On Saturday, May 14, the Faculty of Science hosted an in-person open house at the Life Sciences Building. It was the first time since 2019 that high school students could visit the campus to learn more about the Faculty of Science. Nearly 200 visitors, including students who received admission offers for 2022-2023 and their family […]
Congratulations to Professor Bridget Stutchbury on receiving the 2022 Elliott Coues Award from the American Ornithological Society (AOS). The award recognizes 鈥渙utstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research.鈥 Stutchbury is being recognized for her 鈥渃ontributions to our understanding of the ecology and conservation of migratory and neotropical songbirds.鈥澛燞er pioneering research uses geolocators to track the […]
Dear Faculty of Science community, On this National Administrative Professionals Day, I would like to acknowledge and thank our administrative and support staff in the Faculty of Science for all that they do. Our dedicated, service-oriented administrative professionals provide essential support to faculty, researchers, staff and students 鈥 allowing our Faculty of Science community to […]
Congratulations to Professor and Canada Research Chair Peter Backx, Department of Biology, for receiving nearly $750,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant Program, for his project 鈥淯nderstanding the Causes of Atrial Fibrillation.鈥 The program is designed to fund ideas with the greatest potential to advance health-related fundamental or applied knowledge, health […]
The Faculty of Science recently hosted its annual Honours & Awards Ceremony over Zoom to celebrate the students, staff and faculty members who had received awards and scholarships for their teaching and research excellence, academic achievements, and extracurricular involvement. The celebration recognized awards adjudicated from Sept. 1, 2020, to Aug. 31, 2021. More than 110 […]
Media release from March 21, 2022 鈥淭hey paved paradise, put up a parking lot.鈥 Written and sung by Joni Mitchell in the 1970s, those lyrics still hold true today as pavement and concrete structures squeeze out Toronto鈥檚 native bumblebees, say 91亚色 researchers in a new study published today. The research found areas of the […]
91亚色 Professor Dawn Bazely, Department of Biology, was among 30 recipients of the Minister of Colleges and Universities鈥 Awards of Excellence. The awards, which were launched in 2020, recognize the leading work of Ontario鈥檚 faculty and staff during the pandemic. More than 675 nominations were received. Bazely is a professor in the Department of […]
Media release from January 6, 2022 Two new studies published today in the journal Current Biology show that environmental DNA (eDNA) collected from air can be used to detect a wide range of animal species and offers a novel, non-invasive approach to monitoring biodiversity. The findings were made by two independent groups of researchers, one based in […]
As we look towards a new year, here are our 10 most memorable highlights from 2021: #10 Dean鈥檚 Special Advisory Board We launched our inaugural Dean鈥檚 Special Advisory Board to drive success and strengthen our collaboration with industry and community. FSc held a virtual public event to introduce board members to our community, including Board […]
Media release from December 3, 2021 For decades, scientists have hotly debated the origin of the western honey bee. Now, new research led by 91亚色 has discovered these popular honey-producing bees most likely originated in Asia. From there, the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) expanded independently into Africa and Europe creating seven separate geographically and […]