Scientists

Feb 26 2015 | IN Scientists | BY Anne Galang Hammoud, Elise Marion

23 women were selected to establish a new "Bold Vision" for Canada for the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown Conference. One of them, Catherine Potvin, is A\J's next guest editor.

Two Million Too Many

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Shanella Ramkissoon

Millions of pieces of microplastics are settling on the seafloor and unsettling ocean life.

At the Convergence of Climate Change and Art

Dec 1969 | IN | BY Syerra Turry

How one artist and climate scientist is communicating environmental data through watercolour art pieces.

Dr. Derek Muir conducting field research in the Arctic/photo provided by author

Muir wins $100,000 Weston prize for a lifetime of Arctic research

Dec 13 2018 | IN Water | BY Andrew Reeves

Arctic researcher Derek Muir has won the Weston Foundation lifetime achievement prize for his work on chemical movements through northern environments.

Old White Mountain, Yukon/Photo by Jeff Few

Encouraging closer collaboration between scientists and Yukon First Nations

Dec 06 2018 | IN Scientists | BY A\J Staff

Many northern First Nations are left unaware of the field research being conducted on their traditional territory. How to bring local Indigenous leaders into the permitting process?

A World Apart – How Global Collaborations Benefit Research

Nov 05 2018 | IN Workplaces | BY Braydon Black

Swedish professor Karin Björkland tells A\J how a partnership with the University of British Columbia helped make her a better researcher.

Land and sea/Photo by Mario Azzi on Unsplash

A composite sketch of rising seas

Oct 19 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Braydon Black

Parallel studies show the dangers of our warming world and its rising seas.

BEF-China's experimental site/Photo by UZH

Quality, not quantity of trees dictates how well forests store carbon

Oct 16 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Hai Lin Wang

Does species richness impact how effectively a forest can absorb excess carbon? A three-country, eight-year study (finally) has answers.

SCI + POP helps democratize science and health policy/author provided

Mixing science and art to make the truth more interesting than lies

Aug 02 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Timothy Caulfield

Art offers a unique way to bridge the divide between science and public thought. University of Alberta health researcher Timothy Caulfield weighs in.

Professor Molly Shoichet in the lab. (Roberta Baker/University of Toronto)

Who needs science advice anyway? Governments, for one

Jul 20 2018 | IN Scientists | BY Jim Woodgett

Humans demand progress that can only be achieved through complex, technological means. Shouldn't our elected officials be guided by science?

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