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INCHES programFrom left, PhD student Zainab Bazzi and chemistry professor Rob Schurko watch as Assumption student Chau Nguyen removes a flower from a cooler of liquid nitrogen.

High school students conduct their own chemistry magic show

Jan 15th, 2014

It’s one thing to watch a magic show, but quite another to perform the tricks.

A group of Grade 11 chemistry students found that out yesterday when they visited the University to see first-hand what it will be like if they decide to pursue the subject at the next level.

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Rob Schurko
Tricia Carmichael
Aaron Fisk and Nigel HusseyAaron Fisk, left, and Nigel Hussey, are two of the authors on a new journal paper which suggests it's time to reconsider standards used to classify organisms in to various categories in the food chain.

New paper challenges scientific beliefs about ecosystems

Jan 9th, 2014

It’s time for conservation managers and those who do everything from set fishing quotas to establish how endangered and threatened species are listed to completely rethink how we regulate ecosystems, according to a pair of scientists who have authored a paper that challenges how organisms are classified in food webs.

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Otis VacratsisOtis Vacratsis is one of several scientists to receive a Golden Jubilee Research award. He'll use it to help better understand the basic science behind the causes of Chacot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Outstanding scientists receive research and infrastructure grants

Jan 7th, 2014
A better understanding of the basic causes of genetic diseases will be just one of the many outcomes of new research grants in the Faculty of Science.
Conservationist Phil Roberts holding a raptor.Conservationist Phil Roberts will discuss the Ojibway Shores Expansion Project in a free public lecture Wednesday at Canada South Science City.

Potential for west-end nature refuge topic of public lecture

Dec 16th, 2013
Conservationist Phil Roberts will discuss the Ojibway Shores Expansion Project in a free public lecture Wednesday at Canada South Science City.
Michael Miller and Tricia CarmichaelPhD student Michael Miller, left, and chemistry professor Tricia Carmichael examine a piece of silicone rubber with silver nanowires embedded in it. Their method of making the prototype marks an important step towards making stretchable electronics a reality.

Chemists develop innovative method for making bendable electronics

Nov 21st, 2013
A chemist and her team of researchers have made a major stride forward in the race to make electronics that can bend and stretch.
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Tricia Carmichael
Research Matters
Lisa Porter speaks with Gemma Grey-Hall.Cancer researcher Lisa Porter speaks with Gemma Grey-Hall, manager of resource development for the Windsor-Essex United Way, at a forum Tuesday on collaboration between academic researchers and clinical practitioners.

Forum opens campus doors to cancer collaboration

Nov 20th, 2013
A public forum Tuesday discussed local research into cancer, its prevention and treatment.
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Lisa Porter