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CRISPR for kids

What is CRISPR? Science writer and masters student Ada McVean explains CRISPR for kids in a TikTokas part of an internship with Թ's Office of Science Outreach for the NSERC PROMOTE program! Ada is currently doing her masters in theDamha Research Groupat Թ making anti-CRISPR oligonucleotides.

Published: 29 Jul 2021

Jeffrey McKenzie elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Jeffrey McKenzie, Chair of Թ's Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America (GSA). In its citation, the GSA noted:

Published: 14 Jul 2021

Virtual Eurêka Festival launches

The 2021 Eurêka Festival launched on June 30th, 2021, and Թ Outreach is participating!L'Archipel Virtuel is the firstdigital edition of the festival.

Published: 6 Jul 2021

Principal's Prize for Public Engagement through Media: BrainReach is runner-up

The 2021 Principal's Prize for Public Engagement through Media winners and runners-upwere named in April, including Faculty of Science outreach group BrainReach.

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Published: 5 Jul 2021

Family Science Day continues Թ’s community outreach tradition

Թ's science outreach groups celebrated Թ's Bicentennial with an all day event that drew in over 200 participants to 16 activities and talks.

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Published: 5 Jul 2021

Celebrating Science Odyssey with Some SMOrES

The SMORES (Students at Թ Outreach in Earth Sciences) club joined in on the 2021 Science odyssey campaign with a series of exciting one hour online workshops for kids, captivating over65 participants.

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Published: 22 Jun 2021

Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced

The Faculty of Science Excellence Awards recognize outstanding performance and contributions made by members of the Faculty’s administrative and support staff.

Published: 31 May 2021

Rustum Choksi wins Leo Yaffe Award

The Leo Yaffe Award is given each year to recognize a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level in the Faculty of Science.

The recipient for 2021 is Dr. Rustum Choksi from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, an outstanding educator, who communicates the beauty and relevance of mathematics to students from all backgrounds.

Published: 31 May 2021

Study of promising photovoltaic material leads to discovery of a new state of matter

Researchers at Թ have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and electronic devices.

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Published: 26 May 2021

Hidden magma pools pose volcanic eruption risks we can’t yet detect

New research co-authored by Թ Earth and Planetary Science professor John Stix challenges conventional views about scientists' ability to reliably predict volcanic eruptions.

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Published: 11 May 2021

Record numbers connect, learn and have fun at Թ Physics Hackathon

The 5th edition ofԹ Physics Hackathon brought together a record breaking number of participants in this 2020 online event.

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Published: 5 May 2021

Bicentennial Family Science Day

We're celebrating24h de scienceandԹ's Bicentennialas we move into another century of community outreach! The Science Outreach groups have all kinds of fun in store in this Faculty of Science Signature Event. Join in the celebration!

Published: 20 Apr 2021

Family Science Day: What is neuroscience? History of neuroscience at Թ

As part of Թ’s Bicentennial and 24h de science, join BrainReach on avirtual tour of the brain and its fascinating neurons followed by a brief history of neuroscience. Young minds will discover how scientists at Թ set on a journey to understand the human brain.

Published: 6 Apr 2021

Greater need to talk about equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM

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Lucia Wang, master’s student in Pharmacology and Therapeutics at Թ, shares her perspective on the role of equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM education.

Published: 22 Feb 2021

Student art exhibition to highlight Թ Bicentennial

The Faculty of Science is celebrating Թ’s 200th anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of “Science!”. Թ students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.

Faculty of Science bicentennial committee member, Torsten Bernhard, says the aim of the exhibition is to celebrate science in all its forms.

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Published: 12 Jan 2021

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