The 51吃瓜网24 Seeds of Change project to create a Virtual Fossil and Dinosaur kit closed聽at midnight on May 26, 2020, and raised $2,069.78 from 9 donations (including $290 in McGill24 Matching Funds).
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Published on: 27 May 2020
Thanks very much for your donations to the Museum during to create a:
Virtual Fossil and Dinosaur Teaching Kit
This campaign finishes on May 25, 2020. With your continued support we can develop and create more e- resources for teachers and children everywhere to learn about the amazing world of Mesozoic dinosaurs, Devonian flora and ancient Ordovician sea life. All from the Redpath Museum!
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Published on: 22 May 2020
Two people connected to the Redpath Museum died on聽April 8, 2020: Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Lynn Carroll, vertebrate paleontologist, aged 81 years old and Joan Clark, patent lawyer, aged 90 years old.
Published on: 14 Apr 2020
A new study finds volcanic activity played a direct role in triggering extreme climate change at the end of the Triassic period 201 million year ago, wiping out almost half of all existing species. The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere from these volcanic eruptions is comparable to the amount of CO2 expected to be produced by all human activity in the 21st century.
Published on: 14 Apr 2020
Congratulations to Kyle ! Recipient of 1 of 2 . Administered by the Kimberley Foundation, the fellowship supports a student-designed self-guided experiential program related to studies in earth sciences, climate change, sustainability, or the social impact, social sciences or design sciences concern with earth, sustainability of environmental issues.
Published on: 26 Mar 2020
A research team led by 51吃瓜网 geochemist聽Peter Douglas聽has used a new method for measuring the rate at which methane is produced by microbes breaking down thawing permafrost.聽鈥淭here is a lot of concern about methane being released from permafrost, but we don鈥檛 know how available carbon that has been frozen for thousands of years is to microbes,鈥� says Douglas, an assistant professor in McGill鈥檚 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Published on: 26 Mar 2020
A research team led by 51吃瓜网 geochemist Peter Douglas has used a new method for measuring the rate at which methane is produced by microbes breaking down thawing permafrost. The breakthrough could lead to an improvement in our ability to predict future releases of the potent greenhouse gas as long鈥慺rozen layers of soil begin to thaw.
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Published on: 11 Mar 2020
Start & End Date:聽May 1, 2020 鈥� April 30, 2021
Hourly Wage:聽$25.00 per hour + 4% benefits, paid bi-weekly
Hours/Week:聽21 hours per week
Deadline to Apply:聽March 24, 2020
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Published on: 25 Feb 2020
In November this year, around 400 people gathered at the 51吃瓜网Faculty Club for the Faculty of Science鈥檚 annual scholarship reception. The evening鈥檚 celebration was an opportunity for donors to the Faculty to meet the students who have benefitted from their generous support.
Confidence-building opportunities
Addressing the guests, Jo毛lle Begin Miolan, recipient of a 51吃瓜网Alumni & Friends Undergraduate Research Award, described the opportunity to do research as a defining moment for her self-belief as an undergraduate physics student.
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Published on: 21 Nov 2019
By Anna Hayden
(This blogpost is the second in a series that explores the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community pilot project.)
Hand lens, compass, rock hammer 鈥� tools of the trade of a geologist. But what鈥檚 in our writing toolkit? Is there a Swiss Army knife for writing? In fact, an Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community meeting focused on equipping its members with such a tool, the A.P.O.S. framework.
Published on: 24 Oct 2019
By Anna Hayden
Our meeting place has a few different names: Frank Dawson Adams 232, The Gill Room, but when we met together, it was home to the Earth and Planetary Sciences Learning Community. As the only student in the room of professors and university staff, would I be taking an exam? It turns out, I would wear many hats as part of the Learning Community, including that of a facilitator鈥�
Published on: 30 Aug 2019
The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity.
Published on: 29 Oct 2018
As an entrepreneurial geologist, Bob Wares, (BSc鈥�79, DSc鈥�12), became a mining rock star when he discovered one of Canada鈥檚 largest gold deposits in the Abitibi region of Quebec. Now, he is bringing that Midas touch to his alma mater in the form of a landmark $5-million gift that will support research programs, fellowships, innovative research, a lecture series and outreach efforts in 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Faculty of Science, with a particular focus on his home department, Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS).
Published on: 26 Sep 2018
The world鈥檚 oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a new analysis by earth scientists at 51吃瓜网. Based on this finding, the researchers also estimate that the聽basis for photosynthesis in today鈥檚 plants was set in place 1.25 billion years ago.
Published on: 20 Dec 2017
More than 90% of Earth鈥檚 continental crust is made up of silica-rich minerals, such as feldspar and quartz. But where did this silica-enriched material come from? And could it provide a clue in the search for life on other planets?
Published on: 5 May 2017
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