The rate of unemployment among the visually impaired is dramatically higher compared to the rest of the population. Even though much research and development has been achived to ,maximize the employability of persons living with a visual impairment, and to make them competitive in the employment market, the same cannot be said for employers themselves. […]

BC’s rainbow trout fishery consists of over 800 lakes, fished by hundreds of thousands of anglers across the province. It provides some of Canada’s best fishing, but there are key processes occurring that fishery managers can not account for with current approaches. Researchers and managers have created a new management tool that would allow decision […]

La demande pour les produits de consommation sans médicament est en croissance constante. Cependant, certaines infections communes chez le poulet de chair affectent la santé et la production, exigeant l’utilisation d’alternatives aux médicaments. Parmi ces infections communes, la coccidiose aviaire engendre des pertes économiques considérables pour les producteurs. Pour l’instant, les alternatives efficaces aux anticoccidiens […]

Le projet de recherche permettra de d’améliorer les techniques de culture en laboratoire pour des plants de noisetiers adaptés au climat canadien. Ce type d’arbre à noix est déjà présent au Canada, mais il n’est pas adapté pour produire des noisettes correspondant aux demandes de l’industrie et des consommateurs. Les variétés européennes qui sont cultivées […]

Athletes who regularly use relaxation strategies have been are better able to interpret stress and anxiety symptoms as beneficial to performance. Intentional breathing is a relaxation strategy that applies positive and quick effects on the body physiological and perceived stress response, such as reducing heart rate and anxiety. The goal of this study is to […]

This project will establish the framework to extract and transform clinical data into a research dataset to conduct world-leading Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) around concussion. The research and analyses from this dataset will inform patient care for patients with concussion and answer key questions that have healthcare and policy implications for concussion management. The framework […]

This project will support the development and implementation of a collaborative conservation strategy for the Annapolis Valley Sand Barrens, a globally rare and endangered ecosystem found in Nova Scotia. It has been estimated that only 3% of the Annapolis Valley Sand Barrens remains today, lost primarily due to competing land-uses such as urban development, agriculture […]

Old growth forests provide important ecological services including carbon storage and habitats for a diverse array of species, yet they are often rare across the landscape. These forests are often challenging to identify due to the lack of concrete definitions of what constitutes old growth, as well as the lack of understanding of the typical […]

Ce projet sera focalisé sur le développement d’un système très sensible, rentable et multiplexe en combinant différents domaines: nanofabrication, biomatériaux et nanomatériaux. Le prototype aura un rôle interdisciplinaire dans la surveillance des maladies allergiques au besoin. Il va générer également des innovations dans les dispositifs miniaturisés et les diagnostics qui sécuriseront la commercialisation et ajouteront […]

Dopamine and noradrenaline are neurotransmitters that are released from neurons located in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus. Therefore, these brain structures have the unique property of containing high concentrations of neuromelanin, a dark pigment that can be visualized with specialized MRI sequences. The neuromelanin-sensitive MRI signal has been used to visualize degeneration of these […]

The objective of this project is to estimate grizzly bear abundance and distribution in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut by combining Inuit traditional knowledge about grizzly bears with genetic data already collected by the Government of Nunavut. Working with the communities of Arviat and Baker Lake, we will use both pre-existing interview recordings and new […]

Interns will participate in forest growth and yield (G&Y) research projects. G&Y studies are used to assess the impacts of forest management practices and to set harvest levels to safeguard sustainability. Conducting G&Y studies is a foundational skill provided by contractors or undertaken directly by forest companies or regulators who require the information. This work […]