Adam A. Lam

I’m a journalist specializing in event coverage, science reporting, and growing small organizations in Toronto. Contact me at [email protected] to learn more about services and collaboration.

The Strand, exclusive report: How immigrant nurses answered the call to respond to Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic

Masks with straps that don’t tie, gowns that fail to fully cover bodies, and shortages of personal protective equipment all characterized working conditions faced by nurses at the start of Canada’s COVID-19 pandemic.

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ASX: Why are U of T astronomers investigating the mass of the Milky Way?

What is the mass of the Milky Way galaxy, and why is it important to investigate?

Dr. Gwen Eadie, an Assistant Professor jointly appointed between the University of Toronto’s David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (DADAA) and its Department of Statistical Sciences (DoSS), spoke on these questions at the Astronomy and Space Exploration Society’s first Star Talk of the year on July 8.

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ASX: Historic crewed rocket launch jointly streamed by ASX and UTAT

On the ASX’s Blog (also cross-published in the UTAT Space Review): “A new era of space flight began with the blastoff of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on May 30, livestreamed to an audience of over 3 million — including over 25 participants tuning in to a watch party by the Astronomy & Space Exploration Society

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