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Biology

Student uses a pipet to extract DNA with other students looking on.

Fish Market Survey

Senior biology students use a DNA barcoding kit to test local grocery store fish samples, and discover if the fish they bought is mislabeled and part of food fraud!

Portrait de Devon Hardy

Devon Hardy (she/her/elle)

Program Director

I run a non-profit program that supports environmental sustainability in the arts.
Portrait de Gabriel Hould Gosselin

Gabriel Hould Gosselin

Research Associate

I support teams that collect data on the melting permafrost layer in the arctic.
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Winston Campeau

Researcher - Evolutionary Processes

I use computer simulations and math to research how animals' behavior changes when their environment changes.
Shown is an artistic rendering of coloured nerve cells.

Networks of Life

Learn about the math behind networks and where we find networks in the natural and technological world.

Bacteria, whale and universe

Understanding Scale: From Planck to Cosmic

Learn measuring the scale of everything, from the very tiny to the super gigantic!

Leaf and the Sun

Plant Functions

Learn about the important plant functions of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration

A variety of plants

Parts of a Plant

What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?

A biodiesel filling station

Introduction to Biofuels

Learn about biofuels and what makes them a promising alternative to fossil fuels.

Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!

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Kim TallBear

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience and Society, Faculty of Native Studies

I teach university and do research on science and technology from an Indigenous perspective.
Mahesh Rachamalla in his lab wearing white lab coat

Mahesh Rachamalla (he/him)

Graduate Student (Toxicology)

My research will help find solutions for protecting aquatic species from the effects of heavy metals.
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Molly Shoichet (she/her)

Professor and Research Team Lead

I teach undergraduate students in engineering and I lead a research team in biomedical and chemical engineering.
Kaitlin Guitard working on site of an aquaculture setting.

Kaitlin Guitard

Water Quality Technician

I monitor the sea water at salmon farms for harmful plankton and jellyfish.
Mike Bryan on walkway over fish tank

Mike Bryan (he/him)

Hatchery Technician

I work at a fish hatchery in the aquaculture industry.