Interdisciplinary Research & Educational Services

Earth Hour is today from 8:30-9:30 PM local time! Consider using that time to turn off your non-essential lights and electronics. If you are interested in committing beyond the hour check out this resource earthhour.org/take-part/beyo… #EarthHour #EarthHour2023 #Earth

March is International Women's Month and we wanted highlight some important Canadian women in science #WomensDay #IWD2022 #InternationalWomensDay #SeeHer

Happy Family Day! Hope you are all able to take time and appreciate those who are most important to you. Studies have shown "...family contribution to individual health status is measurable and substantial" (Ferrer et al., 2005). ow.ly/RA9950MBzFs

Love it or hate it Valentine's day is a consumer holiday. Consider checking out this study that looked at consumer perspectives of Valentine's day. acrwebsite.org/volumes/v33/v3…

February is Black History Month and we wanted to take this moment to amplify the under-representation of Black Americans in research both as researchers and participants. #blackhistorymonth2023 #stem #research ow.ly/83rH50MPTsv ow.ly/SkcR50MPTsx

Happy New Year!! Wishing everyone a wonderful 2023! Here on Earth we set resolutions every 365(.25) days but if we lived on Neptune we'd only set resolutions every 164.8 Earth Years! peoplelovescience.com/year-planet/

Lots of places in Canada are being hit by lots of snow or will be in the next few days. Interesting research has actually looked at the effects of weather on our society including the stock market. tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.108…

To all those who celebrate something this time of year we wish you a wonderful, safe, and healthy holiday. Looking forward to everything 2023 will bring!! -IRES Staff & Volunteers

Practical tips on how to stop procrastination! Check them out... later... lifehack.org/articles/featu…

Hope you all got a good night’s sleep this weekend. Research has shown that daylight savings can have lingering effects on our sleep ow.ly/FYpX50Lv6Ce

Happy Halloween! Most days we say research isn't scary but today we wanted to share these spooky scientific research papers! science20.com/news_articles/…

Fall is a great time to get involved in student clubs or organisations. Check out some of the benefits to joining clubs in university/college. uscollegeexpo.com/blog/why-you-s…

One of our past students just published their first research paper! Congratulations Geethan! lnkd.in/g65KMadd