Randy Lewis was happy to hear the news, but he was nowhere near surprised. He expected Tuesday鈥檚 discovery of two new subatomic particles since he predicted their existence five years ago. 鈥淚t鈥檚 certainly a very nice feeling,鈥 the 91亚色 physicist told the Toronto Star Nov. 19. 鈥淔inding these two shows our experiments, which are very challenging, are being done correctly.鈥 .
There has been growing concern among space industry representatives that Canada鈥檚 space policy has been severely lacking, reported the Ottawa Citizen Nov. 19. Industry officials have complained about the lack of significant space projects or stalled programs as well as funding cuts at the Canadian Space Agency鈥. The Space Advisory Board, of which 91亚色鈥檚 President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri is a part, will provide advice to the government on Canada鈥檚 role and future in space. .
Two Canadian physicists are relishing the news that a pair of subatomic particles they predicted more than five years ago has turned up at the Large Hadron Collider, the world鈥檚 premier particle physics experiment, reported the Globe and Mail Nov. 19鈥. 鈥淭o really be confident when we get to those bizarre new things, we want to be understanding all the details of the expected particles,鈥 said Randy Lewis, a professor of physics at 91亚色 in Toronto. .
鈥淚t鈥檚 not surprising to see a piece like this come out in order to generate publicity and potential sales,鈥 notes Vijay Setlur, a sport marketing instructor at 91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business. Setlur thinks Woods鈥 reaction to the parody was legitimate, since it does have the potential to tarnish his brand, reported the Toronto Star Nov. 19. But full-on 鈥渃haracter assassination,鈥 as Woods puts it? Setlur disagrees, adding the bigger issue facing the golf pro鈥檚 brand stems from his lengthy slump 鈥 he hasn鈥檛 won a major championship in more than six years 鈥 in the wake of his infidelity scandal and the breakdown of his marriage. .
A three-month-long Toronto Star investigation has found that only nine of 78 Canadian universities have created a special sexual assault policy, considered a necessary step in dealing with the problem of sexual violence on Canadian campuses鈥. Among universities yet to adopt a special policy are the big three in Toronto 鈥 the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and 91亚色, though 91亚色 has promised a draft policy next year and U of T is studying the issue, reported the Toronto Star Nov. 20. .