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New U of T Class Merges Indigenous World Views with Astronomy

New U of T Class Merges Indigenous World Views with Astronomy

  Indigenous perspectives are a strong component of the study of astronomy, and now one U of T prof is helping to bring this important connection to the classroom. Hilding Neilson, CLTA Assistant Professor at the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, has…

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Mapping The Milky Way: Postdoc Creates First Interactive Tool

Mapping The Milky Way: Postdoc Creates First Interactive Tool

  A Dunlap Postdoc has created a new way to visualize and interpret the stars in the Milky Way, centred around the Sun. With the help of his colleagues, Banting & Dunlap Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Josh Speagle used publicly available datasets and statistical methods to…

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Dunlap Institute Kicks Off Instrumentation Virtual Summer School 

Dunlap Institute Kicks Off Instrumentation Virtual Summer School 

  The Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics is pleased to announce a successful start to its astronomical instrumentation summer school. Early Monday afternoon, the 2021 Dunlap Instrumentation Virtual Summer School kicked off with a greeting from Dunlap Institute’s Acting Director and Professor Suresh Sivanandam….

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Serving Up the Universe on a Plate

Serving Up the Universe on a Plate

  They may not look like much — just metal disks 80 centimetres (30 inches) across with some etched markings and hundreds of small holes — but round aluminum “plates” like this one from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have been vital to mapping…

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Grad Student Proves Weakness of Universe’s Magnetic Fields

Grad Student Proves Weakness of Universe’s Magnetic Fields

  A U of T graduate student has discovered that the largest magnetic fields in the Universe are weaker than a fridge magnet – in fact, about three billion times weaker. PhD student Ariel Amaral from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics and the…

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U of T Astronomer Wins Michael Penston Prize

U of T Astronomer Wins Michael Penston Prize

  The Royal Astronomical Society has awarded its 2020 Michael Penston Thesis Prize to University of Toronto Astronomer Dr. Jennifer Chan. A Postdoctoral Fellow at The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA) and an Associate at the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chan’s research…

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CHIME telescope detects more than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts in first operation year

CHIME telescope detects more than 500 mysterious fast radio bursts in first operation year

  Observations quadruple the number of known radio bursts and reveal two types: one-offs and repeaters. Written by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office To catch sight of a fast radio burst is to be extremely lucky in where and when you point your radio dish….

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Your Guide to the June 10 Solar Eclipse

Your Guide to the June 10 Solar Eclipse

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  –  The Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics and Discover the Universe have been working on sharing educational information and safety glasses in preparation for the June 10, 2021 Solar Eclipse. An Annular Solar Eclipse will take place in the early…

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Grad Student Solves Astronomical Optics Problems Using AI

Grad Student Solves Astronomical Optics Problems Using AI

  A University of Toronto graduate student is using artificial intelligence to solve one of the biggest technical challenges in astronomy. Robin Swanson – a PhD student in U of T’s Department of Computer Science and the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics – is…

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U of T Student Discovers Rare Star Population

U of T Student Discovers Rare Star Population

  A University of Toronto PhD student has led the discovery of a population of a rare type of star – research that can help us to better understand what types of stars explode, and could potentially expand our understanding of the contents of the…

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