Teaching Change Bioculturally Grounded, Place - Based Environmental Education In Hawaiʻi
With ongoing climate change, land use change, and changing disturbance regimes that negatively impact Earth’s ecosystems, it is critical that educators convey the importance of safeguarding the natura...
23 Jun 202013min
A World Of Clinical Possibilities - Dr Helen Fitton
Fucoidans, which occur naturally in seaweeds, have previously been shown to have a range of possible clinical applications. In a review study, Dr Helen Fitton and her team from the biotechnology compa...
16 Jun 20209min
The Art and Science of Developing Safe New Crop Varieties
Many of the plant species that we depend on for food produce toxins. The wild ancestors of these crops relied on toxins to ward off diseases and prevent them from being eaten by animals. By choosing i...
16 Jun 20208min
Revitalising Attention on the Global Asbestos Disaster - Dr Jukka Takala
In developed countries, we are broadly aware of the dangers of asbestos and the risks it poses if discovered in our living or working environments. It may be shocking to learn that asbestos still caus...
12 Jun 202011min
Health Neuroscience How and Why Exercise Improves Cognitive - Professor Kirk Erickson, University of Pittsburgh
We all know exercise is good for us. In addition to the renowned physical benefits, Professor Kirk Erickson in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh is providing powerful eviden...
5 Jun 202012min
Improving Wildlife Surveys Through Environmental DNA - Dr Katy Klymus
To understand how human activities impact wildlife, biologists need to know which species are present within a given area. Traditional methods of surveying species are often labour intensive, time con...
29 Mai 20209min
Clearing the Haze: Understanding the Process of Scarring Following Corneal Injury - Professor Steven E. Wilson
Any injury such as trauma, surgery or infection to the cornea in the eye may result in persistent scarring (clinically referred to as fibrosis) due to the wound healing response. Professor Steven E. W...
22 Mai 202016min
The MIT Superfund Research Program Studies on Cleaning Up Genes and the Environment - Dr Jennifer Kay Professor Bevin Page Engelward
In the United States, there are thousands of industrial sites contaminated by the irresponsible disposal of chemical waste. The higher than expected frequency of cancer cases near these sites has caus...
15 Mai 202015min
