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Travis Craddock and Will Percival receive funding for bold, new research
May 20, 2026
Dr. Travis Craddock and Dr. Will Percival have been awarded funding through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2025 Exploration Competition.
Expanding access to science literacy
May 1, 2026
Promoting science literacy is a passion for Dr. Rajibul Islam. In 2014, Islam launched Bigyan, a not-for-profit initiative dedicated to making science accessible in Bengali, their mother language.
Students honour Brenda Lee with inaugural SciSoc Excellence in Teaching Award
April 28, 2026
Dr. Brenda Lee has been awarded the inaugural Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the Science Society (SciSoc).
Professor Michel Fich awarded Dunlap Award for Innovation in Astronomical Research Tools
April 27, 2026
This award recognizes Fich’s sustained and visionary leadership in developing and ensuring Canadian participation in groundbreaking infrared and mm-scale astronomical instrumentation.
WCA-KPL Public Talk: A History of the Telescope (Ana Ennis)
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Astronomers today have access to telescopes that orbit Earth, or that have extremely large mirrors, allowing us to study the furthest corners of the Universe. In this month's KPL astronomy talk, Dr. Ana Ennis will discuss the foundational optics that led to the invention of the telescope, and in particular, the stories of the people that contributed to it.
Please register through the KPL events page.
Science in the City - Skies & Eyes
June 2, 2026
From the skies, to your eyes there is a lot to learn at this Science in the City. Discovering exoplanets using the James Webb Space Telescope, Dr. Lisa Dang is learning about lava worlds and what it would be like if you were to visit. Dr. Austin Roorda is working to unlock the discovery of more colours, using Oz vision! Join us to explore some of the great things happening right in your backyard at the University of Waterloo.
The event is free.
Please register!