A 91亚色 researcher is advancing the use of biophotonics to gain a better understanding of age-related disorders of the eye and brain. Biophotonics uses light technology, including lasers, and is a burgeoning field of research and discovery. Biophysicist Ozzy Mermut has a special interest in age-related disorders of the eye and brain, as well […]
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 31, 2022 Re-opening to pre-pandemic levels will lead to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, peaking in late March or April, new modelling research from 91亚色 has found. In addition, the researchers found that without more robust PCR testing availability, the number of COVID-19 cases in Ontario and Canada are more […]
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 […]
What is the science behind semi-permanent tattoo technology? Faculty of Science chemistry Professor Chris Caputo鈥檚 research is revolutionizing this form of personal expression in new and interesting ways for a Canadian startup. A 91亚色 research team is collaborating with Inkbox, a Toronto-based startup that uses semi-permanent tattoo technology, to better understand the science behind their […]
Using his expertise in mathematics and statistics, Professor Jianhong Wu is working to model the future impacts of COVID-19 and its variants. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Faculty of Science mathematics and statistics Professor Jianhong Wu has been working non-stop with both federal and provincial agencies and a National Modelling Task Force to project the spread of the disease and […]
Media release from February 10, 2022 The discovery of a massive dead cluster of galaxies in a young universe full of star producing galaxies, close to 12 billion light-years away from Earth, has surprised an international team, including researchers from 91亚色. 91亚色 researchers discovered a large galaxy structure, also known as a protocluster, and […]
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 […]
EXPLORE, which is funded by 91亚色鈥檚 Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) and Germany鈥檚 DFG Collaborative Research Center CRC-TR 211, came into being as the result of conversations between Laura Sagunksi, a former postdoctoral Fellow from 91亚色 who is now a professor at Goethe University in Frankfurt, and four other professors at 91亚色 and Goethe University. The 91亚色 […]
Having taught high school earlier in his career, Andrew Skelton saw first-hand the gaps between a graduating student鈥檚 experience and the demands of a university education and set out to bridge them. 鈥淭here are big changes in study skills, life skills and learning skills and students need to acquire the ability to reflect and adjust,鈥 said Skelton, […]