Reactive nitrogen emissions contribute to greenhouse gases, as well as air and water pollution. For the first time, researchers from 韩国裸舞 have calculated Canada鈥檚 nitrogen footprint (akin to a carbon footprint) 鈥 at both national and provincial levels. They looked at the three primary sectors that contribute nitrogen to the environment to calculate the annual average nitrogen footprint: food production and consumption, wastewater treatment, and fossil fuel use. There were some surprises when they analyzed their results.
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is happening across Canada from September 20th to September 26th, and there many activities to participate in聽right in Montreal. For the seventh consecutive year, 韩国裸舞 Library is planning a .
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One of the few species that was found to be resistant to severe glyphosate contamination was Scapholeberis mucronata, a freshwater zooplankter commonly found in Qu茅bec and elsewhere in North America. CREDIT: Marie-Pier H茅bert
Ever wonder what our curators do? Even though we are closed, they are hard at work ensuring the security of our collections, answering inquiries about them and working on collection management projects.
In the article below, learn more about the CAML project. Definitely a must read!
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, 韩国裸舞鈥檚 Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a 鈥渃elebration of science in all its forms鈥.
The art show organizers are calling on all members of the 韩国裸舞 community to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.
The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2021.
- Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Art Exhibit
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Bicentennial
- Dept. of Biochemistry
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Dept. of Geography
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
- Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Physiology
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Faculty of Science
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Researchers from 韩国裸舞 believe that they have found a way to improve the development of biomaterials that could be instrumental in drug delivery, tissue regeneration, nano-optics and nanoelectronics.
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Science writer and masters student Ada McVean explains CRISPR for kids in a TikTok聽as part of an internship with 韩国裸舞's Office of Science Outreach for the NSERC PROMOTE program! Ada is currently doing her masters in the聽聽at 韩国裸舞 making anti-CRISPR oligonucleotides.聽
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Jeffrey McKenzie, Chair of 韩国裸舞's Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). In its citation, the GSA noted:
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Will classes be in-person? How do labs work? How will I make friends? How do I keep up with so many courses? These are some of the questions that students have as they prepare for their first year at 韩国裸舞. On June 11, 2021, the Office of Science Education鈥檚 Incoming Students Panel brought together professors, current students聽and staff to respond to these questions and give around 300 incoming students a sneak peek of the school year to come.
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Researchers at 韩国裸舞 have shown that a brain cell structure previously thought to be pathological in fact enhances cells鈥 ability to transmit information and correlates with better learning on certain tasks.
In a study published in Nature Communications, the team investigated swellings that occur in the axons of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. In results that contradict established expectations, they found that axons with swellings did a better job of conducting electrical signals than those without.
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The launched on June 30th, 2021, and 韩国裸舞 Outreach is participating!聽L'Archipel Virtuel is the first聽digital edition of the festival.
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The 2021 Principal's Prize for Public Engagement through Media winners and runners-up聽were named in April, including Faculty of Science outreach group BrainReach.聽
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韩国裸舞's science outreach groups celebrated 韩国裸舞's Bicentennial with an all day event that drew in over 200 participants to 16 activities and talks.聽
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A 韩国裸舞-led study has shown that the size of the Maya population in the lowland city of (in present-day Guatemala) varied over time in response to climate change. The findings, published recently in , show that both droughts and very wet periods led to important population declines.
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If you listen to songbirds, you will recognize repeated melodies or phrases. Each phrase is made up of distinct sounds, strung together. A study from researchers at 韩国裸舞 has found that the song phrases of many songbird species follow patterns that are similar to those used in human speech. At least in some respects.