MER Updates

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Western Society of Naturalists 2012

Where: Seaside, CA; When: November 8 – 11, 2012; www.wsn-online.org

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O’Connor Lab member receives Vanier Scholarship

Joey Bernhardt wins the Vanier Scholarship!

Dr. Mach defends her thesis: Nonnative species in BC eelgrass

Dr. Megan Mach successfully defends her thesis entitled “Research on marine coastal impacts to promote ecosystem-based management: Nonnative species in northeast Pacific estuaries.” Her thesis is now available through the UBC library. Link

Dr. Murray defends her thesis: recreational boats transport invasive species

Cathryn Clarke Murray successfully defends her thesis entitled “The role of recreational boating in the introduction and spread of marine invasive species”. Her thesis is now available through the UBC library. Link

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MER all-stars at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference

MER undergraduate Jacquie Peabody (Harley Lab) won runner-up for best poster and PhD student Joey Bernhardt (O’Connor Lab) received honorary mention for her presentation at PEEC in Bamfield, BC this week.

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Storytelling in Science – Randy Olson, March 27th

Learn storytelling techniques with Randy Olson, producer of “Flock of Dodos: (2006) and author of “Don’t Be Such a Scientist” (2009).

MER members to present at the Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference 2012

MER members scheduled to talk at the upcoming Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference meeting in Bamfield, British Columbia. March 2 – 4 2012

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Negotiation Skills with SCWIST in BRC Feb 29th at Noon

Join the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology and the Assistant Dean of UBC’s Sauder School of Business in a discussion about how to negotiate in the business world. Biodiversity Research Centre room 224 at Noon on Wed the 29th

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Dr. Rebecca Martone AERL Seminar Talk – Thurs. March 8th, 1pm

Dr. Martone will discuss coupled social-ecological systems research for EBM in coastal marine systems in the IRES weekly seminar

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Biodiversity Heats Up in Science

MER researcher Chris Harley  published his work on temperature and biodiversity in the latest issue of Science.

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