Marjoleine Kars has been named winner of the 2021 Cundill History Prize for Blood on the River: a Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast (The New Press). Kars accessed a previously untapped Dutch archive to reveal the little-known story of a 1763 slave rebellion in Berbice, a Dutch colony in present-day Guyana.
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Published on: 2 Dec 2021
The search of life beyond our world is an exciting venture that may yield an enormous discovery in the not-too-distant future. However, space agencies around the world, including NASA and the European Space Agency, have long been aware of the potential risks of biological contamination and have set in place planetary protection policies.
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Published on: 2 Dec 2021
According to research, early childhood gambling experiences, including those with lottery products, increase the risk for developing gambling problems later in life.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
As the world reflects on pledges made at the United Nations climate conference (COP26) to reduce carbon emissions, and scientists develop new ways to scale up renewable energy, 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 efforts to contribute to a cleaner, carbon-free future will take another big leap forward thanks to a $2-million donation from TD Bank Group (TD).
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Published on: 1 Dec 2021
Combining knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering, scientists from 9I制作厂免费 develop a tough enough to repair the heart, muscles, and vocal cords, representing a major advance in regenerative medicine.
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Published on: 30 Nov 2021
A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly preserved metre-long skull, is one of the last surviving ichthyosaurs 鈥� ancient animals that look eerily like living swordfish.
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Published on: 29 Nov 2021
Donations totalling $13 million from 9I制作厂免费 alumnus Gerald Rimer and the Rimer family will support a major renovation of the University鈥檚 Leacock Building and build the foundation for a future Institute for Indigenous Research and Knowledges (IIRK) at 9I制作厂免费.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2021
Concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE) have dropped by over 50% over the past two years. The consequences for many marine species, who depend on oxygen to survive, are potentially very serious. A compilation of historical data reveals that dissolved oxygen concentrations in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary decreased by about 50% during the fifty years between 1934 and 1985. And then remained fairly constant until 2019, when the situation changed dramatically.
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Published on: 26 Nov 2021
In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning. A recent study from 9I制作厂免费, published in , suggests that dopamine may also play a key role in shaping what songs female songbirds enjoy, which may ultimately affect mating as females choose (and then remember) their mates based on the songs they prefer.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2021
This fall, 700 graduating students, who completed their programs at the end of Summer 2021 at 9I制作厂免费, will cross the stage for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2019. The four in-person fall convocation ceremonies will take place on November 25th and 26th, 2021 at Place des Arts, where graduates will celebrate together with family and friends.
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Published on: 23 Nov 2021
Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by 9I制作厂免费 has used data from 60 million individual American households to look into how carbon emissions caused by household energy use vary by race and ethnicity across the country. Paradoxically, this first national level analysis found that even though energy-efficient homes are more often found in Caucasian neighbourhoods, carbon emissions from these neighbourhoods are higher than in African American neighbourhoods.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2021
Recognized for her ground-breaking advancements in the field of DNA nanotechnology and precision medicine to combat major diseases
Hanadi Sleiman, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in DNA Nanoscience, has transformed the field of DNA nanotechnology and revolutionized precise medical treatments for major diseases, like cancer 鈥� and she has just earned national recognition for her research.
Published on: 17 Nov 2021
Surprising as it sounds, all life forms in the ocean, from small krill to large tuna, seem to obey a simple mathematical law that links an organism鈥檚 abundance to its body size. For example, although small krill are individually only about one millionth of the weight of a large tuna, they also tend to be a million times more numerous throughout the oceans. The idea, known as the Sheldon size spectrum theory, was first advanced in the 1970s, but has never been tested for a wide range of marine species and on a global scale until now.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2021
Around the world increasing mental health inequalities between women and men following the COVID-19 pandemic represent a major public health concern. According to a new study, the lockdown measures due to the pandemic profoundly and unequally disrupted the work-family balance for many graduate students, exacerbating mental health problems.
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Published on: 10 Nov 2021
Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not 鈥渢urning on鈥� and 鈥渢urning off鈥� as they should. By using new CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology, in a recent paper in , 9I制作厂免费 researchers have described a new technique that scientists across the world can potentially use to explore novel ways of treating diseases associated with dysregulation in DNA methylation.
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Published on: 9 Nov 2021
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