Английская Википедия:Cynthia Ross Friedman

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox academic Cynthia "Cindy" Ross Friedman Шаблон:Post-nominals (1970 or 1971 – 24 December 2018) was a 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 of Arts in 2016.[3][4]

Research

In a Nature Communications paper, her research group showed 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 was 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 was also a keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who played in a Kamloops Latin ensemble called Caliente,[8] in rock bands and as a solo act.[9] Her music had been favorably reviewed in Winnipeg.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Ross Friedman died on 24 December 2018 at the age of 47 from an aortic dissection.[13]

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