Research at Memorial University
Memorial University is home to world-renowned experts and respected authorities who are pursuing major opportunities and challenges in and across their disciplines. Here they advance knowledge, inspire new generations and shed light on the unknown. They come from far and wide but share a vision of making Memorial's research among the best in the world.
The most recent issue of Research Matters, the Memorial research magazine, is available online.
Recent research news
Dr. Lesley James appointed Chevron Chair in Petroleum Engineering
Memorial University professor, Dr. Lesley James, has been appointed as the inaugural Chevron Chair in Petroleum Engineering.
In late 2010, Chevron Canada Limited, the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador (RDC) and Memorial University announced a five-year, $1-million dollar partnership to create a chair that would strengthen the capacity for petroleum engineering research in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Chevron’s contribution of $500,000 is being utilized to establish the chair position. RDC is also investing $500,000 in partnership with Chevron to increase research and development in petroleum engineering given its importance to the future of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore petroleum industry. Its funding comes from its CollaborativeR&D Program. Read more...
Micronutrients and the risk of colorectal cancer
A new study by researchers in Memorial’s Faculty of Medicine presents evidence that dietary intake of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin C, riboflavin and folate are associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer. The study also indicated that dietary intake of iron may be associated with a higher risk of this disease.
The study, titled Reported Intake of Selected Micronutrients and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Results from a Large Population-based Case-control Study in Newfoundland, Labrador and Ontario, was published in Anticancer Research and featured on the www.MDLinx.com site, an index of articles that matter in the daily lives of physicians and other healthcare professionals. Read more...
Business professors say lack of training a concern
New research from Memorial’s Faculty of Business Administration shows that nearly 50 per cent of workers do not have access to employer-sponsored training.
They say it is often low-skilled workers with poor prospects in today’s economy who are excluded from training opportunities -- trends with worrying implications for Canada’s long-term competitiveness. In addition to workers not offered training, a further 16 per cent – or one in six -- of those offered training do not take full advantage of the opportunities. Read more...
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