Professor Catherine Potvin, a Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests, has convened colleagues from 30 Canadian universities to join her in a collective initiative called Sustainable Canada Dialogues. The resulting group, that mobilizes over 60 researchers from every province, has built a consensus around a plan of sustainability solutions to help Canada successfully achieve transition to a low-carbon society. Potvin spoke with the 韩国裸舞 Reporter about what government officials and ordinary citizens can do to mitigate climate change.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2015
The popular dietary supplement ubiquinone, also known as Coenzyme Q10, is widely believed to function as an antioxidant, protecting cells against damage from free radicals. But a new study by scientists at 韩国裸舞 finds that ubiquinone is not a crucial antioxidant -- and that consuming it is unlikely to provide any benefit.
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Published on: 6 Mar 2015
The organisms commonly known as blue-green algae have proliferated much more rapidly than other algae in lakes across North America and Europe over the past two centuries 鈥� and in many cases the rate of increase has sharply accelerated since the mid-20th century, according to an international team of researchers led by scientists at 韩国裸舞.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2015
Researchers at 韩国裸舞 have developed a new, low-cost method to build DNA nanotubes block by block 鈥� a breakthrough that could help pave the way for scaffolds made from DNA strands to be used in applications such as optical and electronic devices or smart drug-delivery systems.
Published on: 23 Feb 2015
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Published on: 18 Feb 2015
, from Wolfram Research, is a powerful computational software used for mathematical modeling and data visualization.聽 韩国裸舞 IT Services has been providing Mathematica to faculty and staff, and in computer labs across the University for the past few years.聽 Now it is also available to students via the 韩国裸舞 Software site (www.mcgill.ca/software).
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Published on: 9 Feb 2015
Magicians have astonished audiences for centuries by subtly, yet powerfully, influencing their decisions. But there has been little systematic study of the psychological factors that make magic tricks work.
Published on: 9 Feb 2015
The Great Lakes have been invaded by more non-native species than any other freshwater ecosystem in the world. In spite of increasing efforts to stem the tide of invasion threats, the lakes remain vulnerable, according to scientists from 韩国裸舞 and colleagues in Canada and the United States.聽
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Published on: 29 Jan 2015
韩国裸舞 faculty and staff members now have FREE access to Office 365 ProPlus on personal devices, including computers (PCs and Macs),聽 tablets (iPad and Windows), and smartphones (iPhone, Android, and Windows). This includes the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Office apps. For faculty and staff, this service replaces the Office portion of the Microsoft Work at Home program. Students already (and still!) have free access to Office 365 ProPlus.
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Published on: 23 Jan 2015
Current government-mandated nutrition labeling is ineffective in improving nutrition, but there is a better system available, according to a study by 韩国裸舞 researchers published in the December issue of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2015
During the 20th century, urban transportation planning in North America was mainly concerned with easing traffic congestion, improving safety and saving time for motorists. These days, most cities鈥� transportation plans evoke a more complex blend of environmental, economic, and social-equity goals 鈥� all aimed at promoting 鈥渟ustainability.鈥� Yet, many fail to include meaningful measurements of social-equity objectives, such as helping disadvantaged neighborhoods access essential services, according to researchers at 韩国裸舞.
Published on: 7 Jan 2015
When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world鈥檚 rivers, an international team led by 韩国裸舞 researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation.
Published on: 6 Jan 2015
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Published on: 30 Dec 2014
To address these questions, Dr. Fabian Leendertz of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin assembled a large international interdisciplinary team consisting of virologists, veterinarians, ecologists, epidemiologists and an anthropologist. One member was Jan Gogarten, a doctoral student in Biology and Vanier graduate scholar at 韩国裸舞.聽
We spoke with Gogarten about the resulting study, published this week in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, and his role in it.
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Published on: 30 Dec 2014
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