Pierre Savard “Scientist of the Year 2012” named by Radio Canada
University of Toronto physicist Pierre Savard has been named Radio-Canada’s 2012 Scientist of the Year for his remarkable contribution, along with other Canadian scientists on the ATLAS experiment team, to the discovery of the Higgs boson particle in July of 2012.
Prof. Kim Strong to Direct New School of the Environment
The School of the Environment was established in July 2012 to leverage the enormous breadth and depth of environmental teaching and research expertise within the Faculty of Arts & Science.
New American Physical Society Fellows: Stephen Julian, Yong-Baek Kim, Stephen Morris
Sajeev John Receives the David Sarnoff Award
University of Toronto plays key role in Higgs boson discovery
On July 4th, scientists are expected to announce the existence of the Higgs boson, after years of research at the $10-billion Large Hadron Collider at the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Prof. Joshua Milstein to receive Connaught New Researcher Award
The 2012 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to Dr. David Harrison
U of T-led Research Team Discovers New Quantum Encryption Method to Foil Hackers
UofT students take top 3 spots on CAP prize exam!
Dick Peltier leads the pack with the Herzberg Gold Medal
Pekka Sinervo has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Ten University of Toronto researchers have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest science society and publisher of the prestigious journal, Science.
Dr Kenneth Burch awarded the 2012 Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science Prize.
Laser Cooling Tuned to the UV
Arctic mystery: What killed the ozone, and will it strike again?
The secret lives of photons revealed
Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
World science community abuzz as latest Higgs boson results announced
U of T physicists play key role in one of the most important quests of the decade
'God particle' hints possibly found
Hadron collider experiment teases at Higgs boson particle existence
Was Einstein wrong about our universe?
Experiments show neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light
Large Hadron Collider & the ‘God Particle’: Six creators, one Nobel Prize
Unprecedented Arctic ozone loss occurred last winter
U of T physicists play key role in international study
Kenneth Burch Wins Early Research Award
MRI ERA Awards 2011
Physicists on verge of solving neutrino mystery
Early findings may explain why the Universe contains matter but no anti-matter
William Trischuk Becomes Fellow of the American Physical Society
Ryan Vilim wins Outstanding Student Paper Award
Presents at the American Geophysical Union's Spring Joint Assembly