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The call for abstracts for CCCE-2020 is now open at http://www.ccce2020.ca. The conference will be held on May 24-28 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the abstract deadline is February 10. The symposium, Organic contaminants of emerging concern: treatment, fate and environmental impact, may be of interest to members of the PEOPLE Network. This symposium is organized by Drs. Graham Gagnon…

We are pleased to let you know that the open-access journal Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304) is announcing the launch of a new Special Issue entitled “Persistent, Emerging, and Oil Pollutants in Marine Ecosystem and Human Health Risks.” Dr. Atanu Sarkar (KS lead on impact evaluation for seafood safety, human health, and coastal communities) will serve as…

Our PEOPLE2019 Symposium and Workshop event has been held successfully on October 17-18, 2019. During the recent 2 months, 72 registrants from 18 fellow research institutes & universities submitted 49 abstracts and 10 posters. 16 keynote and featured speakers along with 17 student presenters showcased their research in 9 different topics. We are very grateful…

Yesterday, Ms. Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science and Sport, on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport announced an investment of 29.6 million Canadian dollar through the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council’s (NSERC) at Memorial University. Our…

Here is an opportunity to participate in a session that Genome Atlantic will be sponsoring at the upcoming Energy3 Conference in October in Halifax. The session will focus on Genomics Applications in Energy Development. This could include applications for environmental assessment, remediation, exploration, asset integrity, biofuels, etc. [Conference website] [Submit abstract] Energy3‘s call for abstracts is…

Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to attend the PEOPLE 2019, our network’s second symposium and workshop on persistent, emerging, and oil pollutants (PEOPs) in aquatic environments, to be held on October 17-18, 2019, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. The meeting venue with more detailed event information will be announced soon.   PEOPLE 2019 Symposium…

The 2nd Annual Canada SynBio conference will be held on March 6-7, 2019 at Toronto, ON, Canada. The theme this year for the conference is “Engineering Biology for Healthy Lives, Health Economy, Healthy Planet”. A startup pitch competition will be hosted by Ontario Genomics as a part of the conference. $35,000 in prizes will be awarded. The…

The 8th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research will be held at Hohai University, Nanjing, China on June 14th to 18th. The deadline for submitting extended abstracts is January 31, 2019 Visit ICWRER 2019 Home Page ICWRER 2019 provides an independent global platform for researchers and practitioners having multidisciplinary interests to present and discuss…

A study conducted by Australian scientists showed evidence that humans were exposed to microplastics. Microplastics are plastic particles with size less than 5 millimeters. They are usually formed in oceans and found in seafood, bottled water, soil and air, which are potential to affect humans. Now the study has confirmed that humans across the globe…

Dr. Charles Sheppard is invited to give a guest lecture on “Are there engineering solutions to the problem of declining coral reefs”. This lecture will take place on: Date: September 18, 2018 Time: 10-11 a.m. Location: Engineering Board Room, EN 4002, Memorial University Contact: Dr. Bing Chen, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science (nrpop@mun.ca) Please…