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McMaster joins nuclear not-for-profit Conexus

McMaster is the first academic institution to join as part of the organization’s new Research Reactor Membership category.
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Bird observatory taking flight at McMaster Forest Nature Preserve

With help from Planetary Health Seed Fund, McMaster's observatory will join a network across North America monitoring migratory birds.
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Four planetary health research projects awarded $320,000 in seed funding

The new grant supports two-year interdisciplinary projects focused on living labs, energy pathways, nuclear energy and medicine, and energy transition and electrification. 
Thomas Kanitz Rasmussen at a glacier in Perú

An international presentation in a language you don’t speak? ¡No hay problema! for ISci undergrad

'Good science doesn't just happen in English.' Thomas Kanitz Rasmussen impressed international experts with his research and Spanish presentation at a conference in Perú.
A person works in the McMaster Nuclear Reactor.

McMaster and Conexus partner to enhance radiation monitoring inside CANDU reactors

Professors Carmel Mothersill and Soo Hyun Byun will lead the project to develop advanced radiation detection instruments for nuclear power plants and investigate the health and environmental effects of low-level radiation.
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Nuclear Now event introduces students to nuclear industry

Dozens of students had an opportunity to learn about Canada’s nuclear industry first-hand from those who know it inside and out.
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McMaster conference explores a new era for nuclear energy

At Nuclear Renaissance 2.0, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, and Indigenous representatives explored Canada’s role in building a net-zero future.
Arianna Santos.

Meet Arianna Santos: An undergrad doing first-of-a-kind nuclear research in Canada

Santos dreamed of working in nuclear one day. Now, she's in it, with a summer research project that has the potential to change energy use in Canada someday.
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Bird cliffs, bear clangers and northern lights: This is research life in the Arctic

Grad student Jolie Nguyen has spent two summers doing field work on an uninhabited Arctic island - surrounded by massive seabird colonies, polar bears, belugas and more.
A small green plant grows from a pile of change, sitting on a green landscape.

Putting a price on the environment

How do firms and investors respond to biodiversity risks? Amir Akbari's research is highlighting the financial implications of environmental degradation - and bringing clarity to develop effective environmental policies and investment strategies.
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Research in the land of the midnight sun

"There's nowhere else I'd rather be, no one else I'd rather be working with and nothing else I'd rather be studying." Professor Sean Carey has made the Yukon his lab since he was a grad student.
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Charging ahead: Study reveals key to smarter, greener EV policies

Single-vehicle households that are replacing a gas-powered vehicle tend to choose different EVs from those adding an EV as a second car, with significantly different environmental and economic effects, a comprehensive survey of Canadian households shows.