Director's Blog
CRI is pleased to announce that Sherry McCoy has joined the CRI Corporate team as our new Administrative Coordinator. Reporting to the Director, Sherry will be supporting the Executive Committee to execute the day-to-day operations of the organization.
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CRI celebrates Word Wetlands Day
In celebration of World Wetlands Day 2018, we are profiling CRI research on river floodplains to draw attention to the perilous state of the world's river floodplains, currently the most threatened of river habitats. In addition to their importance as reservoirs of biodiversity, floodplains are also key sources of ecosystem services, including food security for Indigenous peoples living across Can
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Canada’s Chief Science Advisor meets with CRI
CRI Management Board truly appreciated Dr. Mona Nemer, the federal government's newly-appointed Chief Science Advisor, dropping by the CRI Management Board meeting last Friday, Dec. 15 in Ottawa.
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Advancing Canada’s Scientific Understanding of Cumulative Impact Assessment
There is growing agreement in Canada that protecting the environment and sustaining its structure and functions requires thinking about, planning, and managing all of our activities together within a particular geography in a more coordinated fashion.
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Winner of the 2017 HBN Hynes Annual Scholarship for Masters students
The Selection Committee was unanimous in awarding the Canadian Rivers Institute’s 2017 HBN Hynes Annual Scholarship for Masters students to Ms. Kelli Charbonneau.
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Continuing CRI’s strong tradition of internationally-recognized Atlantic salmon research
For more than 16 years, CRI scientists have conducted ground-breaking international research into wild Atlantic salmon and have mentored a generation of new aquatic scientists eager to make every river a healthy river.
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CRI: Leading Canada’s Northern Aquatic Research
On this World Rivers Day (Sept. 24), the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) is highlighting its scientists who, for the past 10 years, have been at the forefront of scientific research and monitoring to understand changes in the Arctic, sub-Arctic and boreal regions and what they could mean for Canadians and communities around the world.
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Congratulations to the participants and contributors of the CREATE WATER program
CRI scientists from six different universities collaborated as student supervisors in this multi-year initiative aimed at building the skills of the next generation of highly-qualified and experienced aquatic scientists.
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CRI Scientists Are Using Environmental DNA to Study Wetlands in Grand Lake Meadows
Wetlands are a precious resource for Canadians, threatened by encroachment from development and society’s ever-increasing demands for water.
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Rivers to Oceans: next gen of estuarine scientists
Their research is already making an impact with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island who are using CRI students’ data, tools and models to support management of marine protected areas and integrated marine management initiatives.
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CRI’s SINLAB leading the way in identifying global patterns in biodiversity interactions
Researchers at CRI’s Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory (SINLAB) are using stable isotope analysis to contribute to the global understanding of biological diversity by measuring functional diversity of ecological communities across the globe.
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Maliseet Nation in New Brunswick (MNNB) Opportunities
The Maliseet Nation in New Brunswick (MNNB) currently requires a Fisheries Biologist, and a GIS Technician to provide support to the Maliseet Consultation Coordinators and Maliseet communities.
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Ecogenomics: answering complex questions of ecosystem composition for fisheries’ conservation
Dr. Scott Pavey is an emerging leader in the innovative field of ecogenomics. He uses ‘big data’ supercomputers to scan entire genomes from individual animals and fish as well as environmental samples (water and soil). This allows him to investigate at high resolution both the species present in aquatic ecosystems as well as how populations are connected and locally adapted to their…
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Tracing contaminants of public health concern through aquatic food webs
Researchers at the CRI are dedicated to understanding and advancing the science of aquatic ecosystem health. Dr. Karen Kidd and her team at the University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ) is making the link to human health by tracing the existence of persistent contaminants of public health concern in aquatic systems around the world.
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MSc Opportunity: Atlantic Salmon Radiotelemetry
A highly motivated and independent M.Sc. student is sought to undertake a radiotelemetry project to understand movements and behaviour of adult Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi River, New Brunswick.
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PhD Opportunity: Assessment of smolt-to-adult supplementation strategy for Atlantic Salmon
A mature and experienced Ph.D. candidate is sought for a project evaluating the benefits and risks of smolt-to-adult supplementation strategy in a controlled field environment (experimental stream).
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MSc Opportunity: Watershed Connectivity and Managing Barriers for Fish
An M.Sc. student with the CRI at UNB working in collaboration with the Restigouche River Watershed Management Council will develop a watershed-scale connectivity analysis using a GIS model to best inform the management of connectivity to reproductive habitats for Atlantic salmon in the Restigouche River watershed.
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MSc Opportunity studying freshwater mussels in the Saint John River
MSc candidate opportunity to continue studies of the freshwater mussels of the Saint John River as a component of CRI's ongoing Mactaquac Aquatic Ecosystem Study at the Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.
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Improving municipal wastewater effects monitoring, developing next gen of science communicators
Today, World Water Day (March 22) with its theme of “wastewater” is an opportunity to profile a prominent research program by a Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) Science Director, Dr. Mark Servos, who is investigating municipal wastewater effluent impacts on the Grand River watershed.
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Summer student opportunities in aquatic research at CRI
Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow (CAST) project is seeking motivated and independent students to work in salmon research projects in the summer 2017.
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Aquatic Technician: Canadian Rivers Institute, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick
CRI at UNB is seeking an aquatic technician to assist with field programs including graduate students and staff needs of the Collaboration for Atlantic Salmon Tomorrow project
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Building a strong community of women in science, advancing interdisciplinary lab and field research
International Women’s Day is an opportunity for the Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) to highlight the critical contributions of one of the institute’s founding members, a leader in her research field, and a strong advocate for women in science: Dr. Deborah MacLatchy.
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Special notice: CRI Training and Professional Development office is closed
Please note that the CRI Training and Professional Development office is closed while we prepare for the summer course season. Registration for summer courses will open April 1, 2017
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2017 Science Atlantic Environment Conference
CRI is a proud sponsor of the 2017 Science Atlantic Environment Conference being held in Fredericton March 3-5
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EcoLac-GRIL fall workshops and annual seminar
The NSERC-CREATE- ÉcoLac program invites undergraduate students to participate to the ÉcoLac-GRIL fall workshops and to the ÉcoLac annual seminar.
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Postdoctoral Researcher opportunity at Canadian Rivers Institute at UNB
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Fish Ecology and Fish Passage to join Mactaquac Aquatic Ecosystem Study team
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UNB work-study position with CRI: communications assistant
The Communications Assistant will work directly with the Communications Officer over the winter term to assist in delivering the objectives of the CRI’s communications plan.
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Canadian Rivers Institute alumni receives Royal Appointment
The Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) is pleased to share that CRI at University of New Brunswick alumni, Karma Tenzin, was recently appointed as Zimpon Wogma (Deputy Chamberlain) to his Majesty The King of Bhutan.
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New study finds life under the ice is diverse, complex and surprisingly active
As long as ecologists have studied temperate lakes, the winter has been their off-season. It’s difficult, even dangerous, to look under the ice, and they figured plants, animals and algae weren’t doing much in the dark and cold anyway. But an international team of 62 scientists looking at more than 100 lakes now concludes that life under the ice is vibrant, complex and surprisingly active.
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MSc Positions at StrEAMS lab: Stream ecosystem response to cumulative land use effects
Student projects will include both observational and experimental field studies as well opportunities to conduct controlled experiments at a state of the art artificial stream facility. Potential study areas include southern Ontario and Southern Manitoba, Canada. Opportunities for collaboration and lab exchanges at Environment Canada facilities exist.
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UNB Harrison McCain Visiting Professor sharing ‘good news’ about the environment
John Gunn, one of Canada’s top biologists, will present a lecture on Friday, Oct. 28 at the University of New Brunswick’s Fredericton campus. He will describe Sudbury, Ontario’s 99 per cent decrease in air pollution and how similar results might be achieved across the country and around the world.
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Post-doctoral positions in NSERC Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories Program
Recent PhD graduates, and soon to be graduates, are encouraged to apply to the NSERC Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Government Laboratories Program
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Media Backgrounder: about the Canadian Rivers Institute
Media Backgrounder: about the Canadian Rivers Institute
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What people are saying about the Canadian Rivers Institute
Testimonials from CRI collaborators, supporters and students
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Un scientifique québécois est un acteur clé dans l’émergence d’un institut canadien sur les rivières
Le professeur André St-Hilaire, un hydrologue à l’Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) de l’Université du Québec, joue un rôle de premier plan au sein du Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), un organisme de renommée internationale. Pour marquer cette période précédant la Journée mondiale des rivières le 25 septembre, l’institut publie aujourd’hui un rapport…
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New Brunswick scientists build national river science powerhouse
Researchers based at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are playing lead roles within the internationally acclaimed Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), which, in the lead up to World Rivers Day on Sept. 25, is releasing a report today highlighting its first 15 years of achievements.
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Des scientifiques du Nouveau-Brunswick créent un institut canadien sur les rivières
Des chercheurs basés à l’University of New Brunswick (UNB) jouent un rôle de premier plan au sein du Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), groupe de renommée internationale. Pour marquer cette période précédant la Journée mondiale des rivières le 25 septembre, l’institut publie aujourd’hui un rapport couvrant ses réalisations au cours de ses 15 premières années.
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UPEI scientist leading emerging river science powerhouse
Dr. Michael van den Heuvel, an environmental scientist based at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), is playing a lead role within the internationally acclaimed Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), which, in the lead up to World Rivers Day on September 25th, is releasing a report today highlighting its first 15 years of achievements.
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Southwestern Ontario scientists key players in emerging river science powerhouse
Scientists based at three Southwestern Ontario universities are playing lead roles within the internationally acclaimed Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), which, in the lead up to World Rivers Day on September 25, is releasing a report today highlighting its first 15 years of achievements.
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News Release: River science powerhouse emerges in Canada
The Canadian Rivers Institute is releasing a report today highlighting its first 15 years of achievements since its founding in 2001, in anticipation of World Rivers Day on September 25.
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15th Anniversary Special Student Leadership Council Scholarships
To celebrate CRI's 15th Anniversary, the Student Leadership Council is pleased to present three special student scholarships to be awarded to finalists of the Pecha Koucha presentation comeptition at CRI Days 2016!
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PhD Position in Aquatic Ecotoxicology
A PhD position is available at the Canadian Rivers Institute and Biology Department, University of New Brunswick Saint John to assess landscape-level, cumulative impacts of forestry on stream ecosystems.
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MSc opportunity: impacts of salmon aquaculture on shallow cobble habitat
The new MSc student will compare biodiversity and abundance of benthic invertebrates and fishes colonizing cobble-filled bio-collectors deployed at cobble sites near and away from aquaculture cages, as well as at reference sites.
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H.B.N Hynes Scholarship - Now Accepting Applications
CRI is now accepting applications for the H.B.N Hynes Scholarship
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2016 CRI Days: Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for the 2016, Annual CRI Days. Join us for two days filled with a student research Pecha Kucha competition, lectures and workshops by CRI experts, and community building and strategic planning activities
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Citizen Science and Protecting our Rivers
Dr. Michelle Gray Commentary, originally published in the Telegraph Journal July 4, 2016
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Job Opportunity: Stable Isotope Laboratory Technician
Reporting to the Technical Manager and Lab Manager, the Isotope Lab Technician II will be responsible for the technical operation and maintenance of equipment in the Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory (SINLAB).
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CRI welcomes new members to Science Directors and Management boards
I am delighted to let you know that our community has expanded. As of this week, we welcome new members to both our Science Directors and Management boards.
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Graduate Opportunity in Freshwater Environmental Toxicology, UNBF
Graduate Opportunity in Freshwater Environmental Toxicology in the Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. The MSc position will study indicators of environmental stress in aquatic insect species beginning January 2017 with a possibility of a fall internship.
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Federal Government, Canadian Rivers Institute and Canadians team up to assess river health
It’s Canadian Environment Week, an annual celebration of Canadian citizens’ ongoing efforts to help preserve, protect and restore our environment. The Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) has helped thousands of Canadians become citizen scientists, working across the country to become stewards of their local rivers and lakes.
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CRI Advances New Methods to Understand Biological Diversity for Better River and Wetland Management
Sunday, May 22 is International Day for Biological Diversity. With this year’s theme of Sustaining People and their Livelihoods, CRI takes a look at how one area of relatively new scientific research is advancing our understanding of biological diversity, especially as it pertains to the thresholds of degradation of human-valued ecosystems such as rivers and wetlands.
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Job opportunity in CRI’s Stable Isotopes in Nature Laboratory
We are currently seeking a suitably qualified and dynamic individual for the position of Technical Manager. Reporting to the Director of the SINLAB, the Technical Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operation and maintenance of all Stable Isotope equipment.
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CRI welcomes summer support staff to the team
We are happy to share that we have two new staff joining the team for the summer and early fall.
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New training opportunities for CRI members this summer
CRI Training is excited to announce a few NEW training opportunities for CRI members this summer.
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CRI’s Deborah MacLatchy receives Doctor of Science Honorary Degree
Dr. Deborah MacLatchy, a Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) Science Director, received a Doctor of Science Honorary Degree on May 16th from Acadia University in Wolfeville NS.
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CRI Forging New Territory in Aquatic Science and Technology
CRI's Dr. Chris Martyniuk leverages the emerging field of “Big Data” and the latest in genome sequencing technologies to capture the full scope of molecular responses of fish to contaminants, particularly historically used and new pesticides.
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CRI projects supported through New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund
The New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) awards for 2016-2017 were announced and two CRI projects have been partially funded.
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Canadian Rivers Institute student researchers hit the water to answer questions about river health
50 student researchers at the Canadian Rivers Institute, hosted by the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton and Saint John, kick off their summer field season in New Brunswick this week. These young scientists are working on projects aimed at answering questions about New Brunswick river flows, water quality, fisheries, food webs, and more.
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CRI led projects awarded funding for fisheries and biodiversity research and education projects
Eight projects led by Canadian Rivers Instiute (CRI) Science Directors, students and staff have been awarded a total of $73,430 from the NB Wildlife Trust Fund, which will go toward research on fisheries and biodiversity and education related projects.
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Looking for Professional Development Opportunities in Aquatic Sciences?
The Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI), hosted by the University of New Brunswick, announces its next slate of non-credit professional development courses in aquatic earth sciences.
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Ten projects led by CRI Science Directors and Associates supported by ASCF grants
The Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation (ASCF) has announced the 2016-2017 recipients of their annual granting program. Ten projects led by CRI Science Directors and Associates were granted over $220,000, representing more than 20% of the provided funds.
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CRI Fuses Biology and Engineering Disciplines in River Science
The Canadian Rivers Institute (CRI) profiles one of the many examples of research within the institute that fuses the knowledge and expertise of ecological conditions and hydrologic processes in its mandate to develop the aquatic science needed to understand, protect, and sustain water resources.
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MSc Positions in Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology Summer & Fall 2016
Positions are available for MSc students at the Canadian Rivers Institute and Biology Department, University of New Brunswick, in impacts of forestry on stream ecosystems, and effects of aquaculture on invertebrate biodiversity in the Bay of Fundy.
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Climate and Salmon Workshop March 31 2016
In this timely workshop we explore the fate of Atlantic Salmon under a changing climate, employing the most up-to-date climate, and hydrological models
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Better Water, Better Jobs and the next generation of water practitioners
One of the many examples of how the CRI community contributes to advancing professional opportunities for the protection of water quality and aquatic ecosystems around the world is a project that supports water managers in identifying the risk to lakes and municipal drinking water from cyanobacterial outbreaks.
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CRI at the centre of first international initiative on Arctic freshwater biodiversity
The Canadian Rivers Institute is playing a prominent role in the assessment of Arctic freshwater biodiversity and future monitoring.
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CRI PhD candidate wins Annual Jack T.H. Fenety Conservation Scholarship
2016 is the fourteenth year this scholarship has been offered, and we are pleased to announce that Mr. Antóin O’Sullivan, PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB is the recipient of this award. Antoin is supervised by CRI Science Director Dr. Allen Curry.
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UNB’s Canadian Rivers Institute receives $100,000 for wild Atlantic salmon conservation research
The newly established Bud and Peggy Bird fund will help ensure that the mystery of declining wild Atlantic salmon stocks continues to be addressed by research in order to restore their numbers and secure their habitat for the future.
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CRI welcomes new Communications Officer, Stephanie Merrill
Stephanie will be spending the next few months helping to profile CRI research, Science Directors and students and working on special Anniversary projects.
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CRI welcomes new Training and Professional Development Division Manager, Sarah Tuziak
This week Sarah Tuziak joined the CRI team as our new Manager of Training and Professional Development.
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Putting science into action for 15 years
OpEd by Dr. Rick Cunjack, published in the Telegraph Journal February 18
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Celebrating 15 years of Excellence in River Science
Press Release: Canadian Rivers Institute supports governments, businesses and communities in making smart, evidence-based decisions through high-impact research
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CRI celebrates two Canadian Research Chair appointments
Today we congratulate Dr. Karen Kidd and Dr. Scott Pavey, Canadian Rivers Institute scientists who were awarded Canada Research Chair appointments, announced today by Honourable Kristy Duncan, Minister of Science.
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Taking the Pulse of Barra de Navidad Lagoon
CRI examines critical coastal wetland in Jalisco, Méx
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Celebrating Where Rivers Meet the Sea: CRI marks World Wetlands Day
CRI marks World Wetlands Day (Feb. 2) by profiling two of its many projects to understand our estuaries, lagoons and wetlands
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Water Initiative for the Future: Graduate Student Conference July 2016
The Water Research Centre at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario is pleased to be hosting another successful Water Initiative for the Future (WatIF): Graduate Student Conference July 2016.
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Graduate student opportunities in the Canadian High Arctic
research opportunities using emerging analytical techniques, ecosystem-scale field studies, and controlled experiments to understand how environmental stressors, such as contaminants and climate change, impact aquatic ecosystems, particularly in the Canadian Arctic.
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CRI student wins AFS 2015 student writing contest!
Congratulations to CRI graduate student, Michelle Lavery, for winning the 2015 American Fisheries Society Student Writing Contest!
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The Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network is seeking academic research projects
Deadline is Sunday February 28, 2016, 11:59 pm EST.
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Webinar: health assessments for the St John-St.Croix and Maritime Coastal Watersheds
You are invited to participate in a webinar where WWF-Canada will be presenting the preliminary health assessment results for the Saint John-St. Croix and Maritime Coastal watersheds.
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Guest seminar by Dr. Michael R. van den Heuvel January 12
All are welcome to the seminar, January 12 10am,as part of the process for Michael R. van den Heuvel's appointment as Adjunct Professor within the UNB Biology
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CRI Job Posting: Program Manager
UNB Support Staff Employment Opportunity with the Canadian Rivers Institute: Program Manager
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Job openings at the Marine Institute campus of Memorial University
There are two Fisheries Research Chair job openings at the Marine Institute campus of Memorial University.
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La FCSA et le CRI auront le plaisir d’accueillir Monsieur André St-Hilaire pour un webinaire
La FCSA et le CRI auront le plaisir d'accueillir Monsieur André St-Hilaire pour un webinaire le 9 décembre
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CRI Science Director Mark Servos contributes to Globe and Mail series on freshwater in Canada
A concerted 30-year effort has seen substantial improvement in the health of the largest freshwater habitat on Earth, but persistent and emerging problems exist prompting calls for further investment, legislation and long-term planning
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Upcoming webinar: The hidden importance of small coastal streams
Atlantic Salmon Conservation Foundation and CRI is be pleased to host a webinar on Wednesday, December 2nd at 10:00 am AST - The hidden importance of small coastal streams. The speaker for this webinar will be Professor Ken Whelan, Research Director of the Atlantic Salmon Trust.
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Biology Seminar Series on CRI Arctic project
This week's Biology Seiminar Series will feature Dr. Jennifer Lento from UNB-F presentation "Arctic freshwater biodiversity: assessing status and trends in Canada and the circumpolar region".
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News from CRI Training
Changes to CRI training staff
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Looking for motivated M.Sc. students at Western University’s StrEAMS lab
Motivated M.Sc. students sought for research projects studying stream ecosystem responses to cumulative effects of land use activities as part of Western University’s StrEAMS lab
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Looking for motivated PhD student for StrEAMS lab at Western University
Motivated PhD student sought for a unique opportunity in the StrEAMS lab at Western University to conduct research on metrics of aquatic ecosystem function in streams of southern Ontario.
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Welcome new Executive Director, Anne Lévesque
I am very pleased to announce that the CRI has hired Anne Lévesque as our new Executive Director.
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Michelle Lavery wins 2015 Hynes Scholarship
During the recent CRI Days, graduate student Michelle Lavery was presented with the 2015 Hynes Scholarship. Michelle was recognized for her exceptional thesis: “Egg mortality and the development of wild Atlantic salmon in the Miramichi River system.” Michelle is an M.Sc. student supervised by Dr. Rick Cunjak.
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Job Opportunity: Division Manager
Job Opportunity: Division Manager
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MSc Defense: Michelle Charest November 9th, 3pm
Michelle Charest's MSc defense
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Job opportunity in Massachusetts!
Job opportunity in Massachusetts
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Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Freshwater Invertebrate Biodiversity Genomics
Post-Doc biodiversity position
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2015 Annual HBN Hynes Lecturer: Dr. Julian Olden
2015 HBN Hynes Lecturer: Dr. Julian Olden
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Job Opportunity: Environment Canada Research Scientist
Job Opp: Research Scientist EC in Fredericton NB
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HBN Hynes Grad Student Scholarship - deadline Oct 9
HBN Hynes Annual Scholarship
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Post-doc Opportunity: Freshwater biodiversity monitoring using metabarcoding (DFO Canada: BC)
Post-doc opp: Metabarcoding (DFO:BC)
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