written by Anastassia Pogoutse The Naylor Report, summarized by Andrew Zhai in this post, provides a recipe for reinvigorating Canadian research. However, without concrete action by the federal government, the Naylor Report’s recommendations will be nothing but text. Canadian scientists have taken to using the …
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “The Cabinet Project” In the massive labyrinth of science buildings and libraries here at U of T there are dozens of empty and underused display cabinets. The Cabinet Project, which ended on May 15, aimed to …
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “The Cabinet Project” In the massive labyrinth of science buildings and libraries here at U of T there are dozens of empty and underused display cabinets. The Cabinet Project, which ended on May 15, aimed to …
written by Andrew Zhai If you scroll down you’ll find that Transcripts has devoted a significant amount of page-space to the March for Science. Seeing such a diverse group of people all gathered to support scientific research, to support what you do, was life-affirming. Dare …
written by Andrew Zhai photos by Rebecca Li Last weekend, hundreds of thousands of scientists and science-allies gathered in cities all over the world for the March for Science. The goal? To get “political leaders and policymakers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest.” Surely …
Written by Anastassia Pogoutse A perusal of the “News and Events” section of the Biochemistry website reveals that members of our department regularly produce some very exciting work. However, when a news story distills down a publication to its barest and most interesting facts, it …
Written by Andrew Zhai Take a moment and think about some traditional milestones in life and how long they take to occur. It takes four years to graduate from high school. Four years to earn a bachelor’s degree. Couple’s date for an average of three …
written by Dr. Yuqing Wang Photo credit: Rebecca Li When I was in graduate school, my commute to and from the lab was an hour long. As you may know, entertainment options are scarce on the subway, apart from newspapers and Candy Crush. On one fateful …
