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Kaitlin Kharas: Fair-pay champion
Nature

Kaitlin Kharas: Fair-pay champion

Brian Owens Dec 9, 2024

A PhD student helped to lead a campaign to get Canadian graduate students and postdocs their biggest pay rise in 20 years. On 16 April 2024,…

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Weathering of Arctic rocks produces CO2 in climate feedback loop
CICNews

Weathering of Arctic rocks produces CO2 in climate feedback loop

Brian Owens Dec 6, 2024

When we think about climate feedback loops in the Arctic, thawing permafrost releasing huge quantities of methane is usually the first that comes to mind. But…

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Reconditioned Pacemakers Expand Access
Medscape

Reconditioned Pacemakers Expand Access

Brian Owens Nov 17, 2024

Reconditioned pacemakers are as safe as new ones, and work just as well, preliminary results from the My Heart Your Heart trial show, which could help…

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Canada should sharply curtail research collaborations with China, lawmakers say
Science

Canada should sharply curtail research collaborations with China, lawmakers say

Brian Owens Nov 13, 2024

Report recommends an immediate ban on joint projects in a host of sensitive fields. Canada should immediately end all government-funded research collaborations with China in a…

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How to Produce Hydrogen Gas as Cleanly as Possible
Hakai

How to Produce Hydrogen Gas as Cleanly as Possible

Brian Owens Nov 13, 2024

Green hydrogen? More like electrification with extra steps. As humanity works to slash greenhouse gas emissions and stem the pace of planetary warming, scientists, governments, and…

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How one researcher is improving air quality in the Toronto subway system
CICNews

How one researcher is improving air quality in the Toronto subway system

Brian Owens Nov 11, 2024

The air quality inside Toronto’s subway has always been poor, particularly on Line 2 that runs East-West along Bloor St. The concentration of tiny particulate matter,…

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