SMU Biology

The official page for the department of biology at Saint Mary's University.
For inquiries, please send to [email protected]

[Saint Mary’s University @smuhalifax]

North Atlantic right whales, the subjects of Dr. Timothy Frasier’s research, are endangered globally. With $6 million in new funding, Dr. Frasier and his colleagues are determining which factors limit reproductive success. Learn more: https://t.co/NdR7siJ6B0 #WorldWithoutLimits

[Brenna Frasier @BrennaAFrasier]

Thanks to #bltrailstotrails for opening up this blocked culvert I asked about! The water is now lower on the marsh side, free flowing, and the fish can come through in the spring.🐟🌊

[SMUScience @SMUScience]

There's a new self-service bike repair station at @smuhalifax thanks to enterprising Engineering student Oluwatomiwa Dotun-Olutola. Great work! Read more:
https://t.co/7ws2pu8QYC

[Tim Fedak, PhD FRCGS @tim_fedak]

Did you know? There are two footprints of a Wolf in front of the Museum of Natural History in #Halifax #NovaScotia @NS_MNH - two right paw prints added by a curator when the concrete was wet. #urbangeology

[Robin Morrison @DrRobinMorrison]

FULLY FUNDED #PhD position with me and @andrea_migliano at @UZH_Science in collaboration with @SavingGorillas using mountain gorillas as a study system to examine the evolution of flexible dispersal patterns. Full information: https://t.co/JwD7geOjOP 📷@ve_vecellio
Pls retweet!

[Brenna Frasier @BrennaAFrasier]

Stopped in to SMU to examine skulls and witness the amazing progress these grad students have made working through ~600 horse skulls in our #SableIsland #horse research. @KateChadwick20 @Sable_Institute @SMUScience @NS_Museum Hear about it Nov. 24 6-9:30pm. More to follow!

[Tim Fedak, PhD FRCGS @tim_fedak]

Resharing for #MastodonMonday - join us tonight online or in person at Saint Mary's University for the free public lecture about the history and new research focused on mastodons that lived in #NovaScotia 80,000 years ago

[Brenna Frasier @BrennaAFrasier]

Check out this leucistic crow spotted in the lot @NS_MNH! Leucism (or partial albinism) can be a result of several factors including diet, genetics, injury and age. With less melanin, these feathers are often weaker than the others and will erode more quickly.

[SMUScience @SMUScience]

The Science Photo Contest is now open! Students, faculty, alumni, send us your science photos (hint: science is everywhere!) Click for details & to apply:
https://t.co/mfqxplU7NM

[Brenna Frasier @BrennaAFrasier]

This is pretty exciting. For ~100 years there has been an endeavour to find adult eels or eggs at the hypothesized spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea. This paper tracks adults from the Azores to the Sargasso - another piece of the puzzle… https://t.co/7I2fMIvc9Q

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

The Oscar goes to.. 😅 https://t.co/m6o3rlRXVp

[Cornell Lab @CornellBirds]

Attention early career artists: we're hiring!! Apply by Oct 1 for our Bartels Science Illustration Program. Full-time, paid, temporary positions to create beautiful, informative art for sci papers, journalism & outreach. Details: https://t.co/P9ZeJYomyQ #scicomm

[Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC) @whales_org]

If you are ever having a bad day, just remember that a pod of #beluga whales adopted a stray narwhal back in 2016. That narwhal has been hanging out with its beluga buddies ever since! 🥺 https://t.co/xgyyuDN3DI

[Saint Mary’s University @smuhalifax]

Meet Bria Symonds, a new face on campus and Saint Mary’s new Black Student Advisor. Symonds comes to our #SMUCommunity with experience and education in social work, community engagement and activism. Welcome, Bria! https://t.co/X33DeIh6cp #WorldWithoutLimits

[SMU Student Life @smu_studentlife]

September 13 is the last day to add or change classes for the Fall Term. Visit the Service Centre in MM108 or email [email protected] if you need help with your student account.

Need advising help? Book an appointment with your academic advisor - https://t.co/7arzJGaE2i

[Canadian Whale Institute @CanWhaleInst]

Canadian Whale Institute’s Dr. Moira Brown and Delphine Durette-Morin are authors on the new paper “Individual North Atlantic right whales identified from space” just released in Marine Mammal Science. Have a read here: https://t.co/IQLcV5rcTe

[The SMU Journal @TheSMUJournal]

Calling all first year, second year, third year--literally calling all SMUdents! We're hiring at least six-teen SMU students to help write for, edit, and run the Journal! Apply at https://t.co/iG7b9IzDz5

[SMU Student Life @smu_studentlife]

If you're new to SMU this fall, make sure to apply for your student ID before you arrive! Your SMU ID card gives you to access important campus services like the library, dining halls, gym and more.

Apply for your card through the Patrick Power Library: https://t.co/hlijb4FluK

[New England Aquarium @NEAQ]

Our first right whale research cruise of the summer has wrapped!

In total, the team was able to photograph ~67 North Atlantic right whales, including three mother-calf pairs + two Aquarium sponsorship whales.

#RightWhaleResearch #RightWhales

[Brenna Frasier @BrennaAFrasier]

Exciting things happening next week! On Monday I will be pulling out shark and ray parts from the zoology collection for this exciting illustration activity ... @NS_MNH @DiversityofNat #nsmdraw