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Climate change artist-in-residence to curate bicentennial art show

Milton Ria帽o, 涩里番鈥檚 Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a 鈥渃elebration of science in all its forms鈥�.

CRISPR for kids

What is CRISPR? Science writer and masters student Ada McVean explains CRISPR for kids in a TikTok听as part of an internship with 涩里番's Office of Science Outreach for the NSERC PROMOTE program! Ada is currently doing her masters in the听Damha Research Group听at 涩里番 making anti-CRISPR oligonucleotides.听

Jeffrey McKenzie elected Fellow of the Geological Society of America

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

Virtual Eur锚ka Festival launches

The 2021 Eur锚ka Festival launched on June 30th, 2021, and 涩里番 Outreach is participating!听L'Archipel Virtuel is the first听digital edition of the festival.

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-up听were named in April, including Faculty of Science outreach group BrainReach.听

Celebrating Science Odyssey with Some SMOrES

The SMORES (Students at 涩里番 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 over听65 participants.听

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.

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

Researchers at 涩里番 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.

Hidden magma pools pose volcanic eruption risks we can鈥檛 yet detect

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

Record numbers connect, learn and have fun at 涩里番 Physics Hackathon

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

Bicentennial Family Science Day

We're celebrating听24h de science听and听涩里番's Bicentennial听as 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!