Biology - news http://www.queensu.ca/biology Biology RSS Feed Queen's Biology is part of a new Sino-Canada Network for Environment and Sustainable Development. Sat, 18 May 2013 06:43:03 EDT news May 2013 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/tongjivisit.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/tongjivisit.html New field biology web site presents a portal to field courses and research. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:28:31 EDT news April 2013. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/fieldbiology.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/fieldbiology.html New study by Queen's Biology researchers reveals wide-ranging impacts of oil sands devopment. Sat, 2 Feb 2013 09:15:56 EST news Jan. 2013 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smoloilsands.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smoloilsands.html Research led by Queen's biologists reveals profound impacts of drought. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:14:54 EDT news Sept. 2012 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/lairddrought.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/lairddrought.html A new study by Tara Zamin and Paul Grogan reveals how Arctic warming results in increased vegetation growth. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:15:28 EDT news Sept. 2012 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/zamingrogan.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/zamingrogan.html Anne McKeller wins Holohil Prize for an Outstanding Presentation in Ecology and Evolution of Wildlife at Evolution Congress Sat, 4 Aug 2012 07:40:34 EDT news August 2012. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mckellerholohil.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mckellerholohil.html New study shows chimney swift decline associated with DDT usage. Sat, 5 May 2012 06:51:23 EDT news May 2012 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/chineyswift.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/chineyswift.html Peter Hodson wins inaugural Biology grad teaching award. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:46:13 EDT news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/hodsongradteaching.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/hodsongradteaching.html Three Queen's scientists part of a team to win the Cowles Award. Wed, 7 Mar 2012 03:06:26 EST news March 2012. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/stormsurge.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/stormsurge.html Jennifer Korosi (supervisor Smol) wins the 2012 Peters Award from Society of Canadian Limnologists. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:05:45 EST news Nov. 2012 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/korosipeters.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/korosipeters.html In an article in Proc Roy Soc, Jennifer Korosi (supervisor Smol) and co-authors show algal blooms caused by reduced calcium and loss of grazers. Sat, 1 Oct 2011 04:41:03 EDT news Oct. 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/algalbloom.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/algalbloom.html Virginia Walker wins 2011 Award for Excellence in Graduate Supervision. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:15:47 EDT news Sept. 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/walkergraduatesupervision.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/walkergraduatesupervision.html Katie Griffiths (Smol lab) wins best student poster prize at 2011 Canadian Quaternary Association meeting. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:21:02 EDT news Sept. 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/griffithslortieprize.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/griffithslortieprize.html Two Queen's grad students receive honours at the Plant Canada 2011 Meeting. Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:50:11 EDT news July 2011. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/plantcanada2011.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/plantcanada2011.html Celia Symons wins prestigious Canadian Northern Studies Trust Award Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:12:27 EDT news June 2011. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/celiacnst.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/celiacnst.html Kristin Spong (supervisor: Robertson) wins Helen Battle Award at CSZ meeting. Tue, 24 May 2011 08:28:55 EDT news May 2011. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/spongbattle.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/spongbattle.html Queen's-Carleton University research team finds destructive impact of storm surges caused by rising sea levels. Wed, 18 May 2011 07:18:50 EDT news May 2011. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/theinpontsmolarctic.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/theinpontsmolarctic.html Roz Dakin (Ph.D Biology) and Bob Montgomerie publish article that clarifies the role of the peacock's amazing tail. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:28:44 EDT news April 2011. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/dakinpeacocks.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/dakinpeacocks.html MSc Student Kyle Lauersen wins PhD scholarship for Bielefeld University in Germany. Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:27:56 EDT news April 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/lauersen.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/lauersen.html Bob Montgomerie wins the prestigious Elliott Coues Award from the AOU 2011 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:35:13 EDT news March 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/montgomeriecoues.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/montgomeriecoues.html Troy Day and Peter Taylor (Math & Stats), Bob Montgomerie (Biology), postdoc Andy Gardner and others respond to criticisms of inclusive fitness theory in journal Nature. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:24:04 EDT news March 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/daytaylormontgomeriegardner.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/daytaylormontgomeriegardner.html Ann McKellar (Ph.D. Biology) wins Mewaldt-King Student Research Award. Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:28:43 EDT news March 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mckellar2.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mckellar2.html Vanya Rohwer (Ph.D. Biology) wins student award at Cooper Ornithological Society meeting. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:40:48 EDT news March 2011 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/rohwer.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/rohwer.html Colleen Greer (M.Sc., Biology) receives award from the Fisheries and Oceans for service to Canada's Gulf Oil Spill response. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:24:56 EST news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/colleengreer.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/colleengreer.html John Smol co-edits a revised and greatly expanded edition of book on application of diatoms to environmental issues. Thu, 9 Dec 2010 08:24:51 EST news December 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smoldiatoms.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smoldiatoms.html Biology professor John Smol wins the 2010 Nature Award for Mentoring in Science. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:46:17 EST news Nov. 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolmentor.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolmentor.html Global biodiversity patterns of soil bacterial communities appear fundamentally different from those of plants and animals say researchers from Queen's and the University of Colorado. Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:50:30 EDT news 22 Sept. 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/groganarctic.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/groganarctic.html Wayne Snedden wins the prestigious C.D. Nelson Award from the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists. Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:25:17 EDT news Sept. 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/sneddencspp.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/sneddencspp.html PhD student Brendan O'Leary (Plaxton Lab) wins award for best student presentation at the "2nd Banff Conference on Plant Metabolism". Wed, 8 Sep 2010 02:03:46 EDT news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/oleary.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/oleary.html Katharina Bremer (Moyes lab) wins prize for oral presentation at the Society for Experimental Biology's annual meeting in Prague. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:52:00 EDT news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/bremer.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/bremer.html Queen's - Fudan (Shanghai) - Southwest (Chongqing) Aquatic Biodiversity & Environmental Assessment with 25 participants course successfully completed. Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:47:34 EDT news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/china2010.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/china2010.html Kathryn Stewart (PhD candidate - Lougheed lab) receives a Rosemary Grant Award at the recent SSE meetings in Portland. Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:32:49 EDT news July 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/stewartgrantaward.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/stewartgrantaward.html New study lead by PEARL researchers shows transport of metals by Arctic seabirds. Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:58:30 EDT news JUne 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/seabird-metal.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/seabird-metal.html Climate shown to limit range of invasive purple loosestrife. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:30:38 EST news March 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/eckertloosestrife.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/eckertloosestrife.html New research shows how migrant & resident birds use Bayesian processes for assessing predation risk. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:29:55 EST news Dec. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/nocerabehavecol.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/nocerabehavecol.html PEARL students Rouillard and Griffiths win awards at International Paleolimnology Symposium. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:04:39 EST news Dec. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolstudentawards.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolstudentawards.html Peter Hodson (Biology & Env. Studies) and colleagues show a link between pollution in the Athabasca R. and nearby Tar Sands operations. Tue, 8 Dec 2009 04:10:27 EST news Dec. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/hodsonpnas.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/hodsonpnas.html Queen’ Genetically Engineered Machine (QGEM) team recently received a bronze medal for their inventive work in synthetic biology. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:26:36 EST news Nov. 09 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/qgem.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/qgem.html Adam Jeziorski (Ph.D. candidate PEARL) wins won the 2010 Peters Award for best student scientific paper published in Canadian limnology. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:13 EST news Nov. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/jeziorski.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/jeziorski.html Biology graduate student Vanya Rohwer and his co-authors discover dual breeding ranges for at least 5 species of North American migratory songbirds. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:32:00 EST news Nov. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/vanyapnas.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/vanyapnas.html New study reveals that an Arabidopsis calcium-binding protein (CML42) plays critical role in regulating trichome branching pattern. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:13 EST news Nov. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/sneddentrichome.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/sneddentrichome.html Biology prof Virginia Walker is one of 5 Queen's professors nominated as best Ontario university lecturer for 2010. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:31:53 EDT news Oct. 2010 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/walkerteaching.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/walkerteaching.html Sarah Brisbin (M.Sc. Chin-Sang Lab) et al. show that antagonism between receptor & repressor genes in C. elegans influences both germline and longevity-related functions. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:57:47 EDT news Oct. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/brisbin.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/brisbin.html Study by international research team including John Smol, Neal Michelutti & Cheryl Wilson of arctic lake sediment core reveals dramatic effects of human footprint. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:55:09 EDT news Sept. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smol2k.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smol2k.html Pete Marra, Adjunct Professor at Queen's, comments on destruction wrought by free-roaming domesticated cats on wild birds. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:50:29 EDT news Sept. 09 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mara.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mara.html Queen's prof Bill Plaxton's work underpins Canadian Food Inspection Agency's guidelines on phosphite content in fertilizers. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:38:24 EDT news Sept. 09 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/plaxton-phosphite.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/plaxton-phosphite.html Ann McKellar (grad student, Queen's) and Andrew Hendry (McGill) find that humans vary much less than most animals in terms of body height. Thu, 3 Sep 2009 01:02:53 EDT news Sept. 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mckellar.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/mckellar.html Biology Grad student Vanya Rohwer co-authors a paper in PlosBiol that explains why larger birds take longer to replace their flight feathers. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:10:55 EDT news Sept. 09 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/vanya.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/vanya.html Article by Laura Keating & Lonnie Aarssen shows that small is better in the competitive world of plant communities. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:03:38 EDT news July 2009. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/keating.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/keating.html John Smol wins Premier's Discovery Award for Life Sciences and Medicine Fri, 15 May 2009 07:03:44 EDT news May 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolpremier.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolpremier.html John Smol wins prestigious 2009 Killam Prize 2009 in the field of natural sciences. Mon, 11 May 2009 08:20:51 EDT news May 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolkillam.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolkillam.html Shai Sabbah wins Vanier Scholarship Fri, 8 May 2009 07:42:45 EDT news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/vanierwinner.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/vanierwinner.html Proceedings Series B paper by Smol and colleagues reveals varying size structure of diatom communities in different aquatic ecosystems. Wed, 6 May 2009 05:44:06 EDT news Default description. http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolprocroysocb.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolprocroysocb.html Hodson study shows that oil spill clean-up kills more fish than the spills themselves. Thu, 9 Apr 2009 01:46:46 EDT news March 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/hodsonspills.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/hodsonspills.html Allen Keast, long-serving Queen's Biology professor, passes away. Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:18:26 EDT news March 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/keast.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/keast.html Casselman wins award from Ontario Commercial Fisheries’ Association Mon, 9 Feb 2009 08:22:01 EST news Feb 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/casselman.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/casselman.html Montgomerie and colleagues show that promiscuous fish species evolve faster sperm. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:59:37 EST news Jan 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/montgomeriepnas.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/montgomeriepnas.html QUBS part of long-term climate monitoring project. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:34:45 EST news Jan 2009 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/qubsclimate.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/qubsclimate.html Aarssen edits new open access ecology & evolution journal. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:16:54 EST news Dec 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/lonnieiee.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/lonnieiee.html Davies (Biochem/Biology) and colleagues uncover novel mechanism for inhibition of calcium-activated protease Sun, 4 Jan 2009 05:33:16 EST news Dec 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/daviesxray.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/daviesxray.html Ruhland and Smol find striking changes in temperate zone lakes Fri, 2 Jan 2009 01:48:57 EST news Dec 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/ruhland08.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/ruhland08.html Jeziorski (PhD, Smol lab) and colleagues reveal new, insidious threat to lakes. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:59:55 EST news Nov 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/jeziorskiscience.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/jeziorskiscience.html Aarssen shows that coauthoring with big name pays off. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:54:42 EST news Oct 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/aarssenbigwig.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/aarssenbigwig.html Aarssen teaches new human ecology course. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:51:55 EST news Sept 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/newevolutioncourse.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/newevolutioncourse.html John Casselman wins American Fisheries Society 2008 Award of Excellence Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:50:11 EST news Sept 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/casselmanaward.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/casselmanaward.html Smol wins Flavelle Medal from Royal Society of Canada Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:47:39 EST news Sept 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolflavelle.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/smolflavelle.html Biology Station research on moth colour and predators. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:45:33 EST news Sept 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/moths.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/moths.html First example of regulatory monoubiquitination by Glen Uhrig (MSc) & Bill Plaxton Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:43:38 EST news Sept 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/uhrigplaxton.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/uhrigplaxton.html Bonier wins Young Investigator Award at International Symposium on Avian Endocrinology Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:39:50 EST news Sept 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/bonieraward.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/bonieraward.html Nelson et al. show that show predator-prey cycles result from juvenile-adult interactions. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:34:47 EDT news Oct 2008 http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/nelsonnature.html http://www.queensu.ca/biology/news/nelsonnature.html