By Fabian Mayer, March 29 2016 —
In 2014, Ross Lockwood was finishing up his PhD in condensed matter physics at the University of Alberta. He was also living on fake Mars.
Lockwood was part of a six-member team taking … Read the rest
Simran Kaler, March 1, 2016 —
The lack of women in science, technology, engineering and math subjects is an ongoing problem. Women are discouraged from pursuing STEM fields, facing problems like harassment, discrimination and wage gaps. And this problem is … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, November 24 2015 —
A students’ lounge for Faculty of Science students is still in the works and could open by fall 2016.
Students’ Union science representatives and members of the Science Students’ Society (SSS) are submitting … Read the rest
By Susan Anderson, February 5 2015 —
Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski will speak at the University of Calgary on Friday, Feb. 6. His talk is part of the biology department’s 30th annual Darwin Day this year celebrating Charles Darwin’s 206th … Read the rest
By Susan Anderson, October 23 2014 —
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, second-year chemistry major Jason Lampman broke all sense of laboratory decency when he pipetted his 6 mol sodium hydroxide by mouth.
Lang is currently in a coma at Foothills … Read the rest
By Susan Anderson, October 9 2014 —
Although everyone knew it was coming, botany professor Patrick Yang finally snapped on Friday, Oct. 3. He was teaching his class on comparative anatomy when he had what eyewitnesses say was “a complete … Read the rest
By Sean Willett, September 25 2014 —
A local squirrel who found an entire slice of pizza made it onto the 2013-14 faculty of science dean’s list, an honour meant to recognize students with exceptional academic standing. The squirrel was … Read the rest
By Ashton Chugh, June 12, 2014 —
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have turned cow dung into water. Yes, poo.
By using a process called the McLanahan Nutrient Separation System, researchers managed to transform manure into water for livestock … Read the rest
