Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (All day)
Celebrating Marine Biodiversity

Increasing awareness of our ocean ecosystems is the theme of this year's International Day for Biological Diversity, created by the United Nations in 1992.

In Canada, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe) is focused on the sustainability of Canada’s three oceans. Visit the...

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 7:00pm
Maritime Museum Lecture: The Sponge Reefs of British Columbia – a Deep Water Jurassic Park

Massive and spectacular glass sponge reefs have grown over the past 9,000 years in the deeper waters of the British Columbia continental shelf. The reefs are up to 25 m in height and cover hundreds of square kilometres of the seafloor. Like coral reefs, the sponge reefs develop by one sponge growing upon the skeleton of another, and similar to coral reefs, they form important habitat for...

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 12:00am
How to Talk About Science Conference

UVic is hosting a “How to talk about science” conference on scientific communication from May 25-27, 2012.

We have three tracks for communication with the general public, the media, and for school age K-12. Each track has a keynote, a panel and a breakout group.

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Friday, June 8, 2012 (All day)
World Ocean's Day

Join us for an exciting fun-filled day to celebrate the earth's majestic ocean!

Please check back for more details as June 8th approaches...

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May 22.2012 (All day)
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