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June 15, 2023

The text "Backyard treasure: Hundreds of 560-million-year-old fossils discovered in Upper Island Cove garden" is in blue and white boxes and laid over a closeup image of a frond-like fossil in a glossy wet rock surface.

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Landmark achievement

Marine Institute researcher named fellow of Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

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Sept. 11, 2024

Call for proposals

Oct. 15 deadline for cross-campus and conference funding

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Future data scientists

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Ocean inspiration

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Bob Nicholls' illustration of a stalked, multi-armed seafloor dwelling animal on the top.

Sept. 9, 2024

Earliest ancestors

Memorial University earth scientists detail oldest fossilized animal known to science

Two women students' headshots are in circles surrounded by different shades of wavy and horizontal blue lines. There are random white marks, like Xs and dots, around the photos.

Sept. 5, 2024

Schulich superstars

Two Memorial University first-year students awarded $220,000 in STEM scholarships