Sandford Fleming Medal / en Globe and Mail science reporter and 老司机直播 alumnus Ivan Semeniuk receives 2016 Sandford Fleming Medal /news/globe-and-mail-science-reporter-and-u-t-alumnus-ivan-semeniuk-receives-2016-sandford-fleming <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Globe and Mail science reporter and 老司机直播 alumnus Ivan Semeniuk receives 2016 Sandford Fleming Medal </span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-11-17-ivan-semeniuk-lead.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=bD5SjsmQ 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2016-11-17-ivan-semeniuk-lead.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=kCwiY4pY 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2016-11-17-ivan-semeniuk-lead.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=KBhShRNK 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2016-11-17-ivan-semeniuk-lead.jpg?h=8c4bd285&amp;itok=bD5SjsmQ" alt="Photo of Reza Moridi, Ivan Semeniuk, Peter Love"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ullahnor</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-11-17T11:01:10-05:00" title="Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 11:01" class="datetime">Thu, 11/17/2016 - 11:01</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Ivan Semeniuk (centre) is awarded the 2016 Sandford Fleming Medal from Peter Love, president of the Royal Canadian Institute (right), and Reza Moridi (left), Ontario's minister of research, innovation and science. Photo by Veronica Zaretski</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/veronica-zaretski" hreflang="en">Veronica Zaretski</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Veronica Zaretski</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/science" hreflang="en">Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/innovation" hreflang="en">Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/sandford-fleming-medal" hreflang="en">Sandford Fleming Medal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/research" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">老司机直播</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For more than two decades, <strong>Ivan Semeniuk</strong>&nbsp;covered breaking scientific research 鈥 from the mysteries of the universe&nbsp;to the ancient creatures that once inhabited the Earth.</p> <p>Now, <em>T</em><em>he Globe and Mail</em> science reporter and 老司机直播 alumnus has joined the ranks of Chris Hadfield, David Suzuki and 老司机直播鈥檚 <strong>Molly Shoichet</strong> as a recipient of the <a href="http://rciscience.ca/scholarships-awards/the-sandford-fleming-award/">Sandford Fleming Medal&nbsp;&amp; Citation.</a></p> <p>The Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science presents the award annually to a Canadian who engages the public in issues related to science and technology and helps foster a scientifically literate and well-informed public.&nbsp;</p> <p>Semeniuk's love for science developed during his time as an undergrad in the department of astronomy and&nbsp;astrophysics at 老司机直播.</p> <p>鈥淎stronomy was my first love,鈥 Semeniuk said, adding visits to the planetarium as a kid 鈥渃ompletely fired my imagination.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>He said he is fascinated by astronomical and medical research&nbsp;and is particularly captivated by the journey to understand the earliest moments of the universe.</p> <p>The richness of science research in Canada makes it all the more imoprtant to support&nbsp;science journalism, Semeniuk said. But he said there is a shortage of resources and journalists to cover this important work.</p> <p>鈥淭hanks to the Internet, Canadians have more access than ever to science news&nbsp;but the science in their own backyard is still underreported,鈥 he told <em>老司机直播 News</em>. 鈥淭his award is a huge validation for doing that work&nbsp;and a huge validation for <em>The Globe and Mail</em>.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭he fact that <em>The Globe and Mail</em> has committed a full time position to cover science, the importance of that cannot be underestimated. That speaks volumes&nbsp;and it鈥檚 my privilege to be able to enact that.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>Semeniuk has continued to be an active part of the 老司机直播 community 鈥 he was affiliated with Massey College&nbsp;and teaches a science journalism workshop for graduate students offered through 老司机直播鈥檚 School of Graduate Studies.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淲hen I interact with students I鈥檓 forced to think about why I do what I do,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t made me a better journalist.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>He also acknowledged the important role of universities in sparking an interest for science.</p> <p>鈥淢uch of the research in Canada is done in&nbsp;universities&nbsp;and 老司机直播 is the largest research university in the country,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a diverse community with an astonishing amount of talent.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing how many people pass through Toronto that are important to the progress of science 鈥 this is a big plus for Toronto. Having said that I don鈥檛 think we should be complacent. It鈥檚 a very competitive environment&nbsp;and we have to keep thinking about how we can make Toronto and Canada an attractive destination for scientists and a focal point for science.鈥&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Semeniuk sees the award less as a prize for the work that he has done and more as encouragement to keep doing it. He said he is determined to continue 鈥減utting science in the public space and do that in the public interest.鈥&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:01:10 +0000 ullahnor 102436 at