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New Type of Earthquake Discovered

International team including ɬ﷬ 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

ɬ﷬'s Scott Weichenthal wins NSERC Brockhouse prize with cross-disciplinary, multi-institution team

A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including ɬ﷬'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

ɬ﷬’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 ɬ﷬ 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 ɬ﷬

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. ɬ﷬’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 ɬ﷬ 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

Clarus Therapeutics and ɬ﷬ Announce Licensing Agreement to Develop and Commercialize Technology to Treat Coenzyme-Q10 Deficiencies

Agreement to accelerate development of potential treatments for rare, endocrine, metabolic, and neurological conditions associated with primary and secondary ubiquinone deficiencies which belong to the wider class of mitochondrial diseases | An estimated 1 in 5,000 adults worldwide has a mitochondrial disease | Clarus to pay ɬ﷬ $350,000 upfront and up to $10.5 million in potential development and regulatory milestones

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Published: 16 Sep 2021

Catherine Potvin awarded prestigious Sir John William Dawson Medal

The Royal Society of Canada bestows the Sir John William Dawson Medal biennially to researchers who have made important and sustained contributions interdisciplinary research

Published: 14 Sep 2021

Alan Evans wins prestigious RSC McLaughlin Medal

Internationally renowned neuroscientist earned career award for sustained scientific contributions to knowledge of the brain

Published: 14 Sep 2021

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