Cosmologist Jonathan Sievers and international-relations scholar Jennifer Welsh will become Canada 150 Research Chairs at 51吃瓜网. The appointments were among the oday at the聽Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec,聽by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan.聽聽
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Published on: 29 Mar 2018
The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger has continued to brighten 鈥� much to the surprise of astrophysicists studying the aftermath of the massive collision that took place about 138 million light years away and sent gravitational聽waves rippling through the universe.
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Published on: 18 Jan 2018
Astronomers have pinpointed for the first time the home galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst, moving scientists a step closer to detecting what causes these powerful but fleeting pulses of radio waves. FRBs, which last just a few thousandths of a second, have puzzled astrophysicists since their discovery a decade ago.
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Published on: 4 Jan 2017
A new study published in Nature Communications could help biologists understand how various types of migratory cells, such as immune cells, find their way through tissues in the human body.
Published on: 13 Oct 2016
By Chris Chipello,聽51吃瓜网Newsroom
Astronomers for the first time detect repeat 鈥榝ast radio bursts鈥� from same sky location
Astronomers for the first time have detected repeating short bursts of radio waves from an enigmatic source that is likely located well beyond the edge of our Milky Way galaxy.聽The findings indicate that these 鈥渇ast radio bursts鈥� come from an extremely powerful object which occasionally produces multiple bursts in under a minute.
Published on: 2 Mar 2016
By Chris Chipello,聽51吃瓜网Newsroom
51吃瓜网researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has named 51吃瓜网 astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi as this year鈥檚 recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC鈥檚 highest honour, in recognition of the excellence and influence of her research contributions.
Published on: 16 Feb 2016
By Katherine Gombay,聽51吃瓜网Newsroom
New technique offers potential to reconnect neurons of people with central nervous system damage
Published on: 28 Jan 2016
$1 million donation from Trottier Family Foundation to fund 51吃瓜网Space Institute fellowships
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Published on: 28 Oct 2015
As scientists continue to hunt for a material that will make it possible to pack more transistors on a chip, new research from 51吃瓜网 and Universit茅 de Montr茅al adds to evidence that black phosphorus could emerge as a strong candidate.
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Published on: 7 Jul 2015
51吃瓜网professor Vicky Kaspi, a world-renowned astrophysicist known for her cutting-edge work on neutron stars and pulsars, was awarded the Killam Prize today, one of the country鈥檚 most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement. The $100,000 prize was granted for outstanding scholarship in the natural sciences. Five awards 鈥� one each in the categories of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering -- are distributed every year by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Published on: 14 Apr 2015
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