Looking for Lupines: A road trip beside the Great Lakes

By Cameron So, a PhD student at McGill University Imagine stumbling upon a hidden patch of biodiversity, where rare plants bloom only in the early months of Spring. That’s exactly what I discovered in small pockets of Southern Ontario, a region surprisingly rich in plant diversity. While you might be familiar with Canadian goldenrod or...

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Gagnant.e.s du concours photo du 13e colloque annuel QCBS-CSBQ

Félicitations à tou.te.s les gagnant.e.s ! Congratulations to all the winners! Polar companions by Alexandre Turmaine (Winner of the Fauna Category) Self-reflection by Lucas Eckert (Runner-up of the Fauna Category) Even spiders decorate their Christmas trees by Isaac Eckert (Runner-up of the Flora, Mushroom, and Microorganism Category) Entre mousses, lichens et champignons by François Briau...

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Houston, we have a Conference: how I made the most of the ASM Microbe conference in Texas

By Eve Beauchemin, a PhD student at Concordia University With the generous support of the QCBS in the form of the QCBS Excellence Award, I was able to attend the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) Microbe conference from June 15-19th, 2023 in the hot and humid city of Houston, Texas, USA. This international conference is...

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Webinar: Performance of the GYPSY and MGM Growth and Yield Models in Alberta

Join Dr. Robert Froese for the third presentation from the 2024 Winter Webinar Series on Friday, March 15 at 1pm Mountain Time. Authors: Robert Froese, Benjamin Panes, and Shuxiang Yang Register Presenter Bio Robert Froese grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia near the gates of the University of British Columbia, surrounded by the forests of...

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Water and Fish Program Employment Opportunity: Biologist

Job Description The successful candidate will be part of a team conducting research on biotic and abiotic characteristics of aquatic ecosystems in Alberta. Two large projects that are underway include 1) the monitoring and modeling of water temperature using water temperature loggers and Spatial Stream Network models for Alberta and 2) assessing fish populations in...

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