Science writer and masters student Ada McVean explains CRISPR for kids in a TikTok聽as part of an internship with 成人VR视频's Office of Science Outreach for the NSERC PROMOTE program! Ada is currently doing her masters in the聽聽at 成人VR视频 making anti-CRISPR oligonucleotides.聽
Jeffrey McKenzie, Chair of 成人VR视频's Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). In its citation, the GSA noted:
Published on: 14 Jul 2021
By Catherine Wang
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 成人VR视频. 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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Published on: 8 Jul 2021
Researchers at 成人VR视频 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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Published on: 8 Jul 2021
The launched on June 30th, 2021, and 成人VR视频 Outreach is participating!聽L'Archipel Virtuel is the first聽digital edition of the festival.
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Published on: 6 Jul 2021
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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Published on: 5 Jul 2021
成人VR视频's science outreach groups celebrated 成人VR视频's Bicentennial with an all day event that drew in over 200 participants to 16 activities and talks.聽
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Published on: 5 Jul 2021
A 成人VR视频-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.
Published on: 30 Jun 2021
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 成人VR视频 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.
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Published on: 22 Jun 2021
The SMORES (Students at 成人VR视频 Outreach in Earth Sciences) club joined in on the 2021 Science odyssey campaign with a series of exciting one hour online workshops for kids, captivating over聽65 participants.聽
Published on: 22 Jun 2021
A new study led by researchers from 成人VR视频 and found that between 51-60% of the 64 million kilometres of rivers and streams on Earth that they investigated stop flowing periodically, or run dry for part of the year. It is the first-ever empirically grounded effort to quantify the global distribution of non-perennial rivers and streams.
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Published on: 16 Jun 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world in powerful ways, from improving medical care and changing the retail landscape to enabling convenient features on our smartphones. But as AI increasingly underpins our daily lives, important questions about its application 鈥� and potential misuse 鈥� will continue to arise.
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Published on: 16 Jun 2021
Today, at l'Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res, the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry announced investments of more than $635 million for science, research, and engineering in Canada.
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Published on: 15 Jun 2021
Congratulations to our student Award winners at the Museum this spring!
The Museum is proud to announce two winners of the annual REDME (Redpath Museum Excellence Award) this year.
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Published on: 10 Jun 2021
Launched by the Faculty of Science in Fall 2020, SciLearn is a new way of helping incoming students make the transition to university study.
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Published on: 9 Jun 2021
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