News from Atlantic Canada’s science and research community.
It’s September again; time for the routine to get re-established. Time for those time-worn words, “back to school.” Welcome back! Those of us employed in university education have the benefit of two new years each year – the calendar new year in January, and the “academic year” which generally is
A new school year, another set of eager faces in the university classrooms … another pile of labs and assignments to be marked. September always brings its highs and lows! I hope you have enjoyed a summer with many opportunities for discovery, production, and maybe even a bit of relaxation.
By the time you read this message, the school year will be well under way. The first few labs will be done (and hopefully marked), exam schedules are probably posted at most institutions, and we are well into the routine of classes. It always surprises me how easily we fit
Five researchers from Atlantic Canadian universities were awarded NSERC grants in the latest round of Canada Research Chairs funding: Kimberley C. Hall Canada Research Chair in Ultrafast Science Dalhousie University Tier 2 $500,000 (Renewal) Nelson O’Driscoll Canada Research Chair in Environmental Biogeochemistry Acadia University Tier 2 $500,000 (Renewal) Lev Tarasov
Acadia University Human Motion Laboratory – $322,291 Cape Breton University Electric Fish Behavioural Neuroendocrinology Laboratory – $228,582 Dalhousie University Establishing a Unique High Temperature Thermal Analysis Facility to Conduct Advanced Materials Processing Research (*Funding for Research Infrastructure Associated with a NSERC Industrial Chair) – $124,998 Contribution of the lysosomal Ca2+/Fe2+