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The Wonderful World of Bats
PhD candidate Keshna Sood breaks down a few interesting facts about Halloween’s favourite mascot, the bat.
The Science of Fear
Biology student Laura Fernandez takes a look at the science of fear in the run up to All Hallow’s Eve!
A Microbiologist's Guide to Zombies
Master’s graduate Rebecca Dang reflects on the scientific evidence behind everyone’s favourite horror trope - zombies!
The Art & Science of Bread-Making
Recent biochemistry graduate Tu Nguyen reflects on this year’s popular pandemic past-time and breaks down the science of bread-making!
The Wildfires and the Observatories
Kirsten Vanstone, Executive Director of RCIScience, reflects on the impact of wildfires on the scientific institutions she holds dear.
Firestorm: How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future
A look at why wildfires are burning bigger, hotter, more often and in increasingly unpredictable ways.
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
A startling examination of the pandemics that have ravaged humanity and how history can prepare us to confront the most serious acute global health emergency of our time.
Sidewalk Science
Science is all around us. And by the same token, so are scientists! That’s why we started a Sidewalk Science campaign as an opportunity for local scientists in Canada to connect and share their research directly with their neighbours.
Superior: The Return of Race Science
A timely exploration of the relationship between Science and Race.
Progress and Pandemics: A Historic Perspective Offers Hope
Second year biology undergraduate student Jacob Fine suggests a reflection on historical plagues offers optimism for science-based contributions to the alleviation of disease.
Silver Linings for Science
Our Executive Director reflects on science communication and trust in science during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Uniting Toronto science communicators: U of T alumni, students attend first-ever SciCommTO conference
Over 120 attendees come together in downtown Toronto to share knowledge and passion for the field of science communication at the first ever SciCommTO Conference.
From food environments to food marketing: the science behind diets
Expert panel informs what we “should, and could, and can do” about dieting.
Reflections from Sir Peter Ratcliffe, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
Reflections of a Nobel Prize Winner following a talk on his discovery as part of RCIScience’s 2019-20 program.
A Message from Our Executive Director
Thank you for helping to make 2019 a very successful year!
Black Holes Don't Suck!
Black Holes: From Speculative to Spectacular panelist Dr. Christina Smith casually guides us through how black holes often appear in popular culture!
RCIScience Panel Injects a Dose of Reality into the Stem Cell Hype
Farah Qaiser reports from one of RCIScience’s most engaging panel discussions to date exploring Stem Cells: The Path to Future Regeneration.
SynBio Brings Together Synthetic Biology’s Best and Brightest
On Wednesday, March 6 2019, Ontario Genomics hosted their annual Canada SynBio conference at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, Canada. University of Toronto PhD candidate Louis Ho shares his thoughts on the proceedings.
Science, Social Media and Going Viral
PhD candidate Sasha Weiditch, or @SciGirlSash as she’s better known on social media, talks about her research and the importance of science communication and visibility in STEM.
If Universities Are Going to Drive Innovation Then We Need to First Innovate Academia
Bryan Koivisto, Director of Ryerson University’s Science Discovery Zone and chair of RCIScience’s panel ‘Back to the Future: Yesterday’s Research brings Tomorrow’s Innovations’ shares his thoughts on innovating academia.
