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In 2025, Dr. Mahumm Ghaffar and Dr. Maryam Bibi, both originally from Pakistan, became the first students to earn PhDs in subatomic physics from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). They were also the first doctoral graduates in this field in Newfoundland and Labrador.
New findings by a university-government research team show that levels of the marine bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vibrio) have increased in tandem with…
In Canada, 3,000 to 4,000 people are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that remains incurable.
At the top of the home page on her website, Cuiying Jian, a professor of mechanical engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, boldly declares that “carbon is cool!”
Bilingualism provides many cognitive and social advantages, including enhanced complex skills such as problem solving and multitasking. In today’s interconnected world, being able to communicate in multiple languages is increasingly an asset.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing have created a new material that can capture light and control the location of its absorption with unprecedented precision.
Imagine helping a friend carry a couch from one room to another and somehow pivoting it around tight corners without scraping the walls. How is it that the two of you move as if you share the same mind?
New research out of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) may make aluminum smelting more efficient and sustainable while also creating a source of green, zero-carbon fuel and supporting sectors that rely on aluminum materials.
Carleton UniversityRio Tinto Exploration Canada, KoBold Metals, Teck Resources, BHP, Anglo American, IGO
Richard Ernst, at Carleton University, is a global leader in the study of Large Igneous Provinces, massive volcanic events that shape continents and influence climate.
University of OttawaDepartment of Physics
At the University of Ottawa, Xiaoyi Bao is turning tiny threads of glass into guardians of public safety.