Cynthia Ross Friedman
Cynthia (Cindy) Ross Friedman, FRSA is a former professor in Biological Sciences at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.[1] She was inducted into the inaugural cohort of the Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists in 2014,[2] and as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 2016.[3][4]
Research
Her research group showed—in a Nature Communications paper—that the parasitic flowering plant Arceuthobium americanum (Lodegpole pine dwarf mistletoe) undergoes thermogenesis (internal heat generation) to explosively discharge its seeds.[5]
Media appearances and activism
She has been on national radio and television in many instances not only to discuss her team's research,[6] but also to act as a spokesperson for a coalition of concerned community groups opposed to the proposed KGHM Ajax mine, a copper-gold open-pit mine project proposed to be located within 1 km of the Kamloops' city boundary.[7]
Music
Ross Friedman is also a keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who currently plays in a Kamloops Latin ensemble called Caliente,[8] and previously in rock bands and as a solo act.[9] Her music has been favorably reviewed in Winnipeg.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Cynthia Ross Friedman's Home Page". www.tru.ca. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Royal Society Names Ross Friedman To Inaugural Group - Newsroom". tru.ca.
- ^ "Ross Friedman recognized for social and environmental justice – InsideTRU". inside.tru.ca. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "Ross Friedman recognized for social and environmental justice - Campus Life - Kamloops". Retrieved 2018-03-20.
- ^ "Thermogenesis-triggered seed dispersal in dwarf mistletoe". nature.com.
- ^ "Cell-phone Conversations Annoying, Distracting * Heat Triggers Dwarf Mistletoe * New Telescope Reveals Early Star Formation * Rhino Beetle Is a Freaky Flyer * Penguins Can Get Colder Than Cold * How Sauropod Dinosaurs Held Their Heads". cbc.ca. 16 March 2013.
- ^ "Kamloops' review of Ajax mine criticized by opponents". cbc.ca. 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Caliente". lookkamloops.ca.
- ^ "Caliente: One Hot Band!". tru.ca. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
- ^ Kendle, John (17 September 1993). "Rats for Friends". The Winnipeg Sun.
- ^ Kendle, John (3 February 1995). "Cindy Ross: Burning Fences". The Winnipeg Sun.
- ^ Kendle, John (30 August 1996). "Cindy Ross with Lee Rosevere: "Fraxinus in Phoenix"". The Winnipeg Sun.