CUP Newswire

February 9, 2012 5:26 pm

Science briefs

A short round-up of interesting science stories this week.

February 6, 2012 1:09 pm

UNB researchers investigate deadly bat fungus

Researchers in the faculty of biology at the University of New Brunswick are searching for a way to explain and stop a phenomenon that has killed nearly seven million little brown bats in just six years. The fungus has been pushing the species to the verge of extinction, and recently arrived in New Brunswick.
February 3, 2012 11:11 am

Time out

The leaders of several top virology labs have agreed to a 60-day halt on research involving new strains of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The new strains are more transmissible in mammals than ordinary bird flu and the scientific community has split over the question of whether to publish the results of this research in scientific journals.
February 2, 2012 5:48 pm

Space 'burps' offer clues on new galaxies

By pinpointing the exact moment when a black hole launched fast-moving material from the region surrounding it, a University of Alberta astronomer has uncovered an important clue for discovering how new galaxies are formed.
January 23, 2012 12:30 pm

University of New Brunswick taking part in out-of-this-world study on space weather

Professors at the University of New Brunswick are doing research that is out of this world, training future researchers in the effects of the atmosphere on GPS and GNSS signals.

In Rhodes we should not trust

Are the students receiving scholarships concerned that the $100,000 they receive from the Rhodes Trust comes from the imperial exploitation and war-mongering in which Rhodes took part?
The grad school journey

How do professors and students — those working toward obtaining a graduate degree and those in the midst of the application process — perceive the jump to grad school?
Coûts du bilinguisme : une nouvelle étude sème la discorde

Lundi dernier, la une du Ottawa Sun avait ceci comme titre: «C’est cher, n’est pas?» [sic.] L’article –qui aurait dû lire «C’est cher, n’est-ce pas?», faute que le quotidien s’est empressé de corriger l’après-midi même –s’appuyait sur une étude récente menée par l’Institut Fraser. Le rapport *Official Language Policies of the Canadian Provinces: Costs and Benefits in 2006* et sa couverture médiatique en ont fait jaser plusieurs.