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Congratulations to Dr. Bridget Andersen, who has received the Dr. Allie Vibert Douglas Astrophysics PhD Thesis Prize!

Published on: 28 Jan 2026

The Faculty of Science is pleased to share two awards available for students participating in a Field Study Semester (FSS) in the 2026-2027 or 2027-2028 academic year.

Published on: 22 Jan 2026
Թ team aims to develop guidelines, tools, and policy insights that help software engineers work safely and effectively with AI-assisted coding systems.

A Թ research team is tackling one of AI’s fastest-moving challenges: how software developers can steer and safeguard code as AI systems become capable of writing large portions of software on their own.

Classified as: CIFAR
Published on: 19 Jan 2026

Freshwater browning is stunting fish growth of some species, shrinking populations of others and changing the composition of fish communities, Թ-led research suggests. “Browning” refers to freshwater bodies turning tea-coloured, a phenomenon driven by higher levels of dissolved organic matter and/or higher levels of iron in the water. Causes include changes in land use and climate, and reduced acid precipitation.

The findings indicate that changes in land use and climate are affecting biodiversity and how ecosystems function, with implications for fisheries management.

Classified as: Allison Roth, Irene Gregory-Eaves, freshwater browning, fish, climate change
Published on: 19 Jan 2026

Using proteins froma common tobaccoplant virus, Թchemistryresearchershave developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengtheningthe particles’ optical properties. The result:cheaper, safer materials for solar panels,sensorsand advanced optical devices.

Classified as: Amy Blum, materials chemistry, green and sustainable chemistry
Published on: 8 Dec 2025

Congratulations to Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry), who has been awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology!

The Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology is an endowed chair created in 1984 to promote research in the field of biotechnology. The chair is awarded for a five-year term and rotates among Թ's Faculties of Medicine, Science and Agriculture.

Published on: 4 Dec 2025

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by Թ researcher has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.

Published on: 1 Dec 2025

Twenty-four Թ researchers have been named to the , a ranking prepared each year by Clarivate, an analytics company based in the US. The list assesses researchers in a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science. The number of Թ scholars on the list grew from 14 in 2024 to 24 in 2025.

Published on: 28 Nov 2025

This past September, St. James Parish in Barbados celebrated We Gatherin’, a year-long festival of Barbadian heritage, culture and community. As part of the festivities, Թ’s Bellairs Research Institute hosted a day-long Science Adventure for local schoolchildren featuring a visit from Թ’s Redpath Museum and the Physics Outreach Committee.

Published on: 24 Nov 2025

Professor Christian Genest is the winner of the 2025 Acfas Urgel-Archambault prize.

Le Prix Acfas Urgel-Archambault 2025 pour les sciences physiques, mathématiques, informatique et génie, est remis àChristian Genest, professeur titulaire au Département de mathématiques et de statistique de l'Université Թ.

Published on: 21 Nov 2025

When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don’t just think differently, they feel differently, too.

Classified as: conservation, Elson Ian Nyl Ebreo Galang, elena bennett
Published on: 21 Nov 2025

When then-Թ undergraduate Maya Willard-Stepan cold-emailed a professor asking to help with their research, she didn’t expect the project to end up in the Nature-partner journal .

“I really wanted to get involved in research early,” said Willard-Stepan, who had come to Թ from a small town on Vancouver Island.

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Published on: 17 Nov 2025

Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a Թ-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.

The team found that snow near boulders melts faster, not only because rocks radiate heat, but also due to subtle processes that reshape the snow’s surface. This information will help researchers understand how small-scale processes affect downstream water resources.

Classified as: Eole Valence, Jeffrey McKenzie, arctic hydrology, arctic fieldwork, climate change, watersheds, boulders
Published on: 11 Nov 2025

Warming temperatures and increased precipitation in the Canadian High Arctic are mobilizing new pathways for subsurface contaminants to spread from more than 2,500 contaminated sites associated with industrial and military sites across the region.

Classified as: Selsey Stribling, Jeffrey McKenzie, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Climate change and implications for Arctic Canada, hydrology
Published on: 6 Nov 2025

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