/epi-biostat-occh/taxonomy/term/209/all en /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/species-diversity-promotes-ecosystem-stability-356231 <p>What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing other species from a community? Does ecosystem stability depend upon the presence of a wide variety of species, as early ecologists believed, or does diversity do the exact opposite, and lead to instability, as modern theory predicts?</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:36:04 +0000 admin 5172055 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/clearing-air-wind-farms-more-land-efficient-previously-thought-356777 <p>Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.</p> <p>However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by 平特五不中 and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:16:02 +0000 admin 5172038 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/eating-way-we-do-hurts-us-and-planet-study-finds-357234 <p>In an age of abundance and variety in food options, are Canadians eating better than they were half a century ago? According to <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912423000664">a recent paper</a> by researchers at 平特五不中 and the International Food Policy Research Institute, those relying on Canada鈥檚 food supply for their dietary needs not only face deficiencies in healthier alternatives, but they also contribute to the disproportionate levels of environmental degradation caused by Canadian agricultural and food distribution policies.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 14:48:42 +0000 admin 5172030 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/mcgill-project-awarded-17-million-mitigate-housing-crisis-and-climate-change-357483 <p>As Canada faces the dual challenges of contending with a housing crisis at the same time as facing the impacts of severe climate change, the need to find innovative and practical solutions remains one of the nation鈥檚 highest priorities. 平特五不中鈥檚 Professor Daniele Malomo was recently awarded $1.7 million by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for a proposed solution that addresses both problems.</p> Wed, 29 May 2024 18:29:09 +0000 admin 5087700 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/sustainable-data-science-training-program-awarded-165-m-nserc-create-357359 <p>Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1461"> announced </a>more than $26 million in funding for聽<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATEResults-ResultatsFONCER_eng.asp?Year=2024">16 new training initiatives</a> through its <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATE-FONCER_eng.asp">Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE)</a> program.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 14:35:33 +0000 admin 5087746 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/battery-breakthrough-could-usher-greener-cheaper-electric-vehicles-357463 <p>The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs.</p> <p>Now, two groundbreaking studies led by 平特五不中 researchers offer hope in the search to manufacture cheaper and greener lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs).</p> <p>Their findings unlock the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly metals, known as disordered rock-salt-type (DRX) cathode materials.</p> Tue, 28 May 2024 18:52:54 +0000 admin 5087702 at /epi-biostat-occh /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/expert-concerns-over-canadas-hydro-capacity-357617 <p>Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada鈥檚 hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. In March, U.S. electricity exports to Canada reached their highest level since at least 2010. The increasing flow of power north is part of a worrying trend for North America. (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/energy-environment/canada-hydropower-electric-grids.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w00.UEkJ.J6oZbriL3GBz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&u2g=i&sgrp=c-cb">New York Times</a>)</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:13:53 +0000 admin 5063439 at /epi-biostat-occh