Hi all, I’m extremely pleased to share the wonderful news that Mike Reid has been awarded a President’s Teaching Award! The President’s Teaching Award is the university’s highest honour for teaching excellence, educational innovation and educational leadership. This is a great recognition of all of the amazing…
Our recent Ph.D. graduate Anna O’Grady (2023) has been named a recipient of the 2026 Hubble Fellowship. In her Ph.D. with Prof. Maria Drout, O’Grady searched for Thorne-Żytkow objects, super-AGB stars, and stripped stars in nearby galaxies, as a way to probe the end states…
Great news to begin the week: Gwen has been awarded the Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award for her outstanding and transformative teaching record! Congratulations Gwen! Read more in the announcement here: https://memos.provost.utoronto.ca/2025-26-recipients-of-the-cheryl-regehr-early-career-teaching-award-pdadc-33 Best, Jo Bovy Professor and Chair
I’m very pleased to share the news that Gwen received a Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Emerging Leader Award, an early-career award for statistical scientists who are leaders of the field and help shape and strengthen it. Gwen was cited for her “pioneering…
Congratulations to Prof. Ting Li for being awarded the RCSA’s 2025 Scialog Early Science with the LSST Award! More details:https://rescorp.org/2026/01/scialog-early-science-with-the-lsst-funds-7-new-team-projects/
SURP (Summer Undergraduate Research Program): Every summer, the Department and the Dunlap Institute engage a large number of undergraduate students in exciting research endeavors. This provides an excellent opportunity for students in astronomy, physics and engineering to gain first-hand experience in astronomical research, and to…
We want to congratulate Renée for winning the prestigious Arthur B. McDonald fellowship offered by NSERC!!! This prize recognizes early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering. It is indeed wonderful news! More details here: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/McDonald-McDonald/Profiles-Profils/Hlozek-Hlozek_eng.asp Please join us in congratulating…
Job Title: Professor – Extragalactic Astronomy Date Posted: 10/22/2025 Closing Date: 11/26/2025, 11:59PM ET Req ID: 45523 Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing) Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Description:…
Prof. Renee Hlozek is awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal by Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) in recognition of her work on science outreach. Congratulations! Jo
Michael Poon wins the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Excellence Award, an award that recognizes the very best doctoral students and their achievements. Congratulations! Jo