Professor Martin Sharp – Melting Ice: Understanding the Shrinking Arctic Ice Caps The Arctic ice caps are shrinking at an increasing rate – part of a global pattern that may have grave consequences for the planet and all its inhabitants. Glaciologist Professor...
Dr Kanesa Duncan Seraphin – Voice of the Sea: Innovation in Science Communication Communicating science to the public is a difficult undertaking; communicating it in a way that encourages people to change their behaviour is a rare achievement. With her...
Orange Innovation: Creating Citrus Disease Resistance Florida’s citrus industry is under threat from Huanglongbing (HLB, or citrus greening disease), a devastating plant disease. A collaboration between the University of Florida and the University of Connecticut aims...
Dr Thomas Wahli – Brown Trout & Its Parasite: A Complicated Relationship The brown trout and Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae are two animals with a close connection: that of a host and its parasite. The brown trout represents an important native species in...
Dr Andrew Scheld | Dr William Goldsmith – Angler Attitudes: Understanding Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Harvests Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William & Mary are working to understand what motivates fishermen to target...
Outcomes of Gender Summit 11, Co-hosted by NSERC From November 6 to 8, 2017, more than 675 advocates of gender equity from across many different fields in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) took part in Gender Summit 11, in Montreal, Quebec....
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