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Gamers Unite for ROM Game Jam 2014

Gamers Unite for ROM Game Jam 2014

  Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication Student Justine DiCesare   25 Teams. 62 People. 3 Days. 30+ galleries. Millions of specimens and artifacts.   From August 8th to 10th, gamers and game developers from all over the GTA will be converging on the ROM to develop video games

Up on the Rooftop- The ROM's Green Roof

Up on the Rooftop- The ROM's Green Roof

Guest blog posting by Environmental Visual Communication student Vincent Luk Earlier this summer, a group of Torontonian researchers and PhD students were granted rare access to the ROM’s green roof, “Liza’s Garden” to survey the biodiversity, take soil samples, and to look for changes in

Biodiversity in the City: Toronto Biodiversity Series Launch

Biodiversity in the City: Toronto Biodiversity Series Launch

  Guest blog written by Environmental Visual Communication student Justine DiCesare     Earlier this summer, the public was invited to the Evergreen Brickworks for the launch of the “Biodiversity Series of Toronto”. The four guidebooks highlighted at the event were “Mammals of Toronto”,

Our next Google+ Hangout on Air: De-Extinction

Our next Google+ Hangout on Air: De-Extinction

Join us for our next Google+ Hangout on Air on September 24th at NOON. Topic: De-Extinction De-Extinction is a word that you don't hear very often but one that is circling within scientific communities, particularly those scientists interested in biodiversity conservation and genetics.  What

Game Jam 2014- A Revolutionary Success

Game Jam 2014- A Revolutionary Success

The 2014 ROM Game Jam, "The Evolution Revolution" took place over the weekend of August 8-10 and was a huge success. Teams of gaming enthusiasts, programmers, musicians, and visual artists worked together to produce more than twenty fantastic game concepts, all inspired and informed by

First Peek at Empty Skies: The Legacy of the Passenger Pigeon

First Peek at Empty Skies: The Legacy of the Passenger Pigeon

  This weekend marks the opening of the ROM’s latest special exhibition, Empty Skies: the Passenger Pigeon Legacy. It’s a bittersweet exhibit for the ROM; On September 1st, 1914, almost exactly 100 years ago, Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, died in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. The

Road Ecology Conference- Dietary Concerns

If you have registered for the conference, and have any dietary restrictions/allergies/concerns, please contact ontarioroadecologygroup@gmail.com by November 16th at the latest so we can contact the caterer to make alternative arrangments for you, as vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are

Road Ecology Conference- Accomodations

Need a place to stay in Ottawa while attending the conference?  We have negotiated a special group rate with Best Western Plus Victoria Park Suites for you to benefit from. Please contact the hotel reservation department directly to make your reservation at the negotiated rate of $140.00 plus

Empty Skies: Who Are the Species At Risk?

Empty Skies: Who Are the Species At Risk?

In the case across from the Passenger Pigeons in the new  Empty Skies exhibit (August 2014- April 2015), eleven different Species At Risk birds are on display. But who are these species? What are their stories? We can only share so much about them within the space of the museum gallery, so as part