Toronto Ontario
ArmyOfMasks.com
Today, Dr. Roberta Bondar made an appearance for Army of Masks, for a special message on this special 50th anniversary of Earth Day. From her own self-isolation, Dr. Bondar spoke quietly about the need for her fellow Canadians to stay home, keep calm, wear a mask in public, and maybe even make a mask or two…
Toronto Ontario
The Warren Weeks Show
On this podcast, Warren Weeks interviews Dr. Roberta Bondar to discover what drives her and what she has learned from career challenges she faced as a woman, her advice for young people, and the important work she’s currently doing regarding the study of birds and much more.
Ottawa Ontario
Canadian Geographic .CA
2020 is the 90th anniversary of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In selecting Dr. Roberta Bondar for her continued natural world exploration & communication skills to represent all Canadian astronauts, RCGS Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth launched the first section in a series of men & women who have made “major contributions to our understanding of Canada’s history and geography.”
A Fellow of the Royal Canadian
Geographical Society, Dr. Bondar, FRCGS, “inspired a new generation of explorers, who are able to communicate about our natural world through science and fine arts.” Canada’s 90 Greatest Explorers: Vital insights
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The Roberta Bondar Foundation
International Field Work
In December, our Foundation’s International Field Work continued its current research project Protecting #SpaceForBirds.
Our field observers working in the barrier islands and protected areas on Florida state’s western coast found government maintained habitats busy with various migratory birds.
The estuaries and predominantly mangrove swamp system of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex provide a vital mix of islets, tidal flats, marshes, even an upland hardwood forest.
The mix of avian species of specific interest to the Foundation’s research project, designed by Dr. Roberta Bondar, are nearctic-neotropical migratory birds, along with the flyways they travel.
The team is presently processing images and observation data for its next AMASS report.
Gatineau Quebec
Canadian Museum of History
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Celebrating its 90th Anniversary, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society held its College of Fellows Annual Dinner in the Canadian Museum of History.
The day featured honours and medal presentations that recognized exploration in several forms and provided a chance for some of the Fellows to get together throughout!
International Space Station Research
NASA
Among the scientific research studies NASA referenced in this article is The Roberta Bondar Foundation’s current research project, Avian Migration Aerial Surface Space [AMASS].
AMASS field crews work part of their ecological study in collaboration with the Crew Earth Observations facility on NASA’S International Space Station [ISS]
From the ISS orbit view, crew observation images contribute a space-eye perspective to track bird migration routes, habitat conditions, and the effects of changes occurring along those routes. Example ISS images on our Foundation’s website include the following from our Biomes page:
London Ontario
Western University
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences within Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, hosts a Scientific Symposium and dinner Gala to celebrate its 50-year Anniversary. Dr. Roberta Bondar will be presenting the Keynote Address at the Gala Dinner.
As the world’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Bondar is recognized for her contributions to space medicine. On the Space Shuttle Discovery, she conducted scientific experiments on human subjects in the First International Microgravity Laboratory. Then, for more than a decade, collaborating with NASA, she headed an international space medicine research team, to study astronauts recovering from the microgravity of space. This work has implications for neurological illnesses here on Earth, including stroke and Parkinson’s disease.
Our Brains, Our Future: 50 Years of CNS – Scientific Symposium and Gala and Photos
Peterborough, Ontario
World’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar, launched the #FemSteamPtbo initiative with her keynote about the infinite possibilities open to STEAM minds. FemSTEAM of Peterborough hosted girls from Grades 7 and 8 girls at Whetung Theatre, Fleming College.
Based on the concept and vision – “If You Can See Me You Can Be Me” – Peterborough’s women in STEAM have organized to inspire and assist improving the awareness and resources to young females in the Greater Peterborough region about education and career options in STEAM and Skill Trades.
RELATED MEDIA:
Oct 11 2019
Jessica Nyznik, Examiner Staff Writer
Opportunities out of this world, former astronaut Roberta Bondar tells girls
Great photos by Clifford Skarstedt, Examiner
Oct 11 2019
Noor Ibrahim, CHEX News Global Peterborough
Hundreds of girls encouraged to follow their “STEAM” dreams
Toronto Ontario
University of Toronto
Senior College
The Faculty Club
With different views of the planet beneath them, astronauts in space and migrating birds fly across geo-political boundaries that are for the most part, invisible. In an effort to reconnect people to the natural world and the challenges that migrating birds face, Dr. Roberta Bondar presented her current research project Protecting #SpaceForBirds delivering three visual perspectives to evoke curiosity and a commitment to conserve essential habitats needed to fulfill the life cycle of exemplary avian species.
Red Deer, Alberta
RedDeerAdvocate .com
World’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar, will keynote a fundraising event for the Red Deer Hospital: a Red Deer Regional Health Foundation Lunch Box Experience.
As the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation and Dr. Bondar worked on keynote ideas, an 11-year-old Red Deer student emailed the former astronaut with questions about being in space.
Red Deer Advocate writer, Sean McIntosh reports what happened next…
RELATED MEDIA:
Sep 23 2019
Josh Hall, rdnewsNOW .com
11-year-old has a blast meeting Dr. Roberta Bondar
St John’s, Newfoundland
Memorial University
Dr. Roberta Bondar joined the 50th Anniversary celebration of Memorial University’s Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science as the Faculty’s guest speaker. At the Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal Hill Campus, Memorial University, Dr. Bondar inspired her audience with her keynote Illuminating the World, spark by spark.
“We need to be diligent and not deselect any population based on an engineering design. Diversity makes us strong and we must be inclusive if we are to solve the large and small challenges facing humanity.”
Dr. Roberta Bondar