By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto  University of Toronto PhD student Amanda Cook has found a way to use bright signals coming from across the Universe to weigh the atmosphere of the Milky Way galaxy. The radio signals she used come from the astronomical phenomenon known as
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By David Goldberg, A&S News The Trottier Family Foundation is partnering with Arts & Science to ensure thousands of Canadian children can view the upcoming total solar eclipse safely. An impactful gift of $240,000 from the foundation will help fund Eyes to the Sky: Elevating Astronomy Education in Canada. The initiative is a joint effort
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By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto University of Toronto Assistant Professor Maria Drout has been awarded a 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics for her contribution to our understanding of the evolution, influence, and ultimate fate of massive stars. Drout is an Assistant Professor in
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By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto Are we alone in the universe? Scientists may have just moved us closer to answering this question. The team – led by researchers from the University of Toronto – has streamlined the search for extraterrestrial life by using a new algorithm to
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By Chris Sasaki, Arts and Science News Professor of astrostatistics Joshua Speagle, from the Faculty of Arts & Science’s David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Department of Statistics has won the prestigious Polanyi Prize in physics. The Polanyi Prize is awarded each year to as many as five researchers from
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By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto University of Toronto Astronomy Professor Roberto Abraham has won the 2023 Jackson-Gwilt Medal for his innovative work on the Dragonfly Telephoto Array. The medal was awarded by the United Kingdom’s Royal Astronomical Society. Abraham is a Professor and Chair of the David A. Dunlap
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University of Toronto undergraduate student Madeline Nardin is the winner of the 2022 Professor Mercedes T. Richards Award for Excellence in summer undergraduate research in astronomy. This is the inaugural year for this award, named after renowned astronomer and U of T alum (PhD 1986) Professor Mercedes T. Richards. The award was created to
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If you like learning about astronomy and drinking pints of beer, you can soon do both at the same time! After a three-year, pandemic-driven hiatus, Astronomy on Tap has returned. Everyone has a story about how COVID-19 closures of March, 2020 affected their day-to-day life. School and office shutdowns may have led to a new
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[one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] I\’m an Assistant Professor of Astrostatistics jointly appointed between the Department of Statistical Sciences and the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. I moved from the role of Dunlap Postdoctoral Fellow in 2022. I spent a lot of my childhood shuttling back and forth between the United States and China, splitting my time
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