91ÑÇÉ« will play a leading role in a new national program supporting Canada’s first-ever Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Scientists – a program that funds early-career astronomers contributing to an international radio astronomy research initiative. Announced by the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the Canadian SKA Scientist Program supports future leaders in conducting cutting-edge research […]
A new hub for 91ÑÇɫ’s Faculty of Science students will offer critical supports for student success by strengthening advising services and offering additional study spaces. The new Taihua Wang Science Student Success Centre, which officially opened on May 26, is located on the main floor of the Life Sciences Building at the Keele Campus […]
Congratulations to our alumni Jaskaran Grewal (BSc ’17), and Pankaj Puar (BSc ’18, MSc ’21) for being named among 91ÑÇɫ’s Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2025. Launched in 2021, 91ÑÇɫ’s Top 30 Alumni Under 30 program seeks to highlight the success and diversity of the University’s young alumni community, while inspiring the next generation of young alumni leaders to make […]
When 91ÑÇÉ« natural science Professor Richard Jarrell died suddenly in 2013, he left behind an unfinished manuscript and a box of tapes – a chronicle of how Canada found its place in the world of radio astronomy, the study of using massive antennas to tune in to the universe’s faintest signals. For years, the story remained […]
91ÑÇÉ« professors Kohitij Kar has received Ontario’s Early Researcher Award, a competitive provincial honour that supports promising early-career faculty leading innovative research. The Early Researcher Award recognizes faculty at publicly funded Ontario institutions within their first 10 years of an academic career. It supports advancing knowledge and building strong teams of graduate and undergraduate trainees to […]
91ÑÇɫ’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is addressing critical workforce needs with the launch of four programs designed to equip learners with skills for an evolving job market. Developed in collaboration with leading industry experts, these new programs target skills gaps in digital construction management, cyber security and clinical research. SCS will introduce these innovative programs […]
This spring, 91ÑÇɫ’s Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory (AICO) is drawing record crowds – not just from students, but from across Toronto’s astronomy community. The reason isn’t a rare celestial event, but a new partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Toronto Centre (RASCTO). For the first time, the observatory’s powerful one-metre telescope is open […]
Making teaching and learning equitable, inclusive and accessible for all Our instructors and staff are committed to enhancing teaching excellence and student learning and experience in the Faculty of Science. One of the areas of focus has been ensuring that equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and accessibility are at the core of every classroom and […]
Mathematical modelling unpacks role of peer influence in teen vaping Professor Iain Moyles and his PhD student Sarah Machado-Marques, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, created a mathematical model to understand how peer influence plays a role in vaping among teenagers. The team’s modelling was based in treating vaping as a social contagion. “In a standard […]
Markham Campus opens with new Science programs for career success The 91ÑÇÉ« Markham Campus officially opened in fall 2024, and with that, Science students arrived to begin their studies in new, innovative programs featuring state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces, industry-informed curricula and enhanced experiential education opportunities. Graduate-level Biotechnology programs The Faculty of Science’s Master […]