Faculty of Science mathematics Professor Jianhong Wu and Postdoctoral Fellow Yawen Xu were invited to participate in the Research Matters Parliament Hill Pop-Up Research Park, which took place May 18. Wu and Xu presented research from a collaborative project led by several scientists at 91亚色. In addition to Wu and Xu, the project involves […]
The accolades for Distinguished Research Faculty of Education Professor Deborah Britzman continue. Britzman was awarded the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) at the association鈥檚 annual award meeting on May 30 during the CSSE conference at the University of Calgary. The award is in recognition of Britzman鈥檚 many contributions […]
Tragedies like the E. coli outbreak in Ontario鈥檚 Walkerton in May 2000 could be averted today with a new invention by researchers at 91亚色 that detects the deadly contaminant in drinking water early. 鈥淲e have developed a hydrogel based rapid E. coli detection system that will turn red when E. coli is present,鈥 said […]
An academic-industry partnership led by 91亚色 has received a total of $1,650,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants Program. Ray Jayawardhana, dean of the Faculty of Science and a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, is the principal investigator of […]
Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Hach茅 recently hosted an open forum discussion to report on the consultation draft of 91亚色鈥檚 Plan for the Intensification and Enhancement of Research (PIER) and to hear feedback from the 91亚色 community. The event took place on Wednesday, March 30 at the Keele campus. More than 50 members of […]
Two 91亚色 researchers have been named recipients of the 2016 President鈥檚 Research Excellence Awards.聽Distinguished Research Professor Bridget Stutchbury, Faculty of Science, has been selected as the recipient of the President鈥檚 Research Excellence Award. Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Faculty of Health, and 91亚色 Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health, has been named recipient of the […]
91亚色 President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri was part of a group of government officials, business and postsecondary education leaders from the Province of Ontario participating in a trade mission to India, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5. The trip saw delegates visit four major cities 鈥 New Delhi, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Mumbai and provided opportunities […]
91亚色 has been invited to submit a full proposal to the second round of competition for the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF). The proposal to develop a multi-million dollar, seven-year initiative will be focused on how visual systems extract and process information and the application of this research to human health and technological […]
91亚色 has gained six new Canada Research Chairs and two renewed Canada Research Chairs. The announcement of the Canada Research Chair (CRC) appointments was made by the Minister of Science Kristy Duncan on Feb. 9. Tier 1 CRCs will receive $1.4 million over seven years and Tier 2 CRCs will receive $500,000 over five […]
Six 91亚色 graduate students have received scholarship supplements to conduct some of their research abroad through the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (MSFSS). Doctoral students Lauren Fournier (English), Kyle Gibson (Environmental Studies), Gdalit-Aviella Neuman (Dance Studies), and Laura Pin (Political Science), and Master's students Cara Goldberg (Critical Disability Studies) and Brittany Rosenbloom (Psychology) have all […]
91亚色 U researchers are among a team of scientists that聽has created the first map showing how the Greenland ice sheet has flowed over time, revealing that ice in the interior is now moving more slowly toward the edges than it has, on average, over the past 9,000 years. Greenland's ice sheet In comparing this paleo-velocity […]
91亚色鈥檚 Knowledge聽 Mobilization (KMb) Unit, a national leader with an international reputation for connecting research and researchers to maximize the impact of their findings on society, is celebrating 10 years of service. Since it was founded in February 2006, the KMb Unit has created significant impacts by helping to secure more than $42.9 million […]
In聽January, six new Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellows joined the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) at 91亚色. 鈥淚 warmly welcome our most recent cohort of SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellows to 91亚色 and congratulate them on being awarded this prestigious fellowship,鈥 said Barbara Crow, FGS dean. 鈥淚 wish them the […]
Researchers from 91亚色 and Shaanxi Normal University in China say mass media coverage during an epidemic can help slow the spread of the disease. In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, the researchers found people鈥檚 behaviours changed when news of an epidemic was widely published in the media. Researchers looked at […]
91亚色 chemistry student Bach Kim Nguyen was profiled in the North 91亚色 Mirror Jan. 12. Read full story.
Fulbright Canada has awarded fourth-year Glendon student Tetyana Klimova with a聽prestigious Killam Fellowship, funding a semester-long exchange to the University of Washington, which she started earlier this month. Born in Ukraine, the international relations and Canadian politics student in Glendon鈥檚 Political Science department will be taking her appreciation and interest in global politics to Seattle […]
91亚色 biology Professor Carol Bucking has been awarded the Society for Experimental Biology聽(SEB) President鈥檚 Medal for her research and developments in animal biology and physiology. The prestigious medal is awarded annually to young, independent scientists for outstanding research and accomplishments in one of four categories: animal, cell, plant, and SEB + education. 鈥淚t is […]
The Krembil Foundation has awarded a $330,000 grant to Derek Wilson, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and director of the Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry (CRMS), for his research project 鈥淯nderstanding the Molecular Origins of Neurodegenerative Disease鈥. Wilson's lab specializes in developing novel mass-spectrometry methods to investigate biomedical problems at a molecular […]
Michael Daly, a 91亚色 researcher, is the lead scientist on a laser altimeter that will map the surface and create a 3D model of the asteroid Bennu during a NASA mission launching in 2016. The instrument will also help to guide the spacecraft on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission to a safe spot, […]
The application deadline for participation in 91亚色's 2016 Undergraduate Research Fair is closing in, and work must be submitted for consideration by Jan. 21. Faculty are asked to watch for particularly strong research and creative art projects, and to encourage the students responsible to apply to the聽fourth annual Undergraduate Research Fair, being held Wednesday, […]
