Science Contours Magazine

Science Contours is the Faculty of Science Magazine published by the Dean's Office. It is distributed to Science alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students and other interested readers. It aims to connect alumni with other alumni, to keep people informed of developments in the Faculty of Science, and to build pride and encourage readers to become ambassadors for the Faculty.

Cover of the Winter 2023 issue of Contours, the Faculty of Science alumni magazine. An illustration by Myriam Wares shows scientists piecing together a puzzle that is the universe.
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Summer 2025

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Science and Technology

To close the scientific gap

How one researcher identified what’s missing in the way we do science, and how he plans to address it

Adrianna MacPherson

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Science and Technology, Research

The vanishing archive

There’s a race underway to save a record of Earth’s climate history. The catch? The data is locked in the ice and frozen ground underfoot. And it’s melting away.

Lewis Kelly

Conceptual artwork depicting a communications satellite orbiting Earth, illustrating data transmission and space technology.

Research, Science and Technology, Students

Students reach for the stars with NASA launch

Student-led experiment gathers crucial data on space radiation and Earth’s climate

Jordan Cook

Science blooms with Arabidopsis

Research, Science and Technology

Science blooms with Arabidopsis

A systematic vision for a better lab plant

Mifi Purvis

A brightly lit walkway inside a modern building. Two people are walking away from the camera. Signs reading 'The Lashuk' and 'Passageway' are visible on the glass walls, which also reflect an exterior view of buildings.

Research

Rock solid legacy

Unexpected friendships and experiential learning

Niall McKenna

Surreal digital artwork depicting a profile view of a person’s face overlaid with an image of a human brain highlighted in bright light. The background features a blurred landscape and geometric shapes, creating a futuristic and abstract feel.

Science and Technology, Research, Health And Wellness

Memory’s mutable mind

Researchers are exploring how our brains constantly rewrite the past, blurring the lines between recollection and reimagination

Michael Brown and Mifi Purvis

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