News
Official news about, and announcements from, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Sebastian Steinhaus aims to extend use of numerics in quantum gravity and bring more voices into the field – and science itself.
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
James Peebles’ groundbreaking insights into the radiation leftover from the big bang laid the foundation for the transformation of cosmology from speculation to science.
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Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Perimeter researchers share in the 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, while Kendrick Smith and Pedro Vieira each win New Horizons in Physics Prizes.
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Wednesday Sep 04, 2019
This summer, 20 of the world’s top undergraduate students stepped out of the classroom and up to the chalkboards as part of the inaugural Undergraduate Theoretical Physics Summer Program at Perimeter Institute.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2019
At Perimeter’s International Summer School for Young Physicists, students from Canada and around the world sample current research topics, visit renowned institutions, and form lasting friendships.
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Friday Jun 28, 2019
Launched in just six weeks, this master’s course has become a powerhouse in physics education.
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Perimeter postdoctoral researcher Lena Funcke is the recipient of this year’s Dieter Rampacher Prize, awarded by the Max Planck Society to its youngest PhD graduate.
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Chiamaka Okoli was a remarkable and highly accomplished young African scientist, colleague, and friend.
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Thursday Jun 13, 2019
The Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education honoured Perimeter’s efforts with two Prix d’Excellence awards.
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2019
Karen Kennedy-Allin and Sarah Torrie have received awards for excellence in teaching.
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Friday Jun 07, 2019
Longtime Perimeter Faculty member is recognized for pioneering work in string theory and quantum field theory.
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Tuesday May 07, 2019
Perimeter PhD student Anna Golubeva is honoured for her interdisciplinary research.
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Friday Mar 08, 2019
Perimeter is set to welcome the next group of Simons Emmy Noether Visiting Fellows – eight talented physicists spanning a range of specialties.
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Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Robert Myers, an internationally recognized Canadian theoretical physicist, has been named the Institute’s new Director after an exhaustive international search.
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Friday Feb 22, 2019
For Perimeter’s newest faculty member, the messy challenges of complex quantum systems can reveal an irresistible beauty.
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Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Perimeter researchers Davide Racco and Matthew Johnson were among the winners of the 2018 Buchalter Cosmology Prize, marking the fifth consecutive year that multiple Perimeter scientists have been honoured.
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Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Perimeter Institute and Canada’s National Research Council have created a pair of postdoctoral fellowships for exceptional emerging radio astronomers.
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Tuesday Dec 18, 2018
As another year draws to a close, we take a look at some of the year’s top news in Perimeter science, outreach, partnerships, and more.
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Friday Nov 30, 2018
Perimeter has taken another step to better support and encourage diversity in physics with the appointment of its first Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist.
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Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
From climate change to gravitational waves, three new classroom resources give students a deep dive into modern physics.
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Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Aidan Richards, a first-year physics student at Queen’s University, is this year’s recipient Perimeter’s Luke Santi Memorial Award for Student Achievement.
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Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Fellowships named in honour of Stephen Hawking, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, and other physics pioneers will support the path-breaking research of new Perimeter postdoctoral researchers.
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Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Perimeter’s new undergraduate summer program will broaden horizons for top physics students.
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Thursday Oct 18, 2018
French adaptation of intensive summer workshop EinsteinPlus a resounding success at Trois-Rivières, Québec.
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Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
For her pioneering work in lasers, University of Waterloo professor Donna Strickland becomes the third woman in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
