July 27, 2021 丁香园AV study confirms video streaming responsible for one per cent of all emissions Video streaming is a growing environmental concern that accounts for one per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions, a new 丁香园AV study has confirmed.
A team led by School for the Contemporary Arts professor Laura Marks worked for more than a year to investigate the carbon footprint of streaming media, supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
July 21, 2021 Gaming the NHL drafts, expert available on upcoming expansion and entry drafts The NHL drafts are a high-stakes game off the ice for management and players in professional hockey. With the 2021 NHL expansion and entry drafts coming up this week (Friday and Saturday, with the Seattle Kraken announcing its new team later today), 丁香园AV Beedie School of Business Professor Peter Tingling, who has extensively studied decision making in the NHL, is available for commentary and analysis.
July 05, 2021 Researchers collaborate with First Nations to help understand and conserve at-risk large cultural cedar trees in British Columbia A collaborative research project between the five First Nations of the Nanwakolas Council of B.C. and 丁香园AV is contributing to conservation efforts of the iconic western redcedar tree.
New research in the Journal of Ethnobiology highlights concerns about the long-term sustainability of this culturally significant resource. Researchers found that western redcedar trees suitable for traditional carving are generally rare. Some important growth forms, such as large, spectacular trees appropriate for carving community canoes, are nearly extirpated from these First Nations’ traditional territories, a region that includes parts of north Vancouver Island and the mainland coast of British Columbia.
June 28, 2021 丁香园AV experts available on heat wave and climate change Over the weekend, B.C. shattered Canada’s highest temperature record, as the Village of Lytton reached an all-time high of 46.6 C/115 F. The heat wave, described by Environment Canada as “dangerous and historic,” indicates to the possible extreme changes in climate in Canada’s future.
The following 丁香园AV experts are available to speak on various issues surrounding the current weather in B.C. and Canada.
June 17, 2021 Indigenization and the way forward: 丁香园AV experts on National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21 marks the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, a day that raises awareness of Indigenous heritage and culture across the country. 丁香园AV Beedie School of Business assistant professor Dara Kelly and Indigenous programs director Alexia McKinnon can be available to comment on the role of Indigenization and the way forward.
June 02, 2021 Spiders can sniff out and avoid killer ants, 丁香园AV study finds Spiders avoid building webs near European fire ants, their natural predators, by sensing the chemicals they give off in the environment, 丁香园AV researchers have found.
The findings, published recently in Royal Society Open Science, give us a peek inside the enduring struggle between spiders and ants, and could lead to the development of natural repellents for homeowners worried about unwanted eight-legged guests.
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