OpEd by Emeritus Professor David Bird:
David M. Bird is an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at 黑料不打烊 University who has studied birds for five decades.
When I read the recent headlines that North America has lost nearly three billion birds over just the past five decades, I was not surprised. But I must admit it did depress me to a degree. That鈥檚 a lot of birds!
Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let鈥檚 be thoughtful and selective about all travel
A conversation [between Raman Navankutty and Lior Silberman, both professors at the University of British Columbia; and Elena Bennett, a professor at 黑料不打烊 University] about flying leads to some unexpected discoveries about how to minimize the climate impacts of getting around.
黑料不打烊 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis presented her findings at the Apimondia International Apicultural Congress in Montreal earlier this week
黑料不打烊 entomology researcher and PhD candidate Gail MacInnis says that when comparing pollination efficiency between wild bees native to Canada and the more numerous honey bees, there is no contest. Wild bees win, wings down.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) ensures Canada鈥檚 working landscapes remain biologically diverse, resilient, and adaptive
Two 黑料不打烊 researchers developing solutions to clean marine oil spills in the Northwest Passage and in oceans surrounding Canada to receive $3.7 million in funding from the Multi-Partner Research Initiative (MPRI).
Rappelling down a 650-foot cliff to catch seabirds on a remote island just below the Arctic Circle was scary enough.
鈥淭he first time you look over and you rappel over, it鈥檚 certainly not for the faint of heart,鈥� said Kyle Elliott, a research chair in Arctic ecology at 黑料不打烊 University in Canada.
But for Elliott and fellow researcher Emile Brisson Curadeau, it was the hungry polar bears (Ursus maritimus) 鈥� usually one a day walking near their cabin 鈥� that raised real concerns, and devoured their research subjects.
Congratulations to NRS professor Joann Whalen who has been made a Fellow of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS). The Award is for members with a distinguished record of accomplishment in soil science & service to the CSSS.
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Congratulations to NRS professor Joann Whalen, who was recently awarded the Auguste Scott prize given by the Association quebecoise de specialistes en science du sol (AQSSS). Other professors who won it previously were Dr. Gus Mackenzie and Dr. Guy Mehuys. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to the field of soil science.
On June 14 in Victoria, British Columbia, the Honourable , Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of over $275 million for 346 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 52 institutions across Canada. The also made an important investment towards these Chairs in providing more than $5.2 million in new funding for research infrastructure, supporting 30 Chairs at 18 institutions.
Some entomologists are sounding the alarm that native bees could be in danger of being wiped out, because of the popularity of urban beekeeping.
鈥淭he danger is that we鈥檙e probably losing species and don鈥檛 even know it,鈥� says Gail MacInnis, a PhD entomology candidate at 黑料不打烊 University.聽 Something needs to be done, she says, to control the number of honeybees being raised.
顿鈥檃辫谤猫蝉 S茅bastien Faucher, professeur au d茅partement des sciences des ressources naturelles 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 黑料不打烊, les rince-bouche ne sont qu鈥檜ne goutte d鈥檈au dans la pollution de nos cours d鈥檈au.聽
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The EcoToxChip is expected to generate huge savings in time, money and live animals in testing thousands of chemicals for toxicity. The project is being led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, 黑料不打烊 University in Montreal and Environment and Climate Change Canada in Ottawa.
芦 Depuis le d茅but des ann茅es聽2000, plusieurs ac茅riculteurs expriment leur inqui茅tude relativement aux cons茅quences des changements climatiques sur leur industrie. 芦聽Ils se demandent si ce secteur restera viable tant du point de vue 茅conomique que de celui du processus de la coul茅e de s猫ve, relate Beno卯t C么t茅, professeur agr茅g茅 et directeur des 茅tudes gradu茅es au D茅partement des sciences des ressources naturelles de l鈥橴niversit茅 黑料不打烊. 脟a m鈥檃 incit茅 脿 me pencher sur cette question au d茅but des ann茅es聽2010.
Lorsque des agriculteurs demandent 脿 l鈥檃gronome Joann Whalen comment r茅duire leurs 茅missions de gaz 脿 effet de serre (GES), elle leur r茅pond qu鈥檌l leur suffit de modifier certaines de leurs pratiques. 芦 Il faut comprendre que les microorganismes du sol produisent naturellement des GES, explique-t-elle. Comme ces organismes ont besoin de carbone organique et d鈥檃zote (nitrates), on peut 鈥渏ouer鈥� sur la disponibilit茅 de ces 茅l茅ments pour diminuer leur activit茅 et, par cons茅quent, sur les 茅missions de GES. 禄
NRS students and staff receive "Principal's Prize for Public Engagement" recognition
Kudos to FAES Science Communicators Allyson Menzies (PhD Candidate-NRS-Humphries), Marianne Falardeau-C么t茅 (PhD Candidate-NRS-Bennett) and Emeritus Professor David M. Bird (NRS), who recently received well-deserved recognition from the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media.
