Toronto Metropolitan University - Faculty of Science

Highlights from an inspiring day at yesterday's Research Symposium! We kicked off with a thought-provoking panel discussion about Solving Health Challenges Through Partnerships, followed by inspiring faculty research presentations and the graduate and postdoctoral poster session.

A special thank you to our panellists and moderators for sharing their invaluable insights and expertise: Veronique Boscart, Sridhar (Sri) Krishnan, Ori Rotstein, MD, Roxana Sühring, Dr. Jobin Varughese, Roberto Botelho, and Glaucia Melo

Thank you to all who participated, and congratulations to the winners of the poster competition!

Winners:
Cristina Camardi, Natalie Uzynski (Molecular Science), Neha Nasir (Physics)

People's Choice Award:
Quinton Ropret (Molecular Science)
Sana Suboh (Physics)

Celebrating the students from the Faculty of Science who made the 2025-26 Dean's List for their academic accomplishments! A huge congratulations to everyone who earned this well-deserved recognition.

Check out the full list of recipients:
https://www.torontomu.ca/science/current-undergraduate-students/deans-list/ #!accordion-1778255994496-2025-2026

Calling all Faculty of Science faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers!

Join us for the fourth annual FOS Research Symposium & Networking event on June 9th from 10am - 4:30pm. This is an opportunity to connect with colleagues across departments, learn more about ongoing research, and explore potential interdisciplinary collaboration within the faculty.

Register by May 19th to reserve your spot:
https://www.torontomu.ca/science/news-events/2026/06/fos-research-symposium-networking-event/

Undergraduate students and other members of the TMU community are welcome to attend the afternoon research poster session from 2:40pm - 4:10 pm.

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 10am - 4:30pm
Location: POD 250


Toronto Metropolitan University Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

We are excited to share the Faculty of Science 2025 Year in Review, highlighting faculty achievements, student excellence, community outreach and donor impact over the last year.

From hosting the 2SLGBTQ+ in STEM Conference to partnering with the Ontario Science Centre, our reach extended far beyond the classroom. Our faculty advanced research in cancer treatment, water conservation and AI policy, and our students' achievements placed them on the world stage.

Explore the stories that reflect a year of deep curiosity: https://bit.ly/4cC6OiW

Molecular science PhD candidate Jayde Casimir-Powell started her graduate career as the only Black student in her lab. Now, she’s helping ensure the next cohort will have a different experience.

In collaboration with postdoctoral researcher Dr. Patience Obi and professor Kafi Ealey, PhD, Jayde helped organize a launch event for the Black in STEM group at TMU, which included a screening of the film "Coded Bias" and a powerful panel discussion on equity in research. Supported by the Faculty of Science’s Dimensions Program, the Black Scholarship Institute, and the Faculty of Community Services at Toronto Metropolitan University, the event marks a major step forward in building a supportive network for Black students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty.

“It’s a heartwarming feeling to see that there are people like me. Now we can see each other, which is really amazing.” — Jayde Casimir-Powell

Read more about the initiative and how to get involved: https://www.torontomu.ca/science/news-events/2026/03/building-community-to-support-representation-and-inclusion-in-sc/

Curious about the groundbreaking graduate research happening at TMU?

Join us for the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition, where TMU graduate students take on a unique challenge: presenting years of complex research in just three minutes and one single slide.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 12:00 p.m. (Livestream begins at 12:15 p.m.)
Location: SLC 8th floor

Learn more: torontomu.ca/3mt

Over reading week, BYTE hosted the first TMU Tech Week, a student-led celebration of technology, innovation and creativity.

There was an impressive turnout of 750 attendees, with a packed schedule of speakers, workshops and hackathons, including an office tour at Slalom and experts from Microsoft, Wealthsimple and IBM.

Second-year computer science student and BYTE's VP of Growth, Areej Ubaid shares what it was like to bring the event to life.

Read more:

Celebrating campus innovation and creativity together Celebrating campus innovation and creativity together Interdisciplinary student group hosts TMU’s first Tech Week March 09, 2026 Second-year computer science student and BYTE’s VP of Growth, Areej Ubaid, learned new skills planning TMU Tech Week, including collaboration, delegation and emceeing....

Congratulations to Claudette McGowan, computer science PhD student and Protexxa Founder and CEO, who was appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest civilian honour.

Earlier this month, she was also honoured with the Viola Desmond Leadership in Business Award at TMU. Congrats Claudette! 👏

7 members of the TMU community have been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest civilian honour.

Among those named this year include the university’s Chancellor, a PhD candidate, honorary doctorate recipients, a founding faculty member of the TMU School of Medicine and longstanding supporters whose generosity has shaped TMU’s growth.

Learn more about this year's appointees: https://www.torontomu.ca/news-events/news/2026/02/tmu-community-members-appointed-to-the-order-of-ontario/

Calling all ! Looking for new ways to share your research this year? Soapbox Science Toronto is now accepting speaker applications!! 🤩

Eligible speakers must:
🎓 Have their PhD or in the process of completing it
🥽 Be an active researcher in any of the STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) fields, either in academia or industry.
👩🏻‍💻🧑🏾‍🔬 Identify as female, non binary or genderqueer

The Toronto event will be held in September at Word on the Street, and this is a great opportunity for Faculty, PostDocs and PhD students (or equivalent, ex. PharmD) as well as those who you may collaborate with in industry research.

The deadline to apply is March 8th.

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