Roman Szumski appointed as Special Advisor to the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation
Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VP-RI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Roman Szumski to the role of Special Advisor to the VP-RI in Public and Life Science Policy and Business Development. His appointment will commence on January 17, 2022 for a two-year term.
$1.3 million to understand and alleviate impacts of the pandemic on children, youth, and families
Seven CIHR funded projects at ۲ݮƵ and the Research Institute of the ۲ݮƵ University Health Centre to investigate impacts of vaccine hesitancy, health-care shortages, work-life imbalance for children, youth, and families in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trifecta of awards for ۲ݮƵ Physics professors
The Canadian Association of Physicists recognizes achievements for ۲ݮƵ professors across many branches of research in physics
New Type of Earthquake Discovered
International team including ۲ݮƵ researchers has discovered a new type of seismic event. The existence of these hydraulic fracturing-induced earthquakessupports a scientific theory that until now had not been sufficiently substantiated by measurements.
Carole Goutorbe appointed as Director of Sponsored Research (OSR)
Research and Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Carole Goutorbe as the Director of Sponsored Research. She beganher new role on November 22.
۲ݮƵ's Scott Weichenthal wins NSERC Brockhouse prize with cross-disciplinary, multi-institution team
A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including ۲ݮƵ's Scott Weichenthal, an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health,hasbeen awarded the Brockhouse Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineeringfrom the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
CHIME Fast Radio Burst Team to Receive 2022 Berkeley Prize
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment fast radio burst (CHIME/FRB) team, which discovered more than 500 new fast radio bursts in the first year of the detector’s operations, will receive the 2022 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy.
۲ݮƵ’s Hanadi Sleiman wins 2021 Polanyi Award
Recognized for her ground-breaking advancements in the field of DNA nanotechnology and precision medicine to combat major diseases
۲ݮƵ Celebrates 14 Researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List
Deep Space Dine
Innovative food production technologies for edible crickets and microalgae launch two ۲ݮƵ student-led projects into the semifinals of the NASA/CSA Deep Space Food Challenge.
Something wicked this way comes: new centre to confront antimicrobial resistance
Multidisciplinary unit to focus on rise of ‘superbugs’ identified by WHO as a leading threat to global health, responsible for 700,000 annual deaths worldwide
Recent Changes Concerning Research Integrity at ۲ݮƵ
Appointments to the Office of Research Integrity Officer
Unmasking the mechanisms of emerging variants
Scientists are seeking answers to why SARS-CoV-2 variants are so transmissible and why they cause greater disease severity than the original strain. ۲ݮƵ’s Qian (Vivian) Liu, together with researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, have launched a study to understand this question, investigating how SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins are organized and moved on the cell or virus surface by using single-molecule imaging technology.
Searching for the next Google: launch of ۲ݮƵ Innovation Fund to make history
Fund will be one of Canada’s most significant university innovation programs awarding nearly $500k to spinoffs and technologies
Mapping the genome of lake trout to ensure its survival
Lake trout, once the top predator fish across the Great Lakes, reached near extinction between the 1940s and 1960s due to pollution, overfishing, and predation by the invasive lamprey eel. Once showing striking levels of diversity in terms of size, appearance, and ability to adapt to varied environments, now the only lake trout populations to have survived are to be found in Lake Superior and Lake Huron. An international team of researchers from the U.S.