#sfubiosci — Public Fediverse posts

I've you've visited #SFU Burnaby campus recently you may have noticed that the AQ Reflection Pond fish are back from their annual health checkup! Thanks to the #SFUBioSci Aquatic Research Centre staff for taking such good care of them. #SFUScience #koi

#Ticks, and the diseases they carry, are a constant concern for anyone enjoying the outdoors. #SFUBioSci researchers developed a repellent that uses ant pheromones to repel ticks.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10425628/ant-pheromones-tick-bites-sfu #SFUScience #pestcontrol #BritishColumbia #hiking #LymeDisease #insects

Warm weather means many of us will be spending a lot more time outdoors. Unfortunately it also means a higher risk encountering #ticks, which can carry #LymeDisease. #SFUBioSci researchers are exploring new solutions to repel these harmful critters. https://ow.ly/GBmM50ReCHe #SFUScience #pestcontrol #BritishColumbia #hiking

Congratulations to #SFUBPK student Erin Williams and #SFUBioSci student Soobin Yim for winning first place and runner-up at the #SFU Three Minute Thesis competition! #SFUScience #3MT

Help scientists track butterflies with your smartphone! #SFUBioSci professor John Reynolds explains how community science projects like Butterflies in My Backyard and #iNaturalist help conservationists understand where #butterflies gather and how to protect them. https://www.abbynews.com/local-news/butterflies-in-my-backyard-began-in-bc-but-going-national-for-2024-7336272 #SFU #SFUScience #conservation #communityscience #biology #ecology

There's something berry exciting about the prospect of growing fresh, local #BC #blueberries throughout the winter. #SFUBioSci professor Jim Mattsson is developing new varieties of blueberry plants suitable for vertical farming to extend the growing season year-round for farmers and consumers.

https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2024-news/sfu-research-to-bring-fresh--local-blueberries-to-b-c--markets-i.html #SFU #SFUScience #agritech #BritishColumbia #agriculture #biology

Congratulations to the winners of #SFU Biological Sciences' fourth annual poetry contest! Read their prize-winning biological poems here: https://ow.ly/xBNI50R2Ksn

#SFUScience #SFUBioSci #biology #scicomm #poetry

The silent extinction threat to deepwater #sharks and #rays https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2024/03/07/the-silent-extinction-threat-to-deepwater-sharks-and-rays/?sh=5cfad49f65bc #SFUBioSci #SFU #SFUScience #sharks #MarineConservation #biology #fisheries

One in seven #sharks and rays are at risk of extinction due to overfishing, according to a major new international study. Sharks and #rays are often bycatch in commercial fisheries but are kept due to the value of their liver oil.
https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2024/02/one-in-seven-deepwater-sharks-and-rays-at-risk-of-extinction.html #SFUBioSci #SFU #SFUScience #sharks #MarineConservation #biology #fisheries

As glaciers melt, they expose new habitat for #salmon, but they also attract interest from mining companies. #SFUBioSci prof Jonathan Moore's research tracks this emerging conflict.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/02/melting-glaciers-salmon-threat-mining-companies-pollution/ #SFUScience #SFU #climatechange #ecology #fisheries #conservation #aquaticecology #watershed

#SFUBioSci prof John Reynolds explains the relationship between spawning #salmon and forest vegetation on Patrick Aryee's Wild World. View for free on Knowledge Network: https://www.knowledge.ca/program/patrick-aryees-wild-world/e2/salmon #SFUScience #SFUi #ecology #fisheries #conservation #aquaticecology #watershed

38 days, 5,000 km: Pair of B.C. biologists help claim victory in ‘World’s Toughest Row’ https://globalnews.ca/news/10242451/bc-women-worlds-toughest-row/ #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #UBCOcean #SFU #marinebiology #MarineConservation #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM

Whale 'so close we could have scratched its belly:' Rowers complete 5,000-kilometre race across Atlantic. Congratulations to @redlipblenny
and the Salty Science team! https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/rowers-complete-extraordinary-rowing-race-atlantic-ocean #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #SFU #rowing #oceanrowing #marineconservation #womeninscience #womeninstem

Tracking wild #salmon returns in real-time could help fisheries be more sustainable, but it hasn’t been possible—until now.

#SFU's Jiangchuan Liu and Jonathan Moore have teamed up with Pacific Salmon Foundation and partners to develop “salmonvision”—AI that can count wild salmon: https://www.sfu.ca/research/scholarly-impacts/salmonvision-ai-helps-ensure-health-wild-salmon #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #ecology #fisheries #conservation #aquaticecology #watershed

A big congratulations to the Salty Science team, including #SFUBioSci prof Isabelle Côté who completed their row across the Atlantic Ocean in 38 days, 18 hours and 57 minutes, placing first in the women's class of the World's Toughest Row!
https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2024/01/sfu-professor-and-team-win-women-s-class-of-world-s-toughest-row.html

#SFU #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #rowing #oceanrowing #marineconservation #womeninscience #womeninstem

The Salty Science crew is on track to finish the World's Toughest row this weekend! For the past 37 days these four marine biologists including Isabelle Côté from #SFUBioSci and Lauren Shea from #UBCOcean have rowed 24 hours a day across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for ocean conservation. Learn about the team and their mission: https://ow.ly/2pU650QsL5u and check out the race livestream: https://ow.ly/qTw150QsL8p
#SFUScience #SFU #marinebiology #MarineConservation #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM

The Salty Science team is 278 nautical miles away from the finish line in the World's Toughest Row, and holding onto first place in the women's class! There's still time to learn about their journey and how you can help: https://saltyscience.org/ #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #UBCOcean #SFU #marinebiology #MarineConservation #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM

Fish songs: a network of scientists, including #SFUBioSci researcher Kieran Cox race to capture ocean soundscapes before they're drowned out by noise pollution. https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/fish-songs-scientists-race-to-capture-ocean-soundscapes-before-theyre-drowned-out-8105969 #SFU #SFUScience #marineconservation #marinebiology

Growing pains? #SFU research tracks 100 years of #salmon adaptation to #climatechange https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2024-news/growing-pains--sfu-research-tracks-100-years-of-salmon-adaptatio.html #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #ecology #fisheries #conservation #aquaticecology #watershed

#SFUBioSci prof Isabelle Côté and the Salty Science team have made it halfway across the Atlantic and are vying for first in the women's class! Check out their progress and learn about their mission to raise money for marine conservation: https://saltyscience.org/ #marineconservation #WomenSTEM #womeninscience #marinebiology #SFU #SFUScience

#SFUBioSci Isabelle Côté and the Salty Science crew set sail from San Sebastian de La Gomera, Spain at 8:35AM local time. They will row 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean to Nelson's Dockyard in Antigua, with a goal to raise money for ocean conservation. Find out more, including how to donate to their cause at: https://saltyscience.org/ #SFUScience #SFU #MarineConservation #womeninscience #WomenInSTEM

We're counting down the hours until the Salty Science team starts their race across the Atlantic! The team represents three generations of marine scientists, including #SFUBioSci professor Isabelle Côté, and hopes to raise half a million dollars for #MarineConservation.
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/all-women-team-to-row-6-weeks-across-atlantic-for-ocean-conservation-7949058 #WomenSTEM #womeninscience #marinebiology #SFU #SFUScience #WorldsToughestRow

Four marine scientists, including #SFUBioSci professor Isabelle Côté, are rowing 5,000 kilometres across the Atlantic to raise half a million dollars for ocean conservation. Learn about their journey and how you can follow along: https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/12/sfu-professor-part-of-all-woman-crew-rowing-across-atlantic.html #marineconservation #WomenSTEM #womeninscience #marinebiology #SFU #SFUScience

A recent study commissioned by the Canadian Armed Forces suggested changes to military training exercises to reduce the impact of noise on marine mammals, but are they enough? #SFUBioSci researcher Kieran Cox weighs in: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kieran-cox-marine-noise-pollution-canadian-armed-forces-live-fire-training-b-c-1.7049695 #SFUScience #marineconservation #marinebiology #SFU

A new study from #SFUBioSci researchers examines the Canadian military’s efforts to reduce the impacts of underwater noise pollution on marine mammals during training exercises in the Pacific Ocean but finds that there is still more to do. https://ow.ly/OJGm50Qfgna #SFUScience #SFU #marinebiology #marineconservation

#SFUBioSci professor Isabelle Côté and the Salty Science team have landed in the Canary Islands and are counting down the days until their cross-Atlantic row. Learn about their journey to raise funds for marine conservation and research: https://ow.ly/eA5450QcHCZ
#sfu #sfuscience #rowing #marineconservation #womeninscience

#ClimateChange is transforming ecosystems around the world. As glaciers retreat in northern #BC and Alaska they are creating new habitat for #salmon while also attracting interest from mining companies.

A new study from #SFUBioSci professor Jonathan Moore maps out these emerging land use conflicts, identifies policy blind spots and key opportunities for stewardship. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/11/mining-industry-competing-with-salmon-for-rivers-created-by-disa.html #SFUScience #SFU #ecology #fisheries #conservation #aquaticecology #watershed

#SFU's resident spider-man, Andreas Fischer, is graduating this fall with a PhD in Biological Sciences and a Master of Pest Management. While at SFU he's explored the fascinating world of #spiders, how they use chemicals to smell, and how they can be repelled without harmful chemicals. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/09/sfu-mpm---phd-graduate-explores-an-unknown--spiderverse--.html #sfuscience #SFUBioSci #arachnid #arachnology #arachtober

Evolutionary medicine has tremendous unrealized potential to improve human health and well-being.
Join #SFUBioSci researcher Bernard Crespi at the next #FrontiersForum webinar on 21 September for a discussion on the steps required to facilitate a transition towards evolutionary medicine becoming integrated into medical practice.
Register here: https://fro.ntiers.in/register_evomed #sfu #sfuscience #medicine

Congratulations to #SFU Department of Mathematics professor Caroline Colijn and SFU Biological Sciences professor Isabelle Côté, who have been named to The Royal Society of Canada today, Canada's highest academic honour. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/09/royal-society-of-canada-awards-three-sfu-scholars-with-country-s.html #sfuscience #SFUMath #SFUBioSci #royalsociety

Many Black and Indigenous students have faced structural barriers to participating in the academic sciences. #SFU Biological Sciences Graduate Student Diversity and Inclusion Committee has been working to change that, volunteering over 500 hours to raise funds to create an Indigenous and Black Graduate Scholarship in Biology. Learn more about the scholarship and how you can help, or apply: https://give.sfu.ca/stories/supporting-indigenous-and-black-scientists #sfubiosci #sfuscience #EDI #DEI #biology

"There are few feelings that rival the excitement of discovering something new for the first time, and being able to share that with someone is a gift," says Excellence in Science Outreach student award recipient @EmGLim.

Learn more about their work, and how you can nominate someone you know for an Excellence in Science Outreach Award! https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2023-news/sfu-faculty-of-science-celebrates-excellence-in-science-outreach.html #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #sfu #scicomm

#SFUBioSci prof Isabelle Côté is in Tampa Bay training for a gruelling row across the Atlantic this December. Learn about the Salty Science team and their mission to raise funds for ocean conservation: https://sports.yahoo.com/meet-team-training-tampa-bay-103000144.html #sfu #sfuscience #rowing #marineconservation

"At times, environmental policy may not be evidence-based, but rather be evidence-resistant. Over the years, my group and I have aimed to bring clear and impactful science and its communication to these situations," says #SFUBioSci prof Jonathan Moore, recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Award for Science Communication and Policy Impact.

Meet our 2022 award recipients and learn how you can nominate someone you know! https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2023-news/sfu-faculty-of-science-celebrates-excellence-in-science-outreach.html #sfu

One third of the world's shark and ray populations are now threatened with extinction, but new scientific techniques are helping researchers identify strategies that work to help populations recover. #SFUBioSci researcher Nathan Pacoureau explains: https://theconversation.com/reversing-the-decline-in-shark-and-ray-populations-is-possible-but-requires-strong-governance-and-management-206285 #sfuscience #sfu #sharks #marineconservation #marinebiology

Congratulations to #SFUBioSci student Saif Nayani whose moooving presentation on protecting cows from stable flies won first prize at the #3MinuteThesis Western Regional Finals! Watch his presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnuXhL42lxY #sfu #sfuscience #entomology #flies #cattle #pestcontrol

#SFUBioSci Paleobotanist Rolf Matthewes is using fossils collected from construction excavations at #SFU to piece together a picture of #Vancouver's ancient, tropical climate. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/04/sfu-professor-unearths-the-ancient-fossil-plant-history-of-burna.html #sfuscience #BurnabyMountain #paleobotany #fossils

A cacophony of human made noise is drowning out the sounds of nature — and it’s only getting louder. Could #kelp forests provide refuge for marine animals?

Gorgeous article and photography featuring #SFUBioSci researchers Kieran Cox, @EmGLim and Claire Attridge in @thenarwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-kelp-forest-quiet-refuge/ #sfuscience #longreads #marinebiology #marineconservation #soundscape #sfu

“Forestry is exacerbating the impacts of climate change,” says #SFUBioSci prof Jonathan Moore. It’s pushing these river systems “closer to a place where they can no longer support thriving species that rely on cold water, like #salmon.”

A new study finds that logging in watersheds can increase the water temperature in salmon-bearing streams. Great summary in @thenarwhal https://thenarwhal.ca/logging-warming-waters/
#sfuscience #sfu #ecology #climatechange

The first Canadian specimen of the extinct giant ant Titanomyrma, found near Princeton #BC is raising new questions about the distribution of life 50 million years ago. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/03/-giant--ant-fossil-raises-questions-about-ancient-arctic-migrati.html #entomology #paleontology #fossils #sfuscience #sfu #SFUBioSci

Our ancestors survived enormous environmental and climatic changes in the ancient past, and they did it with far fewer tools than we have at our disposal today. The #CBC documentary True Survivors takes a scientific look at how humans have adapted in the past, featuring research from #SFUBioSci profs Jonathan Moore and Rolf Matthewes. Streaming now on CBC Gem. https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nature-of-things/adapt-move-or-die-how-humans-have-survived-enormous-environmental-and-climatic-change-1.6756200 #climatechange #climateresilience

Overfishing threatens many species of #sharks and rays worldwide. Discussions at #COP19 proposed to include 104 shark and ray species in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), but is this enough to save them from extinction?

#SFUBioSci researcher Samantha Sherman writes about the challenges of international cooperation to save sharks from extinction in The Conversation:
https://theconversation.com/104-shark-and-ray-species-now-receive-new-protections-but-are-they-enough-198137 #sfuscience #marinebiology #marineconservation

An all-women team of four marine biologists, including #SFUBioSci prof Isabelle Côté @redlipblenny is preparing to row 5,000 km across the Atlantic Ocean in December, a journey that will take 40-60 days.

Their Salty Science voyage aims to raise $500,000 for three marine conservation organizations.
http://ow.ly/O9Ux50MPSM1 #biology #marinebiology #womeninscience #sfu