Le pergélisol présent dans les hautes latitudes ou bien en altitude s’est développé sous des conditions climatiques particulières, notamment lors des dernières glaciations, où le climat permettait de maintenir le sol à des températures inférieures à 0°C pendant plus de 2 ans. Le gel a permis, entre autre, de stocker une quantité importante de carbone […]

This is project that creates audio documentaries that are grounded in academic research. As part of this project, Mitacs interns will work for three distinct podcasts: Cited Podcast, Crackdown, and Blue and Goldcast. These podcasts are meant for a general audience, and have wide popular and critical appeal. They are developed in a unique collaborative […]

This research aims to measure complex cartilage and joint mechanobiology, the dynamic interaction between cells and the physical factors, such as force, in their environment. This will be done by combining quantitative micro-computed tomography (microCT), image guided mechanical evaluation, and quantitative morphometric analysis. The aim is to combine these approaches into a single platform to […]

Having more stable soil organic matter (SOM) in a land use systems means that less CO2 maybe emitted per unit area of land when the land is subject to an increasing temperature (global warming). The objectives of the project are two-fold: 1) to analyze short-term biological SOM stability in hedgerow and shelterbelt agroforestry systems, and […]

As our population ages, the burden of dementia is growing. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia; currently we do not have any disease-modifying treatments for AD. There is motivation to better understand the mechanisms of AD development and expression to control the burden of disease. Frailty is related to neuropathological features […]

Mon projet consiste à explorer l’interface entre électrode et électrolyte solide pour le développement des batteries lithium-ion tout solide en utilisant la DFT (chimie computationnelle). La batterie aux ions lithium est le système de stockage d’énergie le plus prometteur qui puisse être couplé aux énergies renouvelables. Néanmoins, la présence de solvants inflammables dans l’électrolyte liquide […]

Proteins make up a large part of every organism, comprising a significant portion of teeth, hair, bone, tissue, and horn. The composition of proteins is highly variable, and these differences cause the physical differences between, species, populations, and individuals and give rise to many of the pathologies that can affect organisms. Studying proteins and their […]

This innovative investigation into cross-border, online biliteracy curriculum is a timely response to Canada’s two major future challenge areas, namely, how to leverage emerging technologies to benefit Canadians and what knowledge to produce for Canada to thrive in an interconnected, evolving global landscape. Led by experienced researchers in the areas of cross-border literacy curriculum and […]

The deployment of WSN in various field actually boost the quality of our daily life. Unfortunately, with the increasingly exponential growth of devices and vulnerability of wireless transmission being exposed to the air, secure transmission of WSN has drawn plenty of attention both in the community of communication and signal processing. For the sake of […]

Children in Canada have become less physically active; in fact, only 9% of Canadian children meet the guidelines that are recommended. A number of different programs have been created to help children move better and feel more confident with their movement skills. Sharing Dance is a community program that uses dance to help children become […]

Ca2+ is a very important signaling molecules for animals and plants alike. Ca2+ signaling has been heavily studied in animals but relatively less is understood in plants. Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Ion Channels (CNGCs) are important channels that are thought to be important in regulating Ca2+ homeostasis under different conditions in plants. The goal of this […]

“Stories Without Borders” is a collaborative educational project between a Canadian and a Mexican research team, with the support of the Canadian NGO Education without Borders (EwB). The research problem addressed is: How can children’s stories written in English and other Indigenous languages for Indigenous children in Canada best be translated into Indigenous Mexican languages […]