Learning to listen: Bringing students closer to nature

September 21, 2019 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Teachers face a daunting task, as they work to hold their students’ attention while educating and nourishing their developing minds. How, then, can we instill the value and importance of the natural world in a generation constantly bombarded by an electronic one?

Meeting Announcement

September 20, 2019 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

The next annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Québec will be held November 28-29, 2019. The theme is “Emerging ento-technologies: insects serving humans”. A novel conference topic and a new entomological adventure! https://seqc.ca/reunion-annuelles/reunion-annuelle-2019/ Don’t miss it!

Berm Outreach Day: The importance of enhanced non-crop habitat for beneficial insects in intensive agricultural landscapes

September 20, 2019 Entomological Society of Canada Biology and Life Sciences

by Dillon Muldoon, MSc student Me on one of my newly planted berm research plots. Photo by Jenni Dunning. While driving up highway 400 for that cottage getaway in the Muskokas, you’ll pass by a little slice of Ontario agriculture on some of the darkest soil you’ve ever seen. But be careful: If you blink, you might miss this beautiful place known as the Holland Marsh. Located 50 km north of Toronto, the Holland Marsh…

Photo Series: Paris Climate Strike 2019

September 20, 2019 Micheline Khan Biology and Life Sciences, Communication, Education and Outreach, Environmental and Earth Sciences

The Paris Climate Strike – Grève pour le climat – manifestation à Paris – took place today, September 20th. It was complete with people from different ethnicities, age groups and even groups of… Continue reading →

A glimpse of the past: Using historic maps to guide land management

September 20, 2019 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Learn about an important tool that NCC has used in land planning.

Centre for Innovation scientist recognized for his contributions to the field of cryobiology

September 19, 2019 Jenny Ryan Biology and Life Sciences, General Science, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Centre for Innovation scientist recognized for his contributions to the field of cryobiology Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, September 19, 2019 Dr. Geraldine Walsh Centre for Innovation scientist Dr. Jason Acker was recently inducted as a Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology, a prestigious international award that recognizes individuals who have had an exemplary impact on the field of cryobiology. Congratulations to Dr. Acker, who received this award over the…

Hummingbirds: The forgotten pollinator when it comes to pesticides

September 19, 2019 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

From early April through May, rufous hummingbirds arrive in the Fraser Valley, BC, where they briefly court, nest and raise their young before heading back to Mexico. They, like other hummingbirds, are avian pollinators, and they, like many other pollinators, are in serious decline.

Microbes Make the Messages in Cat Poop

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Zazie Todd Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Bacteria in the anal glands of a cat are responsible for chemical signalling via poop, study shows.A Bengal cat. Photo: Shvaygert Ekaterina/ShutterstockBy Zazie Todd, PhDMany species of carnivore use chemical signals in faeces as a way of communicating. Stinky secretions from the anal sacs, on each side of the anus, provide odours in poop that are used for chemical signals and scent marking.Wolves and spotted hyenas use these to mark territory; it is believed domestic…

Summer by Design: Filling in the gap between academia and industry

September 18, 2019 Various bloggers Biology and Life Sciences, Health, Medicine and Veterinary Science

Virginia Palomares Cabeza is a fourth-year PhD candidate at the Erasmus Medical Centre (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and the University College Dublin (Ireland). Her interdisciplinary research focuses on investigating the immune responses of allogeneic stem cell implants for bone regeneration. Virginia is passionate about bringing together different scientific disciplines and improving science communication. Outside of the lab, you can find her acting, traveling or playing board games. Some of the Summer by Design students, outside the…

Everything you need to know about the threat of grass carp on the Great Lakes

September 18, 2019 Nature Conservancy of Canada staff Biology and Life Sciences, Environmental and Earth Sciences

Are you passionate about the wildlife that call the Great Lakes home? If so, we have an important mission for you: Be on the lookout for grass carp!

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