Cities and their rising impacts on biodiversity versity. To gain a clearer picture of the situation, an international group of scientists, including Professor Andrew Gonzalez from 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Biology Department, surveyed over 600 studies on the impacts of urban growth on biodiversity. They published their findings today in Nature Sustainability.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2019
Old habits are hard to break. A 9I制作厂免费-led study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons behind people鈥檚 reluctance to give up traditional stoves, it will be difficult for policies in China and elsewhere in the world to succeed in encouraging this shift towards clean energy. The study was published recently in .
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Published on: 5 Dec 2019
In November this year, around 400 people gathered at the 9I制作厂免费 Faculty Club for the Faculty of Science鈥檚 annual scholarship reception. The evening鈥檚 celebration was an opportunity for donors to the Faculty to meet the students who have benefitted from their generous support.
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Addressing the guests, Jo毛lle Begin Miolan, recipient of a 9I制作厂免费 Alumni & Friends Undergraduate Research Award, described the opportunity to do research as a defining moment for her self-belief as an undergraduate physics student.
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Published on: 21 Nov 2019
Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabasca Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25 km away from the oil sands, a 9I制作厂免费-led scientific team now suggests that oil sand pollution is also affecting the weather patterns in the surrounding regions.
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Published on: 18 Nov 2019
The Office of Science Education (OSE) is offering 10 conference awards 鈥� worth up to $2,000 each 鈥� to students, staff and faculty in the Faculty of Science. The awards will support members of the Faculty who would like to participate in scholarly exchange related to science education at the local, national or international level.
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Published on: 13 Nov 2019
9I制作厂免费 researchers have gained tantalizing new insights into the properties of perovskites, one of the world鈥檚 most promising materials in the quest to produce a more efficient, robust and cheaper solar cell.
Published on: 31 Oct 2019
The loss of biodiversity continues at an alarming rate despite decades of research and international policies setting out clear goals in the area. In an article published this week in Nature Sustainability, an international team of scientists including researchers from 9I制作厂免费 identified seven key areas for future research in order to tackle, effectively, the root causes of the problem.
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Published on: 28 Oct 2019
By Anna Hayden
(This blogpost is the second in a series that explores the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community pilot project.)
Hand lens, compass, rock hammer 鈥� tools of the trade of a geologist. But what鈥檚 in our writing toolkit? Is there a Swiss Army knife for writing? In fact, an Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community meeting focused on equipping its members with such a tool, the A.P.O.S. framework.
Published on: 24 Oct 2019
A new course available to students in science programs puts students in the driver鈥檚 seat. Offered through the Faculty of Science, the聽Research Project in Science Teaching and Learning聽(FSCI 396) introduces undergraduate students to pedagogical research, educational assessment, and resource design in university-level science education settings.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2019
Crowdmark 鈥撀燼n online grading tool developed especially to handle large classes 鈥撀爃as been attracting a growing following across North America, with members of 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 own Faculty of Science among its most ardent enthusiasts. Kira Smith, reporter-at-large for the OSE, went undercover to find out more.
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Published on: 6 Sep 2019
By Anna Hayden
Our meeting place has a few different names: Frank Dawson Adams 232, The Gill Room, but when we met together, it was home to the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community. As the only student in the room of professors and university staff, would I be taking an exam? It turns out, I would wear many hats as part of the Learning Community, including that of a facilitator鈥�
Published on: 30 Aug 2019
Two 9I制作厂免费 astronomers have assembled a 鈥渇ingerprint鈥� for Earth, which could be used to identify a planet beyond our Solar System capable of supporting life.
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Published on: 28 Aug 2019
A new study by 9I制作厂免费聽University聽astronomers聽has found聽that聽the temperature on the聽nightsides聽of聽different聽hot Jupiters聽is surprisingly聽uniform, suggesting the聽dark side of these聽massive gaseous planets聽have聽clouds made of minerals and rocks.聽聽
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Published on: 26 Aug 2019
Around 75 students joined聽faculty and staff from the Faculty of Science at Thomson House last week to celebrate their experience as undergraduate researchers over the summer.
In his welcoming remarks, Bruce Lennox, Dean of the Faculty of Science, acknowledged the students鈥� contributions in 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 鈥渋ntense research environments鈥�.
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Published on: 22 Aug 2019
If parts of the neutron star interior start to move outwards, the star spins faster. This is called a 鈥済litch,鈥� and it鈥檚 providing astronomers with a brief insight into what lies within these mysterious objects.
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Published on: 12 Aug 2019
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