faculty of sciencce News Archive
Squirrel sperm and feet tell a different climate change story
November 28, 2022 —
Two UM studies found that climate change is altering ground squirrels’ sperm and feet, and this warns of big consequences potentially coming to endangered ecosystems.
Donor Relations
The Kwan Family Bursary – Continuing a Legacy of Giving
November 4, 2022 —
UM alum continues legacy of hard work and value of education through scholarship named for their parents.
Not all wildlife recovered in lockdowns, new research finds
September 22, 2022 —
British birds reacted differently to COVID-19 lockdowns than did their North American counterparts, new study reports
Global Urban Evolution Project (GLUE) – cities drive evolution
March 17, 2022 —
Cities are a powerful force driving the evolution of life across the globe
Three new Canada Research Chairs
January 12, 2022 —
Chairs in nutrition, health economics and extreme astrophysics
Faculty of Science
Physicists suggest Neutron stars should be bigger than they are
April 30, 2021 —
UM physicists Drs. Juliette Mammei and Micheal Gerricke are part of an international research experiment that has made the most precise measurement yet of the neutron distribution in a heavy nucleus, with implications for the structure of neutron stars. Their paper, Accurate Determination of the Neutron Skin Thickness of 208Pb through Parity-Violation in Electron Scattering has just been published in the Physical Review Letters.