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Ecology, Biodiversity and the Natural Environment

July 9, 2018

Investigating sustainable wastewater treatment strategies that have the potential for downstream recovery of biofuels: this research will lead to better bioresource management and contribute to a new generation of technologies for treating waste, residuals, and biomass feedstocks.

July 9, 2018

Applying Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to research involving social and environmental justice and health equity: this research aims to create healthier relationships between Indigenous peoples and Settler (non-Indigenous) Canadians by advancing recognition, responsibility and reconciliation in community-driven and participatory ways.

[Dr. John Smol]
June 18, 2018

As the world watches ice shelves crack and polar bears struggle to survive, climate change expert Dr. John Smol is using historical data collected from lakes to study the phenomenon.

[Researchers examining fossils on Mistaken Point]
November 1, 2017

Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 – the first Precambrian fossil site to be given UNESCO status. Queen’s professor and Chief Scientist Dr. Guy Narbonne discusses the site's unique history and significance.

[Photo of birds credit: Philina English]
October 1, 2016

Students and researchers have used Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS), covering 3,400 hectares of dense forests and lakes north of Kingston, as a resource for 70 years.

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