Thunder Bay professor invited to research Ötzi the Ice Man
Anthropology professor Carney Matheson of Lakehead University, along with former student and Oxford University PhD candidate, Margaret-Ashley Veall, has been invited to Italy to study the tools Ötzi the Ice Man was carrying at the time of his death.
Ötzi was discovered in 1991 when German hikers found him frozen in the Italian Alps. He remains frozen in Bolzano, Italy, and is considered Europe’s oldest, naturally preserved mummy — over 5,000 years old.
The two hope to have research results released by 2015. “I’ve dreamed of being able to work on mummies like the Ice Man and Egyptian mummies since I was a child, so this is pretty well a dream come true for me,” said Veall.
With files from CBC News
“Shooter on Campus” survival video for Alberta universities
The University of Calgary is planning to show new students a video this fall titled, “Shooter on Campus: Know You Can Survive.” The nine minute film is intended to teach students how to react if a shooting occurs on campus.
The video was originally filmed at the University of Alberta, and has been distributed to other universities across the province.
U of C hopes this will give students the tools they would need to survive in a crisis situation. However, some students have responded with distaste to the video; one student told The Gauntlet that they believe it is an “unnecessary dramatization of a school shooting.”
With files from The Gauntlet
Dalhousie University research sheds light on psoriasis
A research team at Dalhousie Medical School, led by professor Richard Langley, has identified and confirmed the protein that causes psoriasis.
Psoriasis is a chronic medical condition which causes patches of skin to become red and itchy. It affects nearly two per cent of the population, and is most commonly found on the elbows and knees.
“We know that patients who have psoriasis are at a higher risk of diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, depression, arthritis, even inflammatory bowel disease,” Langley told CBC news.
The study also identified an effective treatment that targets IL-17, the psoriasis-causing protein.
With files from CBC News
