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Laurie Rousseau-Nepton has won the Connaught Community Partnership Research Program Award

25.09.2026

Congrats, Laurie Rousseau-Nepton, for winning the Connaught Community Partnership Research Program Award! https://www.utoronto.ca/celebrates/8-researchers-receive-connaught-community-partnership-research-program-awards 8 researchers receive Connaught Community Partnership Research Program awardsEight researchers from the University of Toronto have received Connaught Community Partnership Research Program awards for 2026-27.Awarded by the Connaught Fund, the program supports…

Prof. Michael Reid has received the Emmons Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for excellence in college astronomy teaching!

16.09.2026

Congratulations Michael Reid for receiving the Emmons Award from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific for excellence in college astronomy teaching! Very well deserved! More info: https://astrosociety.org/who-we-are/awards/richard-h-emmons-award.html 

2026 Jui Lin (Allen) Yen Award recipients: Mark Dodici and Nolan Koblischke!

17.07.2026

I’m pleased to announce the 2026 Jui Lin (Allen) Yen Award recipients: Mark Dodici and Nolan Koblischke. Mark’s award recognizes his contribution to the field of binary stars evolution in the central-parsec zone of galactic center environments, especially with his recently published work “Dynamical Evolution…

2026 Fieldus Award recipients: Simran Nerval and Mairead Heiger!

17.07.2026

Please join me in congratulating the recipients of the 2026 Fieldus Award: Simran Nerval and Mairead Heiger! Simran’s research focuses on inflation and testing physics beyond the standard picture. In ACT Final Data Release 6, Simran took part in the science team producing constraints for…

Yanqin Wu has been awarded the “2026 Brouwer Award”

08.07.2026

Hi all, I’m very happy to share the news that Yanqin was just awarded the “2026 Brouwer Award” by the American Astronomical Society’s Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA). The Dirk Brouwer Career Award recognizes annually a major contributor to the field of Dynamical Astronomy, who demonstrates…

Prof. Bob Abraham appointed University Professor

02.06.2026

I’m pleased to share the good news that Bob has been appointed University Professor, the University’s highest honour.  https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/ “The University of Toronto owes much of its reputation and stature to the quality of its eminent professors. The University recognizes unusual scholarly achievement and pre-eminence…

Prof. Michael Reid has been awarded a President’s Teaching Award!

29.05.2026

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…

Anna O’Grady has been awarded the NASA Hubble Fellowship

12.05.2026

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…

Prof. Gwen Eadie receives Cheryl Regehr Early Career Teaching Award, 2025-26 

20.04.2026

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

Prof. Gwen Eadie Wins 2026 COPSS Emerging Leader Award!

11.02.2026

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…