Help Us Celebrate Our First Anniversary with a Blog Carnival!

by Kimberly Moynahan Science in Society subject editor On November 22, Science Borealis turns one! It’s been a really busy year for our team of volunteers — running the day-to-day activities of Science Borealis, keeping our website up and running, engaging in all of our social media streams, approving and syndicating new blogs, and making […]

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Science Borealis: Officially Incorporated!

On November 2, 2014, Science Borealis officially incorporated under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act. The team is pleased to announce this important milestone and introduce you to its first Board of Directors. Built on the principles of curiosity, engagement and collaboration, incorporating Science Borealis means we have reached a goal that will help us better […]

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Summertime – and the science multimedia posts keep coming

By Raymond Nakamura and Lisa Willemse Multimedia subject editors Your Science Borealis multimedia editors are working hard on a virtual patio, sipping cyber cocktails, as we discuss summery science posts involving different media… Raymond: Summer is precious in Canada and combines so many memories of personal experience with a fundamentally scientific concept. I love how […]

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The Canadians invade ScienceOnline…!

by Science Borealis team members: Jenny Ryan (Canadian Science Publishing), Lisa Willemse (Stem Cell Network), Mike Spear (Genome Alberta) …Though, to be fair, we weren’t the only ones. People travel from all over the world to attend what has become an international coming “Together” of science communicators. ScienceOnline is an annual conference – now in […]

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