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Using Human stem cells for treating and understanding diabetes
Jenny Bruin, Department of Biology Diabetes is a chronic disease with devastating complications and an enormous global impact. There are…
Ethical birding for the everyday naturalist
Shawna Masson | Department of Biology Bird watching comes with a code of ethics enthusiasts abide by. These practices help…
The fascinating stories rocks can tell: from nanoscale processes in Earth’s most complex material to the collision of continents
Fred Gaidies, Department of Earth Sciences Some of the most elemental properties of our planet’s crust include its behaviour during…
Uninvited guests in our homes: all things visible and invisible
David Miller, Department of Physics In less than one generation, the percentage of time spent indoors has greatly increased. There…
Staying safe online: exploring cyber threats and protection strategies
Sonia Chiasson, School of Computer Science Why do users behave insecurely even though most will readily state that security and…
Sexual selection and mate choice: how and why animals are choosy when seeking mates
Jean-Guy Godin|, Department of Biology In nature, most animals do not mate randomly with members of the opposite sex, but…
Mathematics of gambling and some common gambling fallacies
Jason Gao, School of Mathematics and Statistics Gambling, according to the dictionary, refers to an activity which risks something of…
Can computers generate creative designs for everyday objects?
Oliver van Kaick, School of Computer Science Computer tools for modeling 3D shapes have become quite advanced. These tools are…
X Rays: from Röntgen to digital radiography and beyond
Paul Johns, Department of Physics X rays are the key technology of hospital imaging departments, and are also used in…
From Destruction Comes Creation: Using Taphonomy to Understand Dinosaur Behaviour
Jordan Mallon, Department of Earth Sciences Taphonomy is the study of those processes that act on an organism after it…
Grow Your Own App
Dwight Deugo, School of Computer Science You can brew your own beer, bottle your own wine, and even fix your…
Battling cancer using computers and statistics
Nelson Miksys, Department of Physics In 1901, Pierre Curie first suggested to treat cancer by surgically implanting radioactive material into…
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