Cynthia Ross Friedman Explained

Cynthia Ross Friedman
Birth Name:	Cynthia Ross
Birth Date:	1970/1971
Birth Place:	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Date:	24 December 2018 (age 47)
Death Place:	Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Other Names:	Cindy Ross Friedman
Alma Mater:	University of Manitoba
Discipline:	Biology
Sub Discipline:	Botany
Workplaces:	Thompson Rivers University
Main Interests:	Arceuthobium americanum

Cynthia "Cindy" Ross Friedman (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]

External links

• Faculty page

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-03-20. Cynthia Ross Friedman's Home Page. www.tru.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053105/http://faculty.tru.ca/cross/. December 22, 2017.
2. Web site: Royal Society Names Ross Friedman To Inaugural Group - Newsroom. tru.ca. 2015-09-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716031648/http://inside.tru.ca/2014/11/24/royal-society-names-ross-friedman-to-inaugural-group/. 2015-07-16. dead.
3. Web site: Ross Friedman recognized for social and environmental justice – InsideTRU. inside.tru.ca. en-US. 2018-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180106121914/https://inside.tru.ca/2016/06/21/ross-friedman-recognized-for-social-and-environmental-justice/ . 6 January 2018 . 21 June 2016.
4. News: 2018-03-20. Ross Friedman recognized for social and environmental justice - Campus Life - Kamloops.
5. Thermogenesis-triggered seed dispersal in dwarf mistletoe. nature.com. 2015 . 10.1038/ncomms7262 . Debruyn . Rolena A. J. . Paetkau . Mark . Ross . Kelly A. . Godfrey . David V. . Church . John S. . Friedman . Cynthia Ross . 6 . 1 . 6262 . 25662062 . 4347025 . 2015NatCo...6.6262D .
6. Web site: 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. 16 March 2013. cbc.ca.
7. Web site: Kamloops' review of Ajax mine criticized by opponents. 1 September 2015. cbc.ca.
8. Web site: Caliente. lookkamloops.ca. 12 September 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071751/http://www.lookkamloops.ca/musicians_caliente.htm. dead.
9. Web site: Caliente: One Hot Band!. tru.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20130412181145/http://faculty.tru.ca/cross/caliente.html . 12 April 2013.
10. News: Rats for Friends . Winnipeg Sun . 17 September 1993 . John . Kendle.
11. News: Cindy Ross: Burning Fences . Winnipeg Sun . 3 February 1995 . John . Kendle.
12. News: Cindy Ross with Lee Rosevere: "Fraxinus in Phoenix" . Winnipeg Sun . 30 August 1996 . John . Kendle.
13. Web site: Cynthia Ross Friedman dies suddenly at age 47. Potestio. Michael. 3 January 2019. Kamloops This Week. 2019-01-19.