston, MA, U.S.A
Title of seminar: "Visualizing Genetics and Bioenergetics on a Nanometer Scale"
All are welcome!
Please contact the Host, Dr. David Rose, if anyone would like to meet with Dr. Strauss during his visit.