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Canada’s largest literacy project triples reading progress for struggling students
Struggling Canadian readers achieved a year and a half of literacy growth in just five months, according to preliminary findings from a landmark multi-province project that shows short, frequent intervention sessions can radically accelerate reading skills in young kids.
Quebec took part in the study. Over a 16-week period, these students received small-group intervention sessions four times a week for 30 minutes, with a focus on phonological awareness, phonics, irregular word reading and decodable text reading.
The force is not-so strong with this one, new research finds
An international group of astronomers, including from 91ÑÇɫ’s department of Physics and Astronomy, using the world’s most powerful space telescope, have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn’t rotating.
That’s something typically seen in more mature galaxies that are closer to us in space and time, says Ben Forrest, a research scientist at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Davis, and first author on the paper published May 4 in Nature Astronomy.
91ÑÇÉ« profs awarded $1.65M NSERC CREATE grant to train the next generation of experts in precision public health
91ÑÇÉ« Distinguished Research Professor Jianhong Wu is leading a national initiative to train specialists in data-driven, equitable, public health decision-making.
eCampusOntario and 91ÑÇɫ’s Glendon College partner in support of the Camerise communities to strengthen French teacher training and retention in Ontario
CampusOntario and 91ÑÇɫ’s Glendon College are embarking on a new strategic partnership in support of the Camerise communities, a province‑wide initiative dedicated to the retention of French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers and the strengthening of professional development in French as a Language of Instruction (FLI) across Ontario.
Mother Earth is under siege, 91ÑÇÉ« experts weigh in this Earth Day
From increasing disasters, wildfires, record-breaking rainfall, warming lakes, invasive species and a struggling circular economy, 91ÑÇÉ« researchers are taking the measure of our planet
Cherry blossom watch: Over 100 Sakura trees preparing to bloom on Keele Campus
91ÑÇɫ’s cherry trees have officially reached Stage 2. These unfurling buds are the first sign that the trees are beginning their seasonal transformation.
Students compete for top prize at 91ÑÇÉ« Region science fair
While Artemis II is expected to arrive back on Earth today, youth from 91ÑÇÉ« Region will be setting up their science projects that might be adopted in the future, including a smart compression suit for astronauts, duckweed growth and nutrient recycling in space, developing a machine-learning model to discover active asteroids and more.