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Snow and Climate Change
In the middle of winter, we may think that global warming is not such a
bad thing….as long as the snow is good for skiing. But to Stephen Déry,
snow and ice are not just fun and picturesque, they’re vital to our
survival.
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Beetle Travel Patterns
For years now, the Rocky Mountains were believed to be a natural
barrier to the eastward spread of the mountain pine beetle. Well,
Albertans should forget about oil for a minute and make Peter Jackson
their new best friend.
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Lifespan of Beetle wood
Millions of dead trees later, it’s pointless to talk of the
mountain pine beetle outbreak as a new issue. But thanks to forestry
professor Kathy Lewis, we’re closer to identifying a “best before” date
for those red trees.
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Genetic Research
Thanks to the OJ Simpson trial and the hit TV show CSI, everybody knows
about DNA. But no less important is RNA, and the effort to understand it is putting Stephen Rader and a group of UNBC
researchers at the cutting edge of modern biology.
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Human Evolution
Humans are the only primate to demonstrate handedness
at the species level and Anthropology professor Richard Lazenby believes that
understanding this phenomenon will lead to new answers concerning our
evolution.
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Aboriginal Rights in Canada
The trial known simply as Delgamuukw changed the landscape of aboriginal rights in Canada.
The testimony of one of the star witnesses in the case is being preserved
for public access thanks to First Nations Studies professor Antonia Mills.
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Global Air Pollution In the effort to fight local air pollution,
policy-makers have set their sights on industry and vehicles. But there’s
another sinister source of air pollution that no city or country can control by
itself, and Ken Wilkening knows all about it.
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Office of Communications
Rob van Adrichem
Director of Media and Public Relations, UNBC
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