/channels/news_feeds/all/term/science_fac/rss en /channels/channels/news/training-canadas-next-generation-radio-astronomers-373416 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h2>Inaugural聽session of聽CRASIES gives students hands-on experience and a broader view of a rapidly growing field聽</h2> <p>When聽Audrey聽Bernier arrived at聽成人VR视频鈥檚聽Canadian Radio Astronomy Summer Institute and Extended School (CRASIES) in late May, she already had two years of radio astronomy research experience. What she was looking for was a broader understanding of the field beyond her own work.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/radio-astronomy-930x698.jpg?itok=_KCPmijc" width="160" height="120" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:45:27 +0000 webfull 218752 at /channels /channels/channels/news/andrew-gonzalez-receives-2026-nomis-distinguished-scientist-and-scholar-award-373384 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong><em>$2.7M award will support Liber Ero Chair鈥檚 research on the ecological networks underpinning biosphere resilience</em></strong><br /> <br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/andrew_gonzalez_mcgill.png?itok=YEqtE0W6" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:57:33 +0000 webfull 218704 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nasa-should-build-biocontainment-facility-moon-protect-earth-researchers-advise-373359 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.</p> <p>鈥淗umanity is entering a new era of space exploration, but our planetary protection strategies have not kept pace with the risks associated with returning extraterrestrial samples to Earth,鈥� said paper co-author Frederick I. Moxley, Director of Strategic Threat Analysis and Research Laboratories, an Idaho-based consultancy.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1448605725.jpg?itok=3jDLRn29" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:24:52 +0000 webfull 218676 at /channels /channels/channels/news/outstanding-ta-award-winners-2025-2026-373307 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is pleased to announce the recipients of the <strong>2025鈥�2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.</strong></p> <p>Congratulations to <strong>Zakary Horton</strong>, <strong>Helena Heinonen</strong>, and <strong>Boris Zupancic</strong>, who have been selected as this year's award winners. We also extend our congratulations to <strong>Damien LeBlanc</strong>, who received an Honourable Mention in recognition of his outstanding contributions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000 webfull 218603 at /channels /channels/channels/news/leap-faith-how-astrid-found-her-path-373275 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Four years ago, Astrid Parrot moved from Senegal to Montreal to study, leaving her home and family for the first time to begin her B.Sc. Honours Chemistry degree at 成人VR视频. Without a clear picture of what her future would look like, she took what she describes as 鈥渁 leap of faith."</p> <p>She immersed herself into university life, living in residence her first year and meeting new people. She had found her place at 成人VR视频, but uncertainty lingered throughout her degree as she quietly wondered whether chemistry was truly the right path for her.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/astridstorycover.png?itok=sfAYkdgq" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:34:32 +0000 webfull 218555 at /channels /channels/channels/news/faculty-science-announces-appointment-four-department-chairs-373249 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>From left:聽Prof. Yi Huang (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Prof. Laura Nilson (Department of Biology), Prof. Brigitte Pientka (School of Computer Science), Prof. Galen Halverson (Department of Earth and Planetary Science).</em></p> <p>The Faculty of Science is聽pleased to announce the appointment of聽four聽department聽chairs,聽who began their terms on聽June 1.聽</p> <p>The three new聽chairs are Prof. Yi Huang (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Prof. Laura Nilson (Department of Biology), and Prof. Brigitte Pientka (School of Computer Science).聽聽聽</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/newchairswebcover.png?itok=7dKz7_Fl" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:20:45 +0000 webfull 218525 at /channels /channels/channels/news/adrian-liu-receives-2026-carrie-m-derick-award-graduate-teaching-and-supervision-373228 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Adrian Liu (Physics), who received the 2026 Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision!</p> <p>The <a href="/gps/about/awards/carrie-derick">Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching</a>, awarded by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, acknowledges outstanding contributions to promoting graduate student excellence through supervision and teaching by a faculty member who has been supervising for 10 years or less.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/adrianliu_derickaward2026_cover.png?itok=ddL9NQK9" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:34:49 +0000 webfull 218498 at /channels /channels/channels/news/jasmin-chahal-receives-2026-leo-yaffe-award-excellence-teaching-373221 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Jasmin Chahal (Microbiology and Immunology) for winning the 2026 Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching!</p> <p>Presented annually, the <a href="/science/staff/teaching-prizes">Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching</a> celebrates a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level within the Faculty of Science.</p> <p>Read below the announcement of the award from the Spring 2026<a href="/graduation/files/graduation/7._spring_2026_science_a.pdf"> Science A convocation program</a>:</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/jasminchahal_leoyaffeaward2026_cover.png?itok=SJZovzTZ" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:42:31 +0000 webfull 218490 at /channels /channels/channels/news/dr-bridget-andersen-awarded-2026-yablonovitch-research-prize-373217 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Congratulations to Dr. Bridget Andersen, who has received the 2026 Yablonovitch Research Prize.</p> <p>The prize, established in 2022 by Eli Yablonovitch, BSc 1967, DSc 2018, and Karen Yablonovitch, is awarded annually by the Faculty of Science at convocation to a graduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Science who has achieved the best research accomplishment in experimental physics.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/dr.bridgetandersen.png?itok=I1onftXv" width="160" height="160" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:20:04 +0000 webfull 218486 at /channels /channels/channels/news/three-scholars-receive-presidents-prize-outstanding-emerging-researchers-373194 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>Professors Mette Bendixen, Rachel Langevin and Kai Wang <span>recognized<span> for <span>research excellence and impact.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/2026_presidents_prize_outstanding_emerging_researchers.png?itok=d2dVpmLe" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">1 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:59:07 +0000 webfull 218456 at /channels