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Scientists at HÂþ» Universityhave discovered a new branch on the ‘Tree of Life’ that no one knew existed. Their findings were published today in the journal Nature and will be critical to better understanding the evolutionary history of life on earth.
A university-community partnership aimed at encouraging participation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) professions by African Nova Scotian youth has been awarded federal funding.
HÂþ» University and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) welcomed the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to campus today to announce $250,000 for the development of the pilot project Ocean School.
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently funded Dr. Penny Corkum's online education program geared toward providing school teachers with information that supports students with neurodevelopmental disorders.
HÂþ» University congratulates its professors who have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement.
Tesla and HÂþ» have signed an agreement that lays out the terms of a new five-year research partnership with HÂþ» lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery pioneer, Dr. Jeff Dahn. The agreement was signed June 16, 2015 and the exclusive partnership with Tesla will begin in June 2016. It marks the first collaboration between Tesla and a Canadian university.
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News, Environment, Science
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Hi-tech tracking tags are redefining how we discover, understand and manage ocean life
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News, Environment, Science
Monday, June 8, 2015
Researchers at HÂþ» University have found that Nova Scotian public school students in grades 7-12 average below 50 per cent when tested on their ocean knowledge. Their study, published recently in the journal Marine Policy, emphasizes the importance of ocean education and literacy for the future health of the world’s oceans.
The fossils of marine species that went extinct over the last 23 million years are giving an international team of scientists insight into the species that are at risk today, as well as where hotspots of extinction may be located.
The Ocean Tracking Network is the first Canadian Associate Data Unit of the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange under UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.