Biology Meets Climate Change

On Saturday, Oct. 22, students, staff and faculty are invited to join the Department of Biological Sciences for a free, family-friendly event. Take part in hands-on demonstrations showing the wonders of biology and also stay for mini talks that investigate how biology and climate change intersect. Keynote speakers: Lawrence Harder: Bee happy, don’t worry? David Layzell: Biological solutions to climate change Mary Reid: Fights in the forests: will pest skirmishes become wars against trees? Jana Vamosi: Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: forecasting the biological impacts of climate change Samuel Yeaman: How many recipes in mother nature’s cookbook? Searching for the genes trees use to adapt to climate Lobby, Energy Environment Experiential Learning (EEEL) Building 750 Campus Drive NW, University of Calgary Discovery Sessions: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Mini Lectures: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. with various faculty experts Registration/RSVP: biologymeetsclimatechange.eventbrite.ca
Location:
Energy Environment Experiential Learning (EEEL) building
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/biology-meets-climate-change