Understanding our planet through aurora
Scientists at the University of Calgary in Canada are spearheading aurora studies, that will help us model and predict space weather and understand the Earth’s magnetosphere.
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Supporting remote teaching of performing arts
How do artists play music together in times of a crisis like COVID-19? How do they teach, run courses, collaborate, rehearse, and perform during lockdowns all over the world? Enter: the Network Performing Arts Production Workshops.
This is how climate change will affect your community
Researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada have created a tool that’s able to visualize the changes about to take place at local communities.
Providing new understanding of an aging population
Canada’s population is aging rapidly — and it’s crucial that we understand what that change will mean for the country’s future. That’s what drove the creation of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).
Seeking powerful neutrinos off the coast of British Columbia
An Alberta physicist is able is search for high-energy neutrinos in the waters off the coast of Vancouver Island, from his desk in Edmonton, thanks to Canada’s National Research and Education Network
Supporting the global challenges of the novel coronavirus
The global network of interconnected National Research and Education Networks is boosting international capacity where needed as part of the global rapid response to the recent novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
Connecting students to Saildrone and Berkeley Lab
Thanks to a new agreement between CENIC and the City of Alameda in Northern California, students will get to work with first-of-its-kind data captured from autonomous ocean vehicles studying everything from marine wildlife to climate models.
Supporting more responsible stewardship of marine ecosystems
OTN research has yielded important insights into the often-mysterious migrations of endangered marine animals like leatherback turtles, basking sharks, American eels, and Bluefin tuna, and have generated critical knowledge towards conservation recommendations.
MOREnet’s Immersive Learning Lab: empowering educators with technology
MOREnet’s Immersive Learning Lab, the MILL, provides teachers with the training required to effectively implement innovative, hands-on technology-focused learning strategies.