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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.

Published: 11 Jan 2022

$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.

Published: 10 Dec 2021

Trifecta of awards for ۲ݮƵ Physics professors

The Canadian Association of Physicists recognizes achievements for ۲ݮƵ professors across many branches of research in physics

Published: 8 Dec 2021

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.

Published: 6 Dec 2021

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.

Published: 29 Nov 2021

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).

Published: 17 Nov 2021

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.

Published: 17 Nov 2021

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

Published: 17 Nov 2021

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.

Published: 11 Nov 2021

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

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Published: 20 Oct 2021

Recent Changes Concerning Research Integrity at ۲ݮƵ

Appointments to the Office of Research Integrity Officer

Published: 13 Oct 2021

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.

Published: 30 Sep 2021

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

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Published: 28 Sep 2021

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.

Published: 24 Sep 2021

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