Dalhousie University

Bob MacDonald from Quirks and Quarks interviews Ford Doolittle, Professor Emeritus in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Dalhousie University and recent winner of the NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal in Science and Engineering.

Listen here.

Congratulations to Atlantic Node manager Ford Doolittle for winning the NSERC Herzberg Medal for "sustained excellence and influence" in Canadian research that has "substantially advanced" science or engineering for his work in molecular genetics, including the study of lateral gene transfer, a key driver of microbial evolution.

Articles and radio interviews with Scott Findlay related to his talk on Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science, Part 3 of The Lives of Evidence national lecture series.

Chronicle Herald article March 3, 2014

Circulating Knowledge, Crossing Borders: A Roundtable
March 8th, 2:30-4:00
Ondaatje auditorium, McCain building, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Ave.
International Women's Day

A SSHRC Connecting Cultures event for Imagine Canada's Future
 

The national Situating Science project and partners are pleased to present the third talk in the national lecture series:
 
The Lives of Evidence
A multi-part national lecture series examining the cultural, ethical, political, and scientific role of evidence in our world.
 
Part 3:
Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science

Fear and Loathing in Medical Research
Carl Elliot, Professor of Bioethics, University of Minnesota
Thursday, Feb. 27 2014, 5 PM
(refreshments start at 4:30 PM)