Upcoming Events
Science Outreach would like to thank our wonderful volunteers who share their time and expertise in our community! Please watch our website for any changes! Please join our FREE community events! Events may be photographed, recorded and shared.
Everyone is welcome... we are just a click away from learning about Science!
If you missed out, view the recordings on our past events page or YouTube Channel.
- April 16, 2025 - Book Talk: The Ecological Buffalo on the Trail of a Keystone Species by Wes Olson and Johane Janelle. Held in Room 106, Athabasca University Governing Council Chambers at 7 PM. Books will be available for purchase via etransfer or cash. More about Wes Olson and Johane Janelle. Free community event for anyone to attend! This event will be shared online through Teams starting at 7 PM HERE
- April 22 & 23, 2025 - Biology 30 Labs for Edwin Parr Composite School with Carmen Allen at Athabasca University Science Lab from 1:45 PM to 3PM. Bacterial transformation activity.
- April 23, 2025 - EPC Career Fair with Carmen Allen.
- April/ May, 2025 - Snapshots of New Orleans with Dr. Robert Holmberg at Athabasca Healthcare Centre Long Term Care.
- May 27, 2025 - Spider Talks with Dr. Robert Holmberg at Whispering Hills Primary School for 4 classes of grade 2 students.
- June 5 & 6 - Athabasca University Convocation 2025
- July/ August, 2025 - Mushroom Event with Dr. Roland Treu.
- October 9, 2025 - Wonderous World of Arachnids with Dr. Robert Holmberg. Virtual Link to be provided. Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park Society.
- October/ November, 2025 - The Science of Kombucha with Dr. Roland Treu.
Watch for new upcoming talks and activities! Please check back regularly for the most up to date infomration! More to come!
Check out the Fungi Brochure: Mushrooms of the Athabasca Region by Dr. Roland Treu who is one of our Science Outreach volunteers!
Many events may be recorded and posted to our website at a later time.
Many of our events when held in person are held at the main building Athabasca University in Governing Council Chambers in Athabasca, Alberta. Please park in parking lot C. To view a map of the grounds and parking please click here.
To view these recordings:
- Please feel free to visit our YouTube Channel and subscribe to our channel or go to our past events.
- Send us an email to get on our mailing list to be notified of future events.
To book Hour of Code school talks and demos with Wayne Brehaut (school presentations for students ages 12 to 15)... contact Science Outreach if interested.
To book DNA labs and demos with Carmen Allen... contact Science Outreach if interested.
To book Spider Talks with Robert Holmberg, Professor Emeritus AU and resident Entomologist at your school... contact Science Outreach if interested.
- Check out the interesting Lecture Series from RAIC Centre for Architecture, Faculty of Science and Technology, Athabasca University. The past lectures can also be found on Athabasca University RAIC Centre for Architecture YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-Ry650i197mGh0u_kvW3A
- These Miistakis Institute webinars have been quite interesting and informative. Some have been on wetlands, some on urban wildlife, municipal mechanisms for conservation, etc. The previous webinars are all posted on their website at https://www.rockies.ca/webinars.php
- Alberta Invasive Species Council - Previously presented webinars
- Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise in Alberta's Sky - In case you missed the info, was a comet visible in our night sky near the Auriga constellation, relatively low above the horizon (see attached photo for approximate location marked with a red x). It is so bright that it is visible with the naked eye (but with binoculars, it's even better). It ot be back before 6,800 years. Pictures courtesy of Frederique Pivot
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Science Outreach Athabasca - April 16, 2025
