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Martin Grant earns Morty Yalovsky Lifetime Achievement Award

Early in his career in physics,听Martin Grant听thought he had it all figured out.

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The Hackathon returns to 成人VR视频 campus

On November 3-5th, the 成人VR视频 Physics Hackathon held its eighth annual event in person at the Rutherford Physics Building. The event attracted around 150 hackers, from CEGEP and undergraduate backgrounds, who joined forces to produce听spectacular projects.

Congratulations to all those who participated!

Q&A with Jason Hessels, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Transient Astrophysics

In a ceremony today at Simon Fraser University, the Honourable Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens鈥� Services, announced that Professor Jason Hessels has been named the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Transient Astrophysics at 成人VR视频.

成人VR视频 receives three Canada Excellence Research Chairs

The results of the 2022 Canada Excellence Research Chairs competition were announced this morning at Simon Fraser University by the Honourable Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens鈥� Services. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and Chair of the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat Steering Committee.

Sixteen 成人VR视频 researchers among the world鈥檚 most cited

Sixteen 成人VR视频 researchers have been included on the听Highly Cited Researchers鈩⑻�(HCRs) list, as published by Clarivate. To be included in the prestigious list, researchers must rank in the top 1 per cent worldwide for their fields and publications in the Web of Science index.

成人VR视频 Physics Hackathon attracts students from high schools, CEGEPs, and universities

On November 3, the 成人VR视频 Physics Hackathon kicked off its eighth annual event. Over the course of 24 hours, spread over three days, participants formed teams and took over the Rutherford Physics Building in a friendly computer programming competition. The goal? Use any programming language to demonstrate a concept or phenomenon in the physical sciences.

Lessons learned from the inaugural Inclusive Teaching Initiative

From December 2022 to May 2023, a group comprising seven Faculty of Science instructors from six different departments met monthly to discuss ways of making their courses more inclusive.

FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions featured in Le Devoir

A recent article in Le Devoir highlighted FSCI 198, a three-credit course for undergraduates focused on building skills for individual and collective actions to address climate change:

Devant les changements climatiques et leurs effets de plus en plus visibles, nombreux sont les jeunes paralys茅s par l鈥櫭ヽoanxi茅t茅. 脌 成人VR视频, un cours veut susciter l鈥檈spoir et outiller les 茅tudiants pour faire face aux changements climatiques.

Promoting student mental health through assessment practices, with Kira Smith

Reposted from the听Teaching for Learning blog听from 成人VR视频鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Services.

BY听MARGO ECHENBERG

With community outreach, science is for everyone

The latest article by Made by 成人VR视频 explores the mission, diversity, and impact of 成人VR视频鈥檚 many science outreach initiatives. The collective efforts of outreach groups and departments not only expand the scope of the University itself, but also engage members of the public with accessible science. This fosters a sense of curiosity and opens a new world of possibilities to all.

Paul Wiseman named 2024 Fellow of the Biophysical Society of Canada

Paul Wiseman,听Professor of Physics and Chemistry at 成人VR视频, has been named the听2024 Fellow听of the Biophysical Society of Canada for his major contributions to the development of new quantitative microscopy tools to reveal hidden properties of biomolecules.

Travelling seeds: a free lesson plan for schools

To celebrate Science Literacy Week, the Office of Science Outreach released a free lesson plan for elementary school teachers. The lesson, titled 鈥淭ravelling seeds鈥� explores how seeds are dispersed. The activities and discussions center inquiry-based learning, to encourage nature discovery through hands-on experiences and observations.

Seeing inside the heart at an unprecedented scale

A team of researchers in Canada and India has developed a novel method to image the whole mouse heart wall at a spatial resolution that is three orders of magnitude finer than that seen till now, revealing entirely new, previously unknown cardiac fiber systems within it.

Living between two worlds

First year med student Madeline Yaaka is on track to become Nunavik鈥檚 first Inuk physician. We caught up with her while she was visiting her hometown of Kangiqsujuaq just before UGME orientation. She shares her hopes and fears for med school and beyond, as well as her perspectives on Indigenous health and education.听

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