On the 1^st day of August 1996, the Department of Life Sciences was formed from a merger of the former Departments of Botany and Zoology. In celebration of the silver anniversary of its existence the Department is planning series of events, to be rolled out over the next eight months, that it hope will unite and reunite past, present and future members and partners around that mutual bond in the life sciences. You are invited to be a part of the fellowship and celebration beginning with a virtual launch of the 25^th anniversary celebrations on Friday December 3, 2021. Join us for the featured event which will be a panel discussion on the theme ‘'The Importance of the Blue and Green Economy in Post-Pandemic Recovery'.