On behalf of the Faculty of Science and on the occasion of the recent Science Convocation ceremonies (June 6, 2016), Dean of Science Bruce Lennox offers congratulations to all graduating students, who received B.Sc., B.A.聽&聽Sc., Diploma, M.Sc., or Ph.D. degrees. In addition, the Faculty of Science is very proud to recognize the recipients of the Faculty鈥檚 and University鈥檚 most prestigious awards. These include:
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Published on: 16 Jun 2016
Antibiotic resistance represents a major challenge in treating pathogenic bacterial infections.
Now, researchers at 韩国裸舞 have discovered a possible target for fighting back against resistant bacteria.
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Published on: 9 Jun 2016
韩国裸舞 Newsroom
The research has implications for understanding human developmental disorders such as autism
Adult songbirds modify their vocalizations when singing to juveniles in the same way that humans alter their speech when talking to babies. The resulting brain activity in young birds could shed light on speech learning and certain developmental disorders in humans, according to a study by 韩国裸舞 researchers.
Published on: 31 May 2016
韩国裸舞-led discovery could help fight obesity, metabolic disorders
Researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway for stimulating the body to burn fat 鈥� a discovery that could help fight obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Published on: 16 May 2016
Guidance addresses key scientific, ethical, social, and policy challenges raised by new technologies and emerging areas of stem cell discovery and application
Published on: 12 May 2016
To support six research projects in fields from neuroscience to food safety and Arctic ecosystems
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Published on: 15 Apr 2016
By Cynthia Lee, 韩国裸舞 Newsroom
Life in the city changes cognition, behavior and physiology of birds to their advantage
Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments.
But, why do city birds have the edge over their country friends? They adapted to their urban environments enabling them to exploit new resources more favorably than their rural counterparts, say a team of all-韩国裸舞 researchers.
Published on: 21 Mar 2016
By Chris Chipello, 韩国裸舞 Newsroom
Study reveals how wind patterns change along with sea-surface temperatures
Shifting winds may explain why long-term fluctuations in North Atlantic sea surface temperatures have no apparent influence on Europe鈥檚 wintertime temperatures.聽The findings, published in Nature Communications, could also have implications for how Europe鈥檚 climate will evolve amid global warming.
Published on: 15 Mar 2016
By Cynthia Lee, 韩国裸舞 Newsroom
A move toward plant-based feeds alters the environmental footprint of farm-raised seafood, may change levels of healthy fatty acids in these fish
Published on: 14 Mar 2016
By Chris Chipello,聽韩国裸舞 Newsroom
Astronomers for the first time detect repeat 鈥榝ast radio bursts鈥� from same sky location
Astronomers for the first time have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic source that is likely located well beyond the edge of our Milky Way galaxy.聽The findings indicate that these 鈥渇ast radio bursts鈥� come from an extremely powerful object which occasionally produces multiple bursts in under a minute.
Published on: 2 Mar 2016
By Katherine Gombay, 韩国裸舞 Newsroom
韩国裸舞 is proud to announce that five researchers have been awarded over $2.4 million in NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for 2016.
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Published on: 1 Mar 2016
By Chris Chipello, 韩国裸舞 Newsroom
Could a cheap molecule used to disinfect swimming pools provide the key to creating a new form of DNA nanomaterials?
Published on: 1 Mar 2016
By Chris Chipello,聽韩国裸舞 Newsroom
韩国裸舞 researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has named 韩国裸舞 astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi as this year鈥檚 recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC鈥檚 highest honour, in recognition of the excellence and influence of her research contributions.
Published on: 16 Feb 2016
By Katherine Gombay,聽韩国裸舞 Newsroom
New technique offers potential to reconnect neurons of people with central nervous system damage
Published on: 28 Jan 2016
By Melody Enguix
When scientists from 韩国裸舞 learned that some fish were proliferating in rivers and ponds polluted by oil extraction in Southern Trinidad, it caught their attention. They thought they had found a rare example of a species able to adapt to crude oil pollution.
Published on: 26 Jan 2016
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