Tag: Research
Bruce Power and partners announce planned expansion of medical isotope production
Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification visited Bruce Power on Friday to help announce the expansion of the nuclear power operator’s medical isotope production capabilities. Bruce Power and its partners have committed to building a hot cell facility in Bruce County, expediting their ability to process short-lived lutetium-177 to ensure it reaches cancer patients around […]
Lake Superior’s most famous shipwrecks have dramatic tales to tell
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank nearly half a century ago in “the gales of November.” The lake has taken hundreds of other ships, too. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has […]
Trump Wins, Planet Loses
By Tik Root, Grist
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Donald J. Trump will once again be president of the United States.
The Associated Press called the race for Trump early Wednesday morning, ending one of the costliest and most turbulent campaign cycles in the nation’s history.
London firm ‘over the moon’ as life-saving device wins global props
A London-invented medical device that’s saving trauma patients from bleeding out on the battlefield in Ukraine has been saluted by Time magazine as one of 2024’s top inventions. Front Line Medical Technologiesâ COBRA-OS device, which won key approval in the European market just months ago, is among 200 global innovations recognized. “Weâre over the moon […]
Goderich announces 2024 Citizen Recognition recipients
GODERICH – Goderich council and members of the community gathered at town hall on Monday, Oct. 28, for a happy occasion — the 2024 Citizen Recognition, during which six individuals were honoured for their positive impact on the community. “It’s nice to see so many people in council chambers,” Mayor Trevor Bazinet said. “This is […]
Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations
By Isabella Figueroa Student researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin are among the winners of an Environmental Protection Agency contest for innovations in sustainability. The EPA established the People, Prosperity and the Planet Student Design Competition to support teams of undergraduate and graduate students working to develop solutions to environmental and […]
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Great Lakes Moment: Sacred Grounds
Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS.
In the era of climate change, many Detroit homes and churches face challenging stormwater fees.
Research project could influence freshwater management in the Great Lakes and around the world
Algae blooms in the Great Lakes are becoming increasingly common. This is why a doctoral student at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research chose to focus her research on […]
Competing Visions for U.S. Auto Industry Clash in Presidential Election, With the EV Future Pressing at the Border
By Marianne Lavelle and Dan Gearino, Inside Climate News
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Fraud-charged Londoner swept up in crackdown on door-to-door scheme
When London police arrested Austin Acheson in February and charged him in an alleged door-to-door fraud targeting seniors, investigators warned there could be more complainants.