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Democratizing Science: Conversing with the public about the cosmos

Story by Deirdre Kelly in Fall 2021 91ÑÇÉ« Magazine A newly appointed assistant professor in the Department of Science & Technology Studies, Jesse Rogerson (PhD ’16) is an astrophysicist who believes in bringing science back down to earth. His astrophysical area of expertise is quasars – supermassive black holes at the centres of very […]

New network to model emerging infectious diseases officially launches with kick-off event

The One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections/Réseau une seule santé sur la modélisation des infections (OMNI/RÉUNIS) officially kicked off with a virtual celebratory launch on October 14. The event took place virtually over Zoom, where more than 100 network members who helped develop the modelling network were invited to celebrate in the launch and […]

Polar bear diet may indicate prey distribution changes due to climate shifts

See media release from October 27, 2021 How are warming temperatures and a loss of sea ice affecting polar bears and their marine mammal prey in the Arctic? A 91ÑÇÉ«-led research team used a novel approach to the question by monitoring what polar bears eat across Nunavut and where they are catching their prey. […]

Northern lakes warming six times faster in the past 25 years

See media release from October 21, 2021 Lakes in the Northern Hemisphere are warming six times faster since 1992 than any other time period in the last 100 years, research led by 91ÑÇÉ« has found. Lake Superior, the most northern of the Great Lakes which straddles the Canada/United States border, is one of the […]

International symposium on infectious diseases features 91ÑÇÉ« expertise

The Canadian Centre for Disease Modelling (CCDM) based at 91ÑÇÉ« was one of the co-organizers of a virtual symposium on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases that took place Sept. 14 to 18. The event drew an international cohort of more than 300 researchers, public health experts and students. The CCDM 2021 China-Canada Symposium on […]

Stellar first-year students get feet wet as summer researchers

Supported by a 91ÑÇÉ« Science Scholars Award (YSSA), 19 top first-year students participated in their first summer research experience as a university student this year. The YSSA program provides awards of $10,000 to high-achieving, passionate science students entering the Faculty of Science. Half of the award is an entrance scholarship and the other half pays […]

Professor Jane Heffernan elected to Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Jane Heffernan, professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, for being elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The College consists of mid-career leaders who provide the RSC with a multigenerational capacity to help Canada and the world address major challenges and seize new […]

New partnership with Shenzhen University aims to establish joint degree program, enable collaboration and exchange

91ÑÇÉ« and Shenzhen University, China, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the goal of establishing a joint degree program in Applied Mathematics and furthering pathways for student exchanges, research, and cooperation between the two institutions. The MOU includes a joint Sino-foreign collaboration and pathway initiative, along with provisions for cooperative research, joint project development, and the development […]

Faculty of Science spotlights leading-edge student research at NSERC Undergraduate Research Conference

The Faculty of Science hosted its annual NSERC Summer Undergraduate Research Conference on Aug. 19, via Zoom. Students from the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Health, and Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change participated in the event. The conference is the culmination of participants’ summer work terms, where they conduct research in labs across the University with […]