New study links wealth inequality and human sustainability across millennia
Wealth inequality has been linked to human sustainability for over 10,000 years. That’s according to a new study led by Professor Dan Lawrence from our Archaeology department.
Report highlights cost of misinformation to healthcare services during COVID-19 pandemic
A new report has highlighted the consequences of misinformation, including loss of trust in public institutions, delayed action on pressing issues such as climate change...
Restoring biodiversity in Canada
As the world commemorates Earth Day 2024, a Waterloo researcher shares how we can unlock more Canadian restoration solutions with community and academic collaboration
Chimpanzee drumming shares the building blocks of human musicality
A study co-led by the University of St Andrews has shown that wild chimpanzees drum with rhythm, and that chimpanzee drumming shares some rhythmic properties with human music.
New York University Honors the Achievements of 18,500 Class of 2021 Graduates
In a time of COVID-19, NYU's Commencement featured a mixture of live and recorded elements, including messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer...
Students recognised with Chancellor’s Scholarship and inaugural Narrm Scholarship offers
The University of Melbourne has offered its first Narrm Scholarships to eligible students who have received their Year 12 results today, alongside its esteemed Melbourne Chancellor’s Scholarship offered to...
Cambridge initiative to address risks of future engineered pandemics
Covid-19 showed us how vulnerable the world is to pandemics – but what if the next pandemic were somehow engineered? How would the world respond – and could we stop it happening in the first place?
Professor Mohan Dutta receives award for applied communication scholarship
Professor Dutta has been announced as the 2023 recipient of the National Communication Association’s Gerald M Phillips Award.
Baby fever: UBC study finds advertising and social media can boost desire to have...
What exactly motivates people to have children? Over time, researchers have attributed it to reasons like biological drive, social pressures and emotional fulfillment.
How Stem Cells Choose their Careers
In the laboratory of Marianne Bronner, Albert Billings Ruddock Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, researchers focus on a particular population of stem cells...
