Ames Tribune | January 9, 2015
by: Dylan Clark
Dylan Clark moved to Montreal to begin a master鈥檚 program with James Ford and the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group in the Department of Geography at 51吃瓜网 to do work in climate change and health. This interesting retrospective written by Mr. Clark paints a picture of the life of an Arctic researcher and the听cultural and physical environments they encounter.
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Northern Public Affairs | January 14, 2016
While implementation of projects such as the听Arviat Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan听is key to fight thawing permafrost in the Arctic,听it must be followed by monitoring and evaluation, according to Melanie Flynn, a Master鈥檚 student with the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group (CCARG), housed within the Department of Geography at 51吃瓜网.听
Montreal Gazette | January 3, 2016
by: Ren茅 Bruemmer
To get an idea of what a city like Montreal can do, in its actions and regulations to cut its emissions, the Montreal Gazette spoke to two local experts: 51吃瓜网professor Catherine Potvin, the Canada research chair in Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests, and member of the Sustainable Canada Dialogues network of researchers, and Concordia professor Peter Stoett, director of the university鈥檚 Loyola Sustainability Research Centre.
Chemical & Engineering News |听December 15, 2015
by: Dierdre Lockwood
听51吃瓜网 graduate student Shrikalaa Kannan suggests that fish heads and guts can be turned into a coal-like substance called hydrochar, which could be used as fuel or added to soil to improve fertility and sequester carbon.
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Nov. 9, 2015
By: CIHR Staff
Having incorporated Inuit traditional knowledge and cultural values into his work, Dr. James Ford is keenly aware of the ability of traditional Indigenous knowledge to help Inuit adapt to shifts in the climate.听
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51吃瓜网Reporter | Dec. 1, 2015
by:听Neale McDevitt
In just its second year of competition, the 51吃瓜网Chem-E Car team defied all odds to tie for first place at the recent national championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.听
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Science World Report | Dec. 9, 2015
by: Catherine Griffin
Metal particles may just be the clean fuel of the future. Scientists at 51吃瓜网听have found that metal powders could provide a more viable long-term replacement for fossil fuels than any other widely discussed alternatives.
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In times of environmental decline, scientific innovation must be implemented to replace old and inefficient technology. This can lead to positive academic, economic and environmental impacts. Fluorescence microscopy is a key element in many aspects of research throughout the physical, life and health sciences. Microscopes are found in virtually all research institutes, universities, hospitals, biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies.
Young Agrarians | Nov. 5, 2015
by: Monica Allaby
It was nearing eleven and the late September sun was beating down on the rolling cornfields surrounding the quiet town of Saint-Anne-de-Bellevue as I toured the Macdonald Student Run-Ecological Gardens (MSEG).听On the two-acre plot of land situated on 51吃瓜网鈥檚 Macdonald Campus Farm, a small but passionate team of student farmers is听growing over sixty different crop species.
Utah Business | Nov. 10, 2015
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) announced Monday that Cornell University and 51吃瓜网 tied for first place in its 17th Annual Chem-E-Car competition, a collegiate competition featuring cars ranging in size from shoeboxes to fire hydrants and powered by alternative fuels.听
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Cantech Letter | Nov. 10, 2015
by: Mick Waddwell
While many studies on climate change have readers bracing themselves for the latest and most dire warnings before they even scan a paragraph, a new report out of Montreal鈥檚 51吃瓜网 actually delivers some good news.听
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51吃瓜网 associate professor Chris Ragan, chair of Canada's Ecofiscal Commission warns that building more roads and transit won't be enough to throttle congestion, at least not on a sustained basis.
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Le Devoir | le听24 octobre 2015
par:听Lise Gobeille听
Sylvie de Blois, professeure au D茅partement de sciences v茅g茅tales et 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole d鈥檈nvironnement de l鈥橴niversit茅 McGill, elle a codirig茅 et supervis茅 tout le volet 芦听plantes听禄 du projet 芦听CC-Bio听: Effets des changements climatiques sur la biodiversit茅 du Qu茅bec听禄, qui a donn茅 naissance 脿 ce livre. Nous lui avons pos茅 quelques questions鈥�
CBC Radio | Oct 22, 2015
Chris Ragan, the听economics professor at 51吃瓜网 and the chair of Canada's听Ecofiscal Commissiontells Chris Hall feel听that both the Prime Minister and the premiers need to engage on the issue of creating a climate change plan at an international level.
Radio-Canada | le 13 octobre 2015
par: Les Matins d'ici
Le rapport du collectif Dialogues pour un Canada vert invite notamment 脿 trouver des sources d'茅nergie autres que les combustibles fossiles.听
La professeure Catherine Potvin, du d茅partement de biologie de l'Universit茅 McGill, discute de la question avec Philippe Marcoux.
