February Public Lecture

Join Nature Newfoundland & Labrador for a fun evening called “The Birds And The Bees (And the Wolffish)” as three passionate graduate students from Memorial University share their current research with us in mini lectures! Science Building on the MUN campus, Room SN 2067, Thursday Feb. 18th, 7:30pm.

Three adventurous young scientists have plenty of interesting stories to share about birds, bees, and wolffish. Michelle Fitzsimmons will tell us about the secret and underground (literally) lives of Atlantic Puffins on Gull Island in Witless Bay, North America’s largest breeding colony. Margie Wilkes will help us explore the life history and diversity of Newfoundland’s native bees and their role as pollinators of lowbush blueberry. Lastly, Emilie Novaczek will present her research on the coastal habitat of Atlantic Wolffish, a species at risk in Newfoundland waters. Come hear about these neat and high-profile species and become familiar with some of the latest MUN research from three different departments at the same time.

Photo credit: Michelle Fitzsimmons, Barry Hicks and Emilie Novaczek