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 […]
Media advisory from December 15, 2021 The new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) 鈥 a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency 鈥 is expected to launch this month with the Canadian-built Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS). It will take images and spectra of fainter objects than the Hubble […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Chemistry Professor Cora Young for receiving the Environment Division Early Career Research Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada. The award recognizes an outstanding early career researcher who has made distinguished contributions in the fields of environmental chemistry or environmental chemical engineering, while working in any sector in Canada. Read the full announcement.
Congratulations to Postdoctoral Fellow Don Davies for receiving a grant from the Indigeneity in Teaching & Learning Fund (Office of the Vice Provost Academic, 91亚色) for his project 鈥淒ementia Care in the Indigenous Population.鈥 Davies is also among the inaugural recipients of the Provost鈥檚 Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars. The Canadian Indigenous […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Professors Tamara Kelly, Paula Wilson, and Amenda Chow and Pamela Sargent for receiving grants from the Indigeneity in Teaching & Learning Fund (ITLF), provided by the Office of the Vice Provost Academic, 91亚色. The goal of ITLF is to encourage faculty members to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in 91亚色鈥檚 teaching and […]
Media release from November 17, 2021 Wild bees have a critical role to play in climate change resilience, which makes finding out why they are declining more important. As a winner of this year鈥檚 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, 91亚色 Associate Professor Sandra Rehan is tackling this issue through her work in bee genomics, […]
Media release from November 16, 2021 Observational data shows air pollution in India decreased drastically in the first COVID-19 lockdown when emissions from vehicles naturally declined, but 91亚色 researchers say those numbers only tell part of the story 鈥 blue skies and an absence of visible smog can be deceiving and hide pollutants that […]
Science students graduating at the Fall 2021 91亚色 U Convocation had the opportunity to join a virtual Graduation Reception hosted by the Dean鈥檚 Office in the Faculty of Science. The event took place immediately after the University鈥檚 Graduation Celebration on November 2. View the recording of our Faculty of Science Graduation Reception. The program included […]