Microbiology professor Jim Holden, a researcher in the School of Earth and Sustainability, recently received a three-year, $441,219 grant from NASA’s Exobiology Program to study competition between different types of thermophilic, or heat-loving, microbes.
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UNB And Parks Canada Announce Research Chair In Aquatic Restoration
The Government of Canada is investing in research expertise and the future of Atlantic salmon with the establishment of a Parks Canada Research Chair dedicated to aquatic restoration at the University of New Brunswick.
Healthy Sleep Habits Help Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Adults with the healthiest sleep patterns had a 42% lower risk of heart failure regardless of other risk factors compared to adults with unhealthy sleep patterns, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.
From The Ground Up
Like museums and tourism sites across Newfoundland and Labrador, Memorial’s Botanical Garden and Johnson Geo Centre rely on visitors to keep their doors open.
"The Global Built Environment Sector Must Think in New, Radical Ways, and Act Quickly"
The construction sector, the real estate industry and city planners must give high priority to the same goal – to drastically reduce their climate impacts.
Measuring the True Cost of Conservation
For decades, scientists have been warning about potential future effects of global climate change, including more frequent wildfires, longer periods of drought, and sharp increases in the number, duration, and intensity of tropical storms.