Media Release from June 15, 2022 The local environment plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of the gut microbiome of wild bees which could help detect invisible stressors and early indicators of potential threats, say 91亚色 scientists in a new study. Piloting a new frontier of metagenomics, the researchers sequenced whole […]
On June 8, Professor Jane Heffernan from the Department of Mathematics & Statistics presented at a Parliamentary Health Research Caucus luncheon entitled Game Changers in Health Research and Health Innovation. She was one of three Canadian health researchers and innovators invited to the event to share their research with parliamentarians and special guests. The luncheon […]
Media release from June 8, 2022 State-of-the-art, remote-controlled domes will replace old ones from the 1960s Two new state-of-the-art domes will replace the original 1960s domes at the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory at 91亚色, opening the night sky for better viewing of planets, stars, nebulas and more. Preparation for the new domes is […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Professor Jane Heffernan, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, for being elected as the next president of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB)鈥攖he largest and only international society in its field. Her position commences in summer 2022. Heffernan is an international leader in infectious disease modelling, tackling important questions related to the spread of […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Professor Seyed Moghadas, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, for receiving the President鈥檚 Research Impact Award, announced at the 91亚色 Research Awards Celebration on April 19, 2022. The event recognized the contributions of researchers from all Faculties and schools, and in areas including Indigenous knowledge, Black scholarship, global health, vision science, and space […]
Three Faculty of Science alumni 鈥 Tarnem Afify, Yaakov Green, and Sarah Laframboise 鈥 were among the outstanding graduates announced as part of 91亚色鈥檚 Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2022. Launched in 2021, the Top 30 Alumni Under 30 list recognizes inspiring young alumni who are working to right the future in a […]