2014 Distinguished Research Professors: Boykov, Chronik, Ding and Ling
The Howell Memorial Periodic Table: an enlightening display of affection
Science Alumnus Eric Arts: HIV scientist to Chair Microbiology & Immunology
Thank You to a Strong Leader: Chemistry Chair Baines to pass torch to Huang
The challenge of modelling colloidal particles in complex fluids resulted in an algorithm to simplify existing models.
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“Climate change and increasing human activity have the potential to disrupt the peatlands ecosystem very quickly if we don’t understand their impact.”
Experienced Edmonton mining executive Pamela Strand now focused on a zinc play in Guatemala. From the Edmonton Journal
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GlobeAdvisor.com - Could 'CoCos' be a short-sellers dream?
The Londoner - Biologists go fishing for answers
Phys.org - Maternal effect key to fish combating climate change
Western Media Release - Western hosts major international computer science conference
The Globe and Mail - Salmon can adapt to warmer environment, study says
Radio Canada International - Warming will change wetlands, release CO2: study
Western Media Release - Evolutionary biologists discover "maternal effect" key to fish combating climate change
CHRW Radio Western - Warmer Temperatures result in Peat Moss Decline, Sedge Increase
Western Media Release - New study from Western's Biotron shows climate change impacts northern wetlands
AirSpaceMag.com - Plastic as a Sign of Civilization
The Columbus Dispatch - Spiders, mites and moths
The Globe and Mail - Why Toronto doesn't get cheap gas: We don't try hard enough
New Statesman - Our plastic waste is changing the geology of the Earth's rocks
Daily Nation - Nairobi debates plastic bag ban
The Daily Astorian - In One Ear: ‘One word: Plastics.’
Hattiesburg American - Plastics waste likely to last long time
The Financial Express - Plastic world, now in Fossil
CBS News - Pollution forms a new kind of rock, "plastiglomerate"
The Blaze - New Type of Man-Made ‘Stone’ Could Make Up Some ‘Future Fossils’
International education funding announcement in the Chemistry Building. From the left: Leah Nord, Canadian Bureau for International Relations; Dr. Charmaine Dean, Dean of Science; Erin O'Toole, MP Durham,Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade; Susan Truppe, MP London North Centre; Peter White, Executive Director, Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships
Acting Chair of Chemistry, Keith Griffiths (right) highlighting Western's investment in undergraduate science education. From the left: Leah Nord, Canadian Bureau for International Relations; Susan Truppe, MP London North Centre; Erin O'Toole, MP Durham,Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade
Testing the effects of purple light in the fabrication facility for LEDs and solar cells in Giovanni Fanchini's laboratory.
Yani, graduate student teaching assistant of the Tropical Biodiversity Field Course, holding a green scarab beetle and a sphinx moth.
Hiking on Sendero Jumandy in Ecuador on Day 6 of the Tropical Biodiversity Field Course. The course takes place in an Ecuadorian cloud forest.
Aug 2
Cronyn Observatory Public Night. Featuring a presentation on Resonance: Solar System Harmony.
Aug 9
Cronyn Observatory Public Night. The presentation topic is The Perseid meteor shower.
Aug 10
Bright Emissaries: Be Stars as messengers of Star-Disk Physics Reception- First Floor Atrium PAB
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