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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.
Jan. 23, 2013
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours, Our Faculty
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.
Jan. 15, 2013
by UT Physics
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New American Physical Society Fellows: Stephen Julian, Yong-Baek Kim, Stephen Morris
Nov. 29, 2012
by UT Physics
Awards and Honours, Our Faculty
Sajeev John Receives the David Sarnoff Award
July 12, 2012
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours, Our Faculty
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.
July 4, 2012
by UT Physics
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Prof. Joshua Milstein to receive Connaught New Researcher Award
May 11, 2012
by UT Physics
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The 2012 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics is awarded to Dr. David Harrison
April 26, 2012
by UT Physics
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U of T-led Research Team Discovers New Quantum Encryption Method to Foil Hackers
April 2, 2012
by UT Physics
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UofT students take top 3 spots on CAP prize exam!
March 26, 2012
by UT Physics
Awards and Honours
Dick Peltier leads the pack with the Herzberg Gold Medal
Feb. 27, 2012
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours, Our Faculty
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.
Feb. 18, 2012
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours, Our Faculty
Dr Kenneth Burch awarded the 2012 Lee Osheroff Richardson North American Science Prize.
Feb. 13, 2012
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours
Laser Cooling Tuned to the UV
Jan. 4, 2012
by UT Physics
Arctic mystery: What killed the ozone, and will it strike again?
Jan. 3, 2012
by UT Physics
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The secret lives of photons revealed
Dec. 16, 2011
by UT Physics
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Physics World reveals its top 10 breakthroughs for 2011
Dec. 16, 2011
by UT Physics
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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
Dec. 14, 2011
by UT Physics
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'God particle' hints possibly found
Hadron collider experiment teases at Higgs boson particle existence
Dec. 13, 2011
by UT Physics
Was Einstein wrong about our universe?
Experiments show neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light
Dec. 5, 2011
by UT Physics
Large Hadron Collider & the ‘God Particle’: Six creators, one Nobel Prize
Dec. 5, 2011
by UT Physics
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Unprecedented Arctic ozone loss occurred last winter
U of T physicists play key role in international study
Oct. 5, 2011
by UT Physics
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Kenneth Burch Wins Early Research Award
MRI ERA Awards 2011
Aug. 17, 2011
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours
Physicists on verge of solving neutrino mystery
Early findings may explain why the Universe contains matter but no anti-matter
June 15, 2011
by UT Physics
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William Trischuk Becomes Fellow of the American Physical Society
Dec. 20, 2010
by UT Physics
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Awards and Honours, Our Faculty
Ryan Vilim wins Outstanding Student Paper Award
Presents at the American Geophysical Union's Spring Joint Assembly
Nov. 4, 2009
by UT Physics