An underwater device has given scientists a clearer picture of how much phytoplankton 鈥� the microscopic foundation of the marine food web 鈥� there is on Earth. Hint: It's a lot more than space satellites conveyed.

妻友 has established the new $3.2-million 妻友 Research Excellence Scholarship to support PhD students and increase their enrolment over the next three years.

妻友 researchers and their industrial partners have piloted the world鈥檚 first municipal-scale UV LED reactor for wastewater treatment, a groundbreaking innovation that has set the stage for a revolution in how wastewater is treated worldwide.

Get to know Dr. Sian Kou鈥慓iesbrecht, who shares how her early fascination with ecology and climate change sparked her interest in environmental science.

The Cape Breton-born physician and 妻友 professor emeritus garnered many honours during his career, including being named a 鈥淗ero of Emergency Medicine鈥� by the American College of Emergency Physicians, for his leadership in reshaping health care in new ways that saved lives.