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📣 Just one week left to apply for the Summer Undergraduate Research Program! This is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to prepare for a career in scientific research.

Application deadline is Jan. 31! For more information, please visit: https://t.co/bykTkogZay

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Congratulations to Prof. Jo Bovy for being awarded the Steacie Prize for his research on galactic dynamics, galaxy formation and evolution, dark matter and astrostatistics!

Read more about his accomplishment here: https://t.co/fyE6swacgS

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📣 Applications are now open for the 2025 Dunlap Institute Summer School, this year with a focus on radio astronomy, taught by internationally-renowned astronomers!

Dates: July 21-25, 2025
Application deadline: January 31, 2025
Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/oOjtF3tcmq

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Using @NASAWebb images, astronomers have discovered a distant young galaxy that is similar in size to the Milky Way and gleaming with star clusters! It has been named the Firefly Sparkle galaxy and it may give us a clue as to how early galaxies formed.

https://t.co/hMwX7TaWZC

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Congratulations to Discover the Universe's Julie Bolduc-Duval who was named person of the year by @Lactualite! She was honoured for her had work preparing teachers, students, and the public for the 2024 total solar eclipse!

Read the article (French) here: https://t.co/fDLyG8WTd2

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Have you ever wanted to contribute to a scientific discovery in a meaningful way? Now's your chance! The Dunlap Institute has partnered with the Euclid Consortium and Zooniverse who bring you Space Warps Euclid!

For more info and to participate visit: https://t.co/hitCn9A1yF

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@theannexsingers present “Stargazers” this Saturday, Dec 7. Join them for a pre-concert lecture by the Dunlap Institute's Dr. Renée Hložek and sky-gazing with the @rasctc! The event begins at 6:15pm at Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd, Toronto.
https://t.co/WkyEc58ppT

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🍻✨Are you ready for Astronomy on Tap???✨🍻

Join us tonight, Friday, November 29, at The Great Hall for an incredible evening of astronomical fun! Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. For more info: https://t.co/vOSAiXEfdQ

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Introducing our final #AstronomyOnTapTO speaker: Prof. Juan Mena-Parra!

Juan will tell us about how the CHIME radio telescope is helping us learn more about Fast Radio Bursts!

Hear from Juan, Amanda, and Jacqueline on November 29th!

Learn more: https://t.co/suUjcOV7gp

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Join us on November 29th to learn about the mysterious cosmic phenomenon called fast radio bursts from our second #AstronomyOnTapTO speaker, Amanda Cook!

For more information: https://t.co/suUjcOV7gp

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Join our friends at @fieldsinstitute and @rciscience for a screening of Hidden Figures followed by a panel discussion featuring our own PhD graduate student Adaeze Ibik!

Thu. Nov. 28 at 6:50pm at Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto.
Free tickets: https://t.co/jHBy2FLrpr

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On Dec. 7 the @theannexsingers present "Stargazers"! The evening includes a pre-concert lecture by Dr. Renée Hložek and skywatching (weather permitting) led by members of the @RASCTC, and kicks off at 6:15pm at Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.
https://t.co/WkyEc58ppT

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Introducing our first #AstronomyOnTapTO speaker, @UofTArtSci Banting Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Jacqueline Antwi-Danso!

On November 29, Jaqueline will explain how we can see the distant universe by looking at infrared light!

See https://t.co/suUjcOV7gp for more details!

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New research published today in the Astrophysical Journal describes the first ever catalogue of white dwarf-main sequence binary star candidates in open clusters. The paper was first-authored by @uoftartsci graduate student Steffani Grondin.

Learn more: https://t.co/cKOOHzCJyU

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Join Professor Emeritus John Percy on Monday, November 18 at 1:30pm for his talk "The Amazing Universe" presented at the @torontolibrary Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Road.

For more information and to register visit: https://t.co/9PGsdmImF4

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Renée Hložek (@reneehlozek, @UofT), one of the world’s leading young cosmologists, has received the Rutherford Memorial Medal (Physics). #COEE2024

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University of Toronto recent graduate Chris Lansdale is this year's recipient of the Professor Mercedes T. Richards Award for Excellence in summer undergraduate research in astronomy.

The full story can be found here: https://t.co/Fuh4zD3AHJ

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Come join our team! We're looking to fill the position of Administrative Officer at the Dunlap Institute. Apply by Nov. 11!

For more information and to apply: https://t.co/laQYB32L2f