Beyond the Jargon

How does the growth of cities affect the lakes around us? Biology master’s student Ashley Mickens is using a small but mighty fish—the threespine stickleback—to investigate how urban development impacts freshwater ecosystems on Vancouver Island.

Want to learn more?
Tune in to Ashley’s podcast, OceanBites Out Loud: https://oceanbites.org/oceanbitesoutloud/
Explore blog posts about marine science research at OceanBites: oceanbites.org

Music featured in today’s episode:
"Present" by 1000 Petal Lotus – listen here: https://cfuv.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-cfuv-may-18th-2018

Produced by Isobel Barlow-Busch

What is Beyond the Jargon?

The University of Victoria is home to a handful of hardworking graduate students doing trailblazing work in their field. In this series, CFUV correspondents sit down with UVic graduate students to learn more about the work they do in a conversational setting.