Lecture: Bees, Neonics, Pollinators and more - Fri, Dec 4 2015

Lecture: Bees, Neonics, Pollinators and more (12/4/2015)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Learn

Event Location:

University of Alberta, Van Vliet Building, Room 2-215

Date(s) & Time:

Fri, Dec 4 2015 6:45 PM

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Dec 4 2015 6:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

about 2 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D1: Easy

Event Coordinator(s):

Ryan
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Members Only, 18 And Older Only

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Itinerary:

Nature Alberta is sponsoring an upcoming presentation by Dr. Christy Morrisey and Dr. Jessamyn Manson, who will be talking about birds, bees, and the threats of pesticides to their health. The presentation will be 2 hours in length (7 PM to 9 PM), and will be in Lecture Theatre 2-215 in the Van Vliet Complex (Physical Education and Recreation Building) at the University of Alberta. We will meet at 6:45 PM in the lobby outside the lecture theatre, so that the EOC group can find seats together.

Christy Morrisey, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan Department of Biology. She has 16 years of experience working on issues related to environmental contamination and the use of birds as indicators of environmental damage. Her work has been broadly featured in the national and international media, and she is a regular contributor to the CBC's Quirks and Quarks. Additional information about her work can be found at http://homepage.usask.ca/~cam202/. Her presentation is titled: "Are We Facing Another Silent Spring? The new threats of current use of pesticides to birds and aquatic ecosystems in the Canadian prairies".

Jessamyn Manson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Her research is focused on evolutionary ecology, chemical ecology and community dynamics of plant-insect interactions. She studies bumble bees as model pollinators that play an important role in the reproduction of native wildflowers, agricultural crops and invasive plants. You can learn more about her work at her lab webpage at http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/manson_lab.

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

The Physical Education and Recreation centre is located on the north side of 87th Avenue between 114 and 116 Streets, adjoining the Butterdome.

Several parking lots are nearby that offer visitor parking, including the Education Car Park (located due east of the Physical Education building on the east side of 114 Street, north of 87 Avenue) and the Jubilee Car Park (south side of 87th Avenue, across from the Physical Education building). Evening parking costs $5 in the Education Car Park and $6 in the Jubilee Car Park.

You can also reach the U of A by taking public transit (LRT or bus). The University Transit Centre is located to the north-east of the Physical and Recreation Centre. After exiting the LRT, follow the signage to the west exit (towards the SUB building). If taking the bus, walk along 89 Ave to the west. The Van Vliet Centre is directly south of SUB.

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