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Experimental Result |
ALPHA Charges Up Antimatter |
03 June 2014 |
In a paper published today in the journal Nature Communications, the ALPHA collaboration reports on their
latest measurement of a fundamental property of antihydrogen, the ephemeral
antimatter twin to normal hydrogen. |
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Workshops & Conferences |
Radiation Experts Meet in Vancouver |
03 June 2014 |
The Canadian Radiation Protection Agency held their annual conference this year in Vancouver, bringing together the top safety professionals from across Canada to think about
issues from environmental safety to risk communication. |
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Funding Announcements |
Federal Support for Isotopes & IAMI |
30 May 2014 |
The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western
Economic Diversification, announced funding of $5.5 million to support TRIUMF in procuring a
new TR-24 cyclotron and developing the Institute for Accelerator-based Medical
Isotopes. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF’s Chemistry Connections Honoured |
29 May 2014 |
Chemistry plays a crucial role in many areas of TRIUMF's science
program. The nuclear medicine division at TRIUMF works closely with UBC's Medicinal Inorganic
Chemistry group and two TRIUMF collaborators from this group
have been recognized for their research excellence. |
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Current Events |
Scientists Shake Up the Richmond Library |
26 May 2014 |
As part of a new initiative to stimulate interest in science, the Richmond Public Library has created a S&T lecture series with the inaugural talks presented by TRIUMF scientists. |
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Current Events |
Direction-Setting for U.S. Particle Physics |
23 May 2014 |
The U.S. particle-physics community released a trend-setting report this week that outlines a compelling future vision. TRIUMF's Lia Merminga was one of the authors. |
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Current Events |
Rocky Kolb Explores Our Universe’s Origins |
23 May 2014 |
Astrophysicist Rocky Kolb’s lecture, "The Quantum and the Cosmos," traces the significance of the smallest particles to the biggest mysteries in the universe. TRIUMF and Science World hosted this lecture as part of the Unveiling the Universe series. |
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Funding Announcements |
NSERC CREATE Funds ISOSIM Program |
16 May 2014 |
Led by TRIUMF and UBC, and with funding from NSERC, the
Isotopes for Science and Medicine program will enrich training experiences for young Canadian researchers in the production, preparation,
and innovative application of isotopes. |
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Funding Announcements |
NSERC Engage Grant with Local Start-Up |
12 May 2014 |
TRIUMF’s Nuclear Medicine group has been awarded an
NSERC Engage grant to support a new collaboration with B.C.-based biotechnology
start-up ImStar in the development of a promising new therapeutic drug for Lou Gehrig's disease. |
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Awards & Honours |
TRIUMF Team Wins CCS Innovation Grant |
22 April 2014 |
Dr. Tom Ruth and UVic Ph.D. student Jason Crawford have received a
Canadian Cancer Society Innovation grant to support their research on
Astatine-211, an alpha-emitting radioisotope which carries great
potential for the treatment of late-stage cancer. |
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