comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - University of toronto faculty arts science - Page 8 : comparemela.com

With nearly $2 million in support, U of T astronomer to upgrade telescope in hunt for dark matter

Share An innovative, ground-breaking telescope named Dragonfly is about to undergo a major transformation thanks to nearly $2-million in support from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The Dragonfly Telephoto Array is a unique telescope designed to observe astronomical phenomenon such as extremely faint galaxies and the dark filaments of gas associated with many of them. Dragonfly is the brainchild of  Roberto Abraham, a professor of astronomy and chair of the David A. Dunlap department of astronomy and astrophysics in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts & Science, and Pieter Van Dokkum, a professor of astronomy at Yale University.

Drought, deforestation in Amazon exacerbate COVID-19 impact: U of T researcher

Arts & Science Drought, deforestation in Amazon exacerbate COVID-19 impact: U of T researcher (photo by Paralaxis via Getty Images) With the dry season ending across the Amazon rainforest, scientists and researchers are once again assessing the damage in a region where tree removal, clearing of exposed land for farming and severe drought are combining to put the lives of populations – many of them Indigenous – at risk. But there’s now also a new threat to contend with: COVID-19.  Gabriel de Oliveira, a post-doctoral researcher with Professor Jing Chen in the department of geography and planning in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Arts & Science, says breathing difficulties and respiratory challenges brought on by the coronavirus are being exacerbated by the ecological crisis that had been developing in the Amazon over several years.

© 2024 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.