Public Outreach
At FROST, we believe research should serve the public good. By making our work transparent, collaborative, and accessible, we ensure that solutions to the challenges facing Arctic livelihoods are shared widely. This section highlights our scientific publications and outreach initiatives, connecting people with the science, the lakes, and the changes shaping the North.
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Discover different ways we communicate our science :
29 avr. 2026
Giant viruses shaping life in the polar regions
Published article in The Conversation Canada (FR)
It’s the fascinating research focus of two FROST members. In this article from La Conversation Canada, Thomas Pitot (postdoctoral researcher at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and data manager) and Catherine Girard (researcher at Université Laval) explore the discovery of these once-invisible members of the virosphere.
1 avr. 2026
Snow Alert in the Arctic! A Comic Strip (FR)
How do warmer winters reshape life beneath the ice?
Sara Masure, a Master’s student working with Milla Rautio at UQAC (Canada), brings this question to life through a beautifully illustrated comic strip inspired by her research project.
Through her artwork, Sara explores how warming winters and changing snow precipitation patterns may alter the amount of light reaching Arctic lakes beneath the ice. These changes in under-ice light conditions can directly influence the abundance, composition, and nutritional quality of phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms that form the foundation of Arctic lake food webs.
1 oct. 2025
The Mystery of Lake Tasikallak
A major 2002 fish kill that still raises research questions
After the fish kill, residents of Kangiqsualujjuaq quickly took action to clean up the lake, working alongside staff from the Nunavik Research Center in Kuujjuaq. They counted and measured the dead fish to estimate the total biomass.
25 mars 2025
Sea-run arctic char, mercury and climate change
An informative presentation on mercury in Arctic environment and fish
In this presentation, shared with the Cambridge Bay community in March 2025, you’ll find accessible summaries of key findings from the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP), including information on mercury in Arctic environments and fish. It also highlights the history of Marlene’s work on Arctic char in Cambridge Bay, presents recent results, and outlines the next steps of the study.
