Scientists show drought-tolerant crops need skin in the game
The Holy Grail of crops that can survive long heat waves and drought may be a step closer with scientists finding a way to precisely measure a plant's water loss through its skin.
Big names set to launch Third Age Learning Lakehead in Thunder Bay
Canadian activist and author Maude Barlow, the Toronto Star’s Linda McQuaig, and Lakehead University professor Dr. Charles Levkoe are just a few of the speakers set to present...
Thousands of children have not seen parents for a year: hidden impact of COVID...
It is estimated that each year 300,000 children in England and Wales have a parent in prison and, the research finds, many have not had any face-to-face contact with those parents since 13 March 2020...
After cracking the “sum of cubes” puzzle for 42, mathematicians discover a new solution...
What do you do after solving the answer to life, the universe, and everything? If you’re mathematicians Drew Sutherland and Andy Booker, you go for the harder problem.
Multidisciplinary education helps fresh NUS graduates navigate fast-changing job market
In 2020, Nicholas Soh Keng Siang was finishing his final year in NUS Mechanical Engineering and looking forward to becoming an aeronautical engineer.
Problematic internet use and teen depression are closely linked, new Concordia study finds
Most teenagers don’t remember life before the internet. They have grown up in a connected world, and being online has become one of their main sources of learning, entertaining and socializing.
Stanford sociologist uncovers the hidden side of pandemic life
Over the past year, the American Voices Project has documented how Americans are experiencing the COVID-19 crisis..
Using artificial intelligence to generate 3D holograms in real-time
A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more - and it can run on a smartphone.
The new QS World Rankings by Subject confirm Concordia’s place among the world’s best
Each year, the QS World University Rankings by Subject adds to the list of global institutions it evaluates. Its numbers have increased by 30 per cent over the past five years alone, from 1,117 in 2017 to 1,453 in 2021.
3 Questions: Vaccines and the power of positive reinforcement
Public health officials have issued plenty of warnings about people who are reluctant to get vaccinated for Covid-19.
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