There is good news for public awareness of science and technology! The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) wants to engage the scientific community in a new cross-Canada event that celebrates discovery and innovation. With a particular emphasis on Canadian youth, Science Odyssey will be ten days of discovery and innovation. Hundreds of events will take place all across Canada. We proposed to present an activity in Qikiqtarjuaq !
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Takuvik team carries out test deployments of gliders
Named after the Inuktitut word for the small surface wake left by a diving marine mammal, Takuvik’s two gliders Qala1 and Qala2 will perform high resolution measurements of physical and biogeochemical variables in the Marginal Ice Zone of the Arctic.
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36 hours after landing in Qikiqtarjuaq… where are we at?
36 hours after landing in QIkiqtarjuaq… where are we at?
After a short overnight in Iqaluit due to turbulent wind, Joannie and Jose are the lucky two winners of standby seats on the next morning flight. As soon as they their feet touched the frozen ground of Qikiqtarjuaq, their GreenEdge journey started.
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