Past Events

Wednesday March 9, 2022, 2pm to 3:30pm MT via Zoom Title: The Archives and Special Collections (including rare books) at UCalgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library Speaker:  Annie Murray, UCalgary rare books and special collections librarian Did you know the number of books and archival materials in UCalgary’s Archives and Special Collections has doubled since 2019?

Over the course of four Saturdays (March 5th to 26th), the following sessions will be presented by:  David Docherty, BSc., MSc., PhD.& Chris Pengilly, MD., ChB.  Each presentation will focus on a specific system of the body and cover how it works but also what can go wrong as we age and how to fix it.  Presentation Topics:   10 am - noon PST Mar 05: “The Heart of the Matter!” Mar 12:  “What’s a bad joint like this doing in a nice person like you?”

Speaker: Dr. Robert Laprairie, College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, GSK-CIHR Research Chair in Drug Discovery and Development Note:  This talk starts at 12:00 pm Central Standard Time

Over the course of four Saturdays, the following talks will be presented by Ocean Networks Canada scientists and specialists.

January 26, 12pm: Intelligent Robotic Spacecraft – Developing and Evaluating Advanced Autonomous Space Robotics Technologies Wednesday, January 26, 12:00 to 1:00pm (ET), Virtual Presentation via Zoom All are welcome to attend this free “Ingenious Talk” online, about Intelligent Robotic Spacecraft technologies.

The University of Lethbridge's Driedger Lecture Series is pleased to present Prof. Timothy Winegard of Colorado Mesa University who will speak on his bestselling book, The Mosquito: A Human History of our Deadliest Predator (Dutton/Penguin Books, 2019).

Our Quantum Century   Date and Time: January 12, 2022 @ 2pm Mountain Time

This is a quick reminder that Carleton's Lifelong Learning registration for the Winter 2022 Session opens Tuesday, January 11 at 10:00 a.m. ET, at carleton.ca/lifelong/registration/.

Using the peer study method, McGill Lifelong Learning offers 4–10-week terms per year to seniors and retirees in the greater Montreal area, and now virtually beyond Quebec borders.  The link to the MCLL website is https://www.mcgill.ca/mcll/about-mcll     

Dr. Kevin Hall's presentation will explore a career path that has been altered based on various global social and environmental events and will explore Kevin’s evolution as an engineer, a humanitarian and as an innovator and entrepreneur. From advanced mathematical modelling to the use of photonics in pathogen detection, from low-cost water treatment solutions in the peri-urban slums of Southeast Asia to the restoration of livelihoods following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Please note - the start time is 10:00 am Pacific Time (ie 7:00 am EST)