On Friday, September 26, we hosted our annual welcome social at Cold Regions Research Centre’s Ice House (165 Albert...
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A Strong Start to the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series!
On Thursday, April 24, we kicked off the first session of the Laurier–ARI Spring Speaker Series with an incredible...
CRRC Hosts Successful First Aquatic Field Sampling Workshop at Waterloo Park
On Saturday, April 19th, 2025, the Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) held its inaugural Aquatic Field Sampling...
Celebrating Excellence: Dr. Joseph Culp Awarded the Hynes Award for 2025
We are delighted to extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Joseph Culp, the distinguished recipient of the 2025...
Scotty Creek Research Community – The Spirit of Collaboration
Laurier Hosts 37th Cold Regions Student Conference, Kicking Off with Engaging Icebreaker Event
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Cold Regions Research Centre (CRRC) successfully hosted the 37th Cold Regions Student...
Documentary Film Screening – Signal Fire
On Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m., join the producers of Signal Fire for a screening and Q&A at Princess Twin Cinemas in...
Eight Laurier graduate and postdoctoral researchers win prestigious Weston Family Awards in Northern Research
he Weston Family Foundation is honouring eight Wilfrid Laurier University graduate and postdoctoral researchers with 2024 Weston Family Awards in Northern Research. Weston Family Northern Scholars are encouraged to co-design their research with northern communities, with the goal of protecting and restoring biodiversity in Canada.
“The Weston Family Awards are among Canada’s most prestigious student prizes in the natural sciences,” says Jonathan Newman, vice-president: research. “Seeing eight Laurier winners, including six master’s students in a category of just 15 total awards, is an outstanding feat. This is a credit to Laurier’s strong northern research and our faculty supervisors who create exceptional training opportunities in the North.”
Robert McGhee Awardee Calin Lazarescu
Congratulations to Calin Lazarescu for winning the Robert McGhee Award! Calin Lazarescu (he/him), is a PhD candidate...
NSTP Awardees 2024
We are thrilled to announce that 25 Wilfrid Laurier graduate students and research assistants have been awarded the...
Native Guardians: Canada’s First Nations Move to Protect Their Lands – Yale E360 – e360.yale.edu
The Cold Regions Research Centre invites CRRC-affiliated graduate students to apply for an open position to join our Early Career Researcher Leadership Team.
Recent issue of Freshwater Biology
CRRC member Joseph Culp co-led the development of a special issue of Freshwater Biology that is focused on regional...