As peatlands dry and fire seasons lengthen, Greg Verkaik's research aims to better understand how peatlands influence wildfire behaviour - and how we can reduce the risk of deep-burning, smouldering fires.
The discovery in brook trout in New Brunswick is raising concerns about wildlife that eat the fish, which have absorbed DDT that has lingered in the environment and washed into waterways over decades.
PhD student Alicja Paulina Krubnik is studying how public banking — that is, banking for the public good rather than profit — can create opportunities for green industrialization.