Master of Arts graduate found meaning in interdisciplinarity scholarship to expand her research interests and forge an exciting future.
Dr. Mark Servos received the 2024 Outstanding Contribution Award from the Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop (CEW), Canada’s leading annual event in the field of ecological toxicology and related disciplines.
The Faculty of Science would like to congratulate distinguished scientist Dr. Rajibul Islam on being elected to the American Physical Society’s Fellows.
High School Students Embark on an Entrepreneurial Journey with Science and Business
Dr. Rebecca Rooney, a biology professor, discovered a new invasive plant that threatens Ontario's wetlands.
The Faculty of Science inspires and empowers the next generation of scientists through interactive and engaging outreach programming.
Dr. Abiola Olaitan, who joined the Faculty of Science as a biology professor in 2023, has received $150,000 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI-JELF). This funding will aid in Olaitan’s work to develop a high-throughput genome-wide screening system to study stress defence mechanisms in Clostridioides difficile, also known as C. difficile.
The Biology department is pleased to introduce two new faculty members, Michael Bording-Jorgensen and Travis Craddock. With their expertise in health and diagnostics, both Bording-Jorgensen and Craddock are helping to build on our leadership and expertise as we work toward the future of healthcare. Take a moment to say hello if you see them on campus this fall.
Dr. Dale Martin is a recipient of Brain Canada’s 2023 Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research program, which supports emerging brain researchers working to develop cures for anything from depression to Alzheimer’s disease to brain injury.
Waterloo plant ecologist Dr. Julie Messier, alongside her collaborators from Sherbrooke, is uncovering vital insights into the changes affecting our forests — knowledge that could be crucial in safeguarding Canada’s temperate forests.