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Transit of Mercury

The planet Mercury will pass in front of the sun (as Venus did in 2012) on Monday, May 9 and the observatory will have its telescopes (with proper solar filters) following the event.  Members and friends of the university community are welcome to stop up  from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM weather permitting.

Professor Alex Gezerlis awarded Discovery Accelerator Supplement

Prof. Alex Gezerlis has been awarded a Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) in the latest NSERC competition.  The award, valued at $120k over 3 years, provides additional resources to promote research programs that have been highly rated in terms of their originality and innovation, and to the researcher who shows extraordinary potential to become an international leader in their field.   NSERC provides a maximum number of 125 DAS awards per year, and the University of Guelph receives 1 - 3 such awards annually.

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