Nothing illustrates the role of the economy in our lives like the current economic downturn. With families across North America foreclosing on mortgages, baby boomers delaying retirement and new graduates scrambling for jobs, almost every demographic has been affected. The economy is an ever-evolving force with tremendous influence on how

With its mousy brown feathers and ample frame, the ruffed grouse wouldn't win any beauty contests. But for one neuroscientist, the Alberta species is a celebrity. One of the University of Lethbridge's newest researchers in the Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience (CCBN), Dr. Andrew Iwaniuk, says

The University of Lethbridge's Dr. Joe Rasmussen, a professor of biological sciences [http://www.uleth.ca/fas/bio/] and a national leader in aquatic ecosystem research, has had his Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/] (NSERC) funding as a Tier I Canada Research

When it comes to Alberta's spring systems – the points at which groundwater comes to the surface – very little is known. However, as surface water resources become overextended in the province, it's likely the region will look to aquifers, the underground layers of permeable rock, sand, silt