Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES)

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Dear Dal alumni and friends,

Come celebrate the beginning of Spring with us. We're hosting our 4th annual student-alumni mixer at Lions Head on Monday March 23rd, 5-9pm. Free food, trivia, prizes and cash bar.

We're looking forward to catching up with all of you. See you there...

DIRT Talk with Charlene Duffet, P.Geo – Viridian Metals: Thinking outside the box

Friday March 6th, 11:30-12:30
Milligan Room, Earth & Biology Rm 8007

The Earth and Environmental Science Student vs. Professors bowling
Join us for a night of fun, food, and networking. Connect with students and professors from both the Earth and Environmental Science department.
Thursday March 5th (Today), 8pm
Bowlarama, 3459 Desmond Ave

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE: Monday, March 2 (2026) at 7:30 PM (Atlantic Time)

How Humans Unintentionally Affect Wildlife Evolution

This lecture can be accessed via Zoom at our website: nsis1862.ca/public-lectu... or in-person at Dalhousie University Killam Library room 2622.

The application deadline for ComSciConCAN applications as been extended to February 16th at 11:59 PM EST. This workshop is the only Canada-wide science communication training opportunity designed for graduate students.
www.comsciconcanada.org/application

EES at the 52nd AGS (Atlantic Geoscience Society) Colloquium and Annual Meeting in Truro, Nova Scotia, Feb 6-7.

Congratulations to Cameron Greaves for Best Grad presentation!

REMINDER: EES Honours Information Session Winter 2026
TOMORROW: Wednesday, February 4, 5:30 to 6:30 PM, Milligan Room

Calling all salamander lovers! Here is a great field opportunity with the Riley Lab in Sackville, NB for this summer and fall. Deadline to apply is March 2, 2026.

Graduate & Professional Program Fair
January 23, 12:00–3:00 PM
McInnes Room, DSU Building

Register Now: apply.dal.ca/portal/gradf...

www.comsciconcanada.org

On Thursday, January 15, you are invited to attend the 17th annual Douglas M. Johnston Lecture, "Lived Experience and Climate Justice – Reframing Priorities," with guest speaker Eliza Morgera, the United Nations special rapporteur on climate change.
For more details: bit.ly/3Niev3u

EES Honours Information Session Winter 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 5:30 to 6:30 PM, Milligan Room

January 15 - 11:30 AM, Milligan Room, LSC

EES Departmental Seminar: Flaming tap water revisited: The science behind the occurrence of methane in groundwaters overlying unconventional oil, gas, and coal fields
Dr. Owen Sherwood, EES

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See also, CBC's Land and Sea Salt Episode: Salt has a way of soaking into our lives. It's a vital part of our history, and it may be the Maritimes most unassuming magical mineral (22 mins): gem.cbc.ca/land-and-sea...

EES' Grant Wach Talks all Things Salt with CBC:

Grant Wach stops by CBC's Mainstreet NS with Jeff Douglas to talk all things salt:
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Former colleagues and students of Dr. Gunter Muecke gathered to honour him on December 1st at the Old Triangle in Halifax.

Hot off the press! Environmental Informatics students are armed with their Infographics and looking to communicate science. Please scan their posters and give them some engagement. Look around the LSC for their posters and learn something new!

To participate, go to: surveys.dal.ca/opinio/s?s=8...

Or scan the QR code attached.

EES Students,

We'd love to get your feedback.

Take a survey on three upper-year Earth Science ERTH/GEOG 3302 – Quaternary Sedimentary Environments, ERTH 4350/5350 – Tectonics and ERTH 4153 – Petroleum Geology & Energy Systems and help inform and improve course offerings and scheduling.

(Photo 2: The "Against" Team, left to right: Braiden, Emerson, Julia, Paige, Andrew, Edwin, Hannah, Izzy)

The Great Anthropocene debate was held this week between students in the 3rd year Stratigraphy class(ERTH 3303). The debate was vigorous with excellent arguments on both sides, but in the end the AGAINST team was voted the winning team.

(Photo 2: The "Against" Team, left to right: Braiden, Emerson, Julia, Paige, Andrew, Edwin, Hannah, Izzy)

Thank you to EES Departmental Seminar speaker, Denise Brushett, Project Lead: Nova Scotia Municipal Flood Line Mapping Program, from the Government of Nova Scotia, who gave a talk to EES on Mapping the Risk: Advancing Flood Resilience in Nova Scotia on Thursday, November 27 in the Milligan Room.

. Donation of fresh eggs and veggies are encouraged. To help with the cost of transportation, there is a fee of $15. Limited spots are available, please e-transfer to epss@dal.ca.