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CIHR awards to support research in child behaviour, disease-related proteins

The innovative health research of two University of Toronto Mississauga professors has been recognized with prestigious New Investigator Awards from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR).

Tina Malti, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Voula Kanelis, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, will each receive funding of $60,000 per year for five years.

“The award is a tremendous honour, and will make a huge difference in the amount of time I’m able to spend on my research,” says Malti.

Cancer Sleuth: École Polytechnique award helps PhD student study disease

When Miriam Avadisian picked up her cell phone and learned that she had won a prestigious Canadian graduate award, her research group surrounded her and cheered so loudly that she could barely hear the details of her prize.

Avadisian is the 2012 recipient of the 1989 École Polytechnique Commemorative Award. The award, presented by the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), commemorates the 14 women murdered at Montréal’s École Polytechnique and bestows $7,000 to recognize important doctoral-level studies relevant to women.

Middle school students uncover forensic science secrets at UTM

With the heat wave over, students from David Leeder Middle School in Mississauga enjoyed beautiful weather during a “Discovery Day” visit to the U of T Mississauga campus on June 22. 

Professor challenges the lure of local foods

Pierre Desrochers knows how to serve up controversy. When an acquaintance mentions she follows a 100-mile diet to help the environment, Desrochers calmly asks how much energy it takes to heat an Ontario greenhouse.

When a colleague lauds local food as more nutritious than products shipped thousands of miles, Desrochers politely points out that the diet of a 19th-century German peasant consisted of lentils and peas.

Climate change linked to unexpected 'blooms' under Arctic ice, says UTM research

Phytoplankton blooms unexpectedly occurring under Arctic sea ice are an indication of how climate change is affecting the Arctic ecosystem, says a study published in the June 8 issue of Science.

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