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Dream of exploring shipwrecks? Check out Professor Michael Jenkin's wireless controller and underwater robot

A waterproof controller designed and built by 91��ɫ researchers is allowing an underwater robot to go “wireless” in a unique way. AQUA, an amphibious, otter-like robot, is small and nimble, with flippers rather than propellers, designed for intricate data collection from shipwrecks and reefs. The robot, a joint project of 91��ɫ, McGill and Dalhousie […]

91��ɫ Centre for Asian Research awards six graduate scholarships to fuel innovative research projects

Six 91��ɫ students have won five awards for their research on Asia or Asian diaspora this year from the 91��ɫ Centre for Asian Research (YCAR). Vanessa Lamb (right), a second-year doctoral candidate in geography, is the 2010 Vivienne Poy Asian Research Award recipient. Her research interests include the politics of the environment and development, feminist political ecology […]