��Ƭ��Ƶ University News - Faculty of Science

Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows

webfull — Fri, 09 May 2025 12:45:09 +0000

Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a ��Ƭ��Ƶ University-led study warns.

Published in PNAS Nexus, the study is the first to estimate the scale of global river contamination from human antibiotics use. Researchers calculated that about 8,500 tonnes of antibiotics – nearly one-third of what people consume annually – end up in river systems around the world each year even after in many cases passing through wastewater systems.

Published: 9 May 2025

Dr. Victoria Glynn creates art to communicate science

webfull — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:13:54 +0000

Authors: Ava Craig, Camille Taggart, Raphaelle Reyes

"Art is like a common language that draws people in, regardless of their background." - Dr. Victoria Glynn

Published: 2 May 2025

Provost honours 31 ��Ƭ��Ƶ professors for exceptional research achievements

webfull — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

��Ƭ��Ƶ announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ��Ƭ��Ƶ Professors, James ��Ƭ��Ƶ Professors and William Dawson Scholars

Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ��Ƭ��Ƶ professors as Distinguished James ��Ƭ��Ƶ Professors, James ��Ƭ��Ƶ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Published: 1 May 2025

Study suggests we don’t just hear music, but ‘become it’

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:56:55 +0000

An international study co-authored by ��Ƭ��Ƶ psychologist Caroline Palmer suggests our brains and bodies don’t just understand music, they physically resonate with it. These discoveries, based on findings in neuroscience, music, and psychology, support Neural Resonance Theory (NRT).

NRT maintains that rather than relying on learned expectations or prediction, musical experiences arise from the brain’s natural oscillations that sync with rhythm, melody and harmony. This resonance shapes our sense of timing, musical pleasure and the instinct to move with the beat.

Published: 30 April 2025

Eight Faculty of Science professors honoured by Provost for exceptional research achievements

webfull — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000

Clockwise from top left: Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics), Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), Bärbel Knäuper (Psychology), Milica Miočević (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year’s cohort of Distinguished James ��Ƭ��Ƶ Professors, James ��Ƭ��Ƶ Professors, and William Dawson Scholars.

Published: 29 April 2025

Researchers identify two new crocodile species

webfull — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:59:51 +0000

��Ƭ��Ƶ University researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucatán Peninsula. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and highlight the urgent need for conservation efforts, the researchers say.

Published: 24 April 2025

Geoscientist Meghomita Das believes everyone deserves a seat at the equity table

webfull — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:30:48 +0000

Written by Ezrah Roy, edited by Adele Lopes

Meghomita Das, a recent PhD graduate of ��Ƭ��Ƶ’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, first discovered a passion for science communication in the wake of a natural disaster. When Das was a high school student in India, an earthquake in nearby Nepal impacted both countries.

Published: 23 April 2025

��Ƭ��Ƶ researchers help ATLAS Collaboration share in 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:35:19 +0000

Twenty-eight ��Ƭ��Ƶ researchers are among the winners of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their contributions to the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

Sometimes referred to as the Oscars of Science, Breakthrough prizes are awarded annually by the foundation of the same name for achievements in life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.

Published: 22 April 2025

2025 Fessenden Professorship Awards and Tomlinson Science Awards winners announced

webfull — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:36:19 +0000

The winners of the 2025 Fessenden Professorship Awards and Tomlinson Science Awards have been announced.

The Fessenden Professorship in Science and Innovation Award, named after Canadian electrical engineer Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, was established in 2007 to accelerate the validation and technology transfer of promising concepts in the early- or mid-stages of development and bring them closer to a commercial product and market.

Published: 15 April 2025

Professor Courtney Paquette recipient of the CAIMS-SCMAI/PIMS Early Career Award (2025)

webfull — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0000

Professor Courtney Paquette is the winner of the 2025 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award.

Published: 14 April 2025