Dalhousie Earth and Environmental Sciences

Spring 2026 NSIS Travel Awards for Trainees

The Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) Conference Travel Awards are given out to individuals for the purpose of supporting the presentation of research that took place in Nova Scotia and where the researcher is based in Nova Scotia. Travel awards are limited to trainees (defined as: Postdocs, research assistants, graduate students, and undergraduates) who are members of the NSIS. A complete description of the travel awards, application instructions, and full eligibility criteria can be found at the award announcement: NSIS Travel Awards Spring 2026

The deadline to submit applications for Spring 2026 Travel Awards is July 3, 2026.

Proposed conference travel must occur between August 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027 to qualify.

From dalscience:

Convocation is a time for celebrating all your achievements and your time at Dal. 🎉 Next week, the Faculty of Science, as well as our departments and units, will be hosting a number of spring Convocation receptions to celebrate our graduates! 🎓

The Faculty of Science has four Convocation ceremonies on June 8 and 9:

- Monday, June 8 at 4:00 pm
- Tuesday, June 9 at 9:00 am
- Tuesday, June 9 at 12:30 pm
- Tuesday, June 9 at 4:00 pm

The Faculty of Science will also be hosting two graduate receptions. If you self-identify as a member of either of the below communities, please register using the links in our bio!

Faculty of Science Black and African Nova Scotian Graduate Reception

🗓 Monday, June 8
⏱ 11:00 am-1:00 pm
📍 The Social Suite (Basement of the University Club, Studley Campus)

Faculty of Science Indigenous and Mi’kmaq Graduate Reception

🗓 Monday, June 8
⏱ 6-8:00 pm
📍 Ko’jua Okuom (1st floor), Killam Library

Many Faculty of Science departments and units are also hosting receptions for their graduates. For more information, please contact your department directly.

Physics & Atmospheric Science ⚛️

🗓 Tuesday, June 9
Time/location: Award ceremony from 10:00-11:00 am in Dunn 117, with reception to follow in Dunn 108.

Chemistry 🧪

🗓 Tuesday, June 9
⏱ 11:30 am-1:00 pm
📍 Outside the Chemistry Building

Medical Sciences 🩺

🗓 Tuesday, June 9
⏱ 12:30-2:00 pm
📍 Atrium, Life Sciences Research Institute (LSRI)

Economics 📈

🗓 Tuesday, June 9
⏱ 3-4:30 pm
📍 LeMarchant Place Atrium

Earth and Environmental Sciences 🌱

🗓 Tuesday, June 9
⏱ 3-4:30 pm
📍 2nd floor, Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity (Steele Ocean Sciences Building – Atrium)

To learn more about Dal’s Spring 2026 Convocation, please visit: dal.ca/convocation

Happy Retirement to Norma Keeping, long time Administrative Secretary at Earth and Environmental Sciences. Norma retired on May 29th after 45 years at Dalhouise.

EES would like to thank Norma for her years of service. Her legacy of hard work, dedication and kindness will not be forgotten.

Congratulations, Norma! Wishing you a well-deserved retirement filled with good health, happiness, and new discoveries.

All the best from everyone at EES!

How a Dal course helps shape the way students see the Earth - EES' John Gosse on Dal's Behind the Lecture series:

How a Dal course helps shape the way students see the Earth A popular Dalhousie Earth Sciences course immerses students in real-world hazards, blending virtual exploration, current events, and interdisciplinary learning to deepen understanding of the planet’s dynamic systems.

2026 Earth Ring Ceremony - 30 rings were distributed, 14 to Dal grads (April 10, 2026, Milligan Room, LSC)

Congratulations to Tessa Giacoppo and Lauren MacLellan recipients of this year's Marcos Zentilli Prize. Tessa was awarded best MSc poster presentation and Lauren was awarded best PhD poster presentation. The award, which was handed out at the annual EES graduate student research symposium and provides funds for use toward thesis research related expenses, celebrates the lifelong contributions that Professor Emeritus Marcos Zentilli has made in the field and to the department. We are grateful to Prof. Zentilli for funding the award, and for his continued interest and support of graduate research in EES.

Congratulations to all of the a graduate students for showcasing the excellent and diverse research being done in Earth and Environmental Sciences. A special shout out to Grad Society President Michael Powell for going above and beyond to organize the event, and to Graduate Affairs Student Representative Elahe Sirati for additional support.

From nsenvironmentalnetwork
and the.abstract.cafe:

Join us at The Abstract Café in Halifax for a fun evening of environment-themed bingo. Plus! Break up the bingo with a riveting game of Nova Scotia Environmental Trivia!

Friday, May 1, Doors 6:00 pm, Event 6:30-9:00 pm, Bar 'til 10 pm

➡️ $15 to play, cash or card (or buy extra cards and increase your chance to win!)

➡️ $1000 worth of epic prizes, from gift cards to local businesses to outdoor adventure experiences!

➡️ Bar open 'til 10! Stick around and mingle with friends!

🔞 All ages welcome for games! 19+ after 9:00 pm

Congratulations to all those who received awards at the 2026 Earth and Environmental Sciences End-of-Year Awards Banquet (April 17, 2026)

NEW CLASS - Winter 2027

ERTH/ENVS 4601, Advanced Biogeochemical Cycles

The course will focus on a biogeochemical toolkit, with a focus on isotopes and biomarkers and how these are used to investigate global biogeochemical cycles.

This Earth Day, help us turn sod into a pollinator paradise! 🌿

Join us April 22, 9–11 AM outside Cameron Hall to rake, sow seeds, and prep planting areas.

No experience needed—tools provided. Rain or shine!