As people across the globe celebrate Earth Day tomorrow, we’ve compiled an environmentally friendly blog post about all the green research being conducted by Ontario university researchers. Check out how these professors are working to protect our fine Earth. What happens after an iPhone dies? The lack of discussion surrounding electronic waste prompted Brock University professor Jennifer Good to look into it. Her study, “Creating iPhone Dreams: Annihilating E-Waste Nightmares,” examines media coverage of both…

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A family trip to California when Rupp Carriveau was nine years old ignited a passion for renewable energy that has yet to quell. “I was struck by those Jimmy Carter-era wind turbines,” says the University of Windsor researcher. “It seemed so cool. I thought it was so neat to get electricity for free. That’s when I got the bug, I think.” Carriveau will be speaking about wind energy to similarly aged students this Friday (April…

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University of Toronto health policy expert Gregory Marchildon is creating a North American research network to analyze health policy and help governments make informed decisions. Photo by Zita McWhinney Every second Thursday, we will be featuring an Ontario Research Chair (ORC) from one of the province’s universities. ORCs are university research professorships created to drive provincial research and develop excellence, to create world-class centres of research, and to enhance Ontario’s competitiveness in Canada’s knowledge-based economy. See…

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University of Toronto molecular geneticist Andrew Emili (middle) chats with post-doctorate researcher Dr. Uros Kuzmanov (sitting) and Hongbo Guo, manager of Emili’s mass spectrometry facility. They are researching biomarkers — signals that diagnose disease and show how advanced it is. (Courtesy: Andrew Emili) Every second Thursday, we will be featuring an Ontario Research Chair (ORC) from one of the province’s universities. ORCs are university research professorships created to drive provincial research and develop excellence, to create…

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Dr. Stephen Lougheed teaches at the Queen’s University Biological Station. (Photo credit: Evelyn Lougheed). Through its annual National Awards, Partners in Research recognizes researchers who mobilize their groundbreaking and innovative findings through educational outreach, illustrating the impact of research on the lives of Canadians. Research Matters will profile three Ontario award recipients leading up to the PIR National Awards ceremony on May 9 in Ottawa. The following is a Q&A with Science Ambassador award recipient, Dr.…

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University of Waterloo sustainable energy expert Jatin Nathwani says the fact more than a billion people have no access to electricity is an injustice. He means to set things right. (Courtesy: University of Waterloo) Every second Thursday, we will be featuring an Ontario Research Chair (ORC) from one of the province’s universities. ORCs are university research professorships, created to drive provincial research and develop excellence, to create world-class centres of research, and to enhance Ontario’s competitiveness…

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Studying the pumpkinseed sunfish led Dr. Michael Fox to research invasive species. (Olaf Nelson, flickr.com) When it comes to fish, not much has changed for Dr. Michael Fox. The Trent University ecology professor has always been fascinated by them from watching his childhood pets for hours to putting on a snorkel and exploring the waters as he got older, and now devoting his career to studying them. In celebration of World Water Day tomorrow (March…

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