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Several researchers at the University of Calgary have been awarded $1 million in grants to study everything from animal health to water issues.

The funding, which goes to five different research projects, comes from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.

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One of the projects will tackle two sides of the research coin, looking at carbon and water cycles from the oilsands to the Arctic Ocean.

The funding will be used by researchers to study five themes: groundwater movement in the Alberta oilsands, water vapour transport in the Arctic, carbon dioxide absorption by Arctic Seas, Arctic Ocean carbon cycling, and carbon transport via flowing groundwater.

It will also help train about a dozen graduate students in new research techniques.

Other projects include finding ways to enhance intestinal health in animals and looking for energy efficient energy harvesting from wind and water resources.