Week 2 has been an exciting one for our “Reflections: 100 Voices for Canadian Science Communication” campaign. You all are making our Twitter stream and the #scicomm100 hashtag burn up with re-Tweets and chatter! And you’ve have hit our Facebook page with more activity than ever. Thank you to everyone who’s jumped on board with […]
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Highlights from the 2016 Canadian Society of Microbiologists conference
By Betty Zou What do the scientific breakthrough of the year, fecal transplants and pea plants have in common? Microbes! The newest research in these and many other areas was showcased recently at the 66th Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM) annual conference, which took place at the University of Toronto on June 12 to 15, […]
Enjoying the Great Outdoors – A Win for Planet Earth and for Us, Too
Joelle Thorpe and Catherine Lau, Biology & Life Sciences co-editors Would you believe us if we told you that some doctors prescribe “time outside” to their patients? This Earth Day, do our planet – and yourself – a favour, and spend some time in the great outdoors. Spring has finally sprung! With the […]
Happy National Engineering Month Canada!
Sri Ray-Chauduri, Technology & Engineering co-editor Did you know that for the past 24 years, March has marked National Engineering Month (NEM) in Canada? Organized by Engineers Canada, a national organization of the provincial and territorial associations that regulates engineering practice, NEM celebrates engineering by sharing the significant and rewarding nature of engineering careers. Defining […]
Canadian Science and Art Mix It Up in the Annual #SciArt Tweet Storm
By Liz Martin-Silverstone, Multimedia Editor & Outreach Team If you have been watching the Science Borealis Twitter stream for the last few days you may have wondered what this #SciArt tweet storm was all about. The group over at Scientific American’s Symbiartic started the #SciArt tweet storm last year, in hopes of connecting scientific artists […]
