Cynthia_Ross_Friedman

Cynthia Ross Friedman

Cynthia Ross Friedman

Canadian botanist

Cynthia "Cindy" Ross Friedman FRSA (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]

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cynthia Ross Friedman's Home Page". www.tru.ca. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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    "Royal Society Names Ross Friedman To Inaugural Group - Newsroom". tru.ca. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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    "Ross Friedman recognized for social and environmental justice – InsideTRU". inside.tru.ca. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
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    "Ross Friedman recognized for social and environmental justice - Campus Life - Kamloops". Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  5. [5]
    Debruyn, Rolena A. J.; Paetkau, Mark; Ross, Kelly A.; Godfrey, David V.; Church, John S.; Friedman, Cynthia Ross (2015). "Thermogenesis-triggered seed dispersal in dwarf mistletoe". nature.com. 6 (1): 6262. Bibcode:2015NatCo...6.6262D. doi:10.1038/ncomms7262. PMC 4347025. PMID 25662062.
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    "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.
  7. [7]
    "Kamloops' review of Ajax mine criticized by opponents". cbc.ca. 1 September 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Caliente". lookkamloops.ca. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  9. [9]
    "Caliente: One Hot Band!". tru.ca. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
  10. [10]
    Kendle, John (17 September 1993). "Rats for Friends". Winnipeg Sun.
  11. [11]
    Kendle, John (3 February 1995). "Cindy Ross: Burning Fences". Winnipeg Sun.
  12. [12]
    Kendle, John (30 August 1996). "Cindy Ross with Lee Rosevere: "Fraxinus in Phoenix"". Winnipeg Sun.
  13. [13]
    Potestio, Michael (3 January 2019). "Cynthia Ross Friedman dies suddenly at age 47". Kamloops This Week. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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