Each year in December, the Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden—and for the first time, the Varsity was there.
But the closing weeks of 2001 were a milestone in Nobel history. They marked the 100th anniversary of the Prize and to celebrate this jubilee, every living Nobel Laureate was invited to the event.
Luminaries like: James Watson, who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953; Harold Varmus, the former director of the National Institutes of Health, who was instrumental in drafting U.S. scientific policy throughout the 90s; and U of T chemist John Polanyi, who forged an understanding of chemical interactions on the most fundamental level.
All of these great scientists—as well as many other current leaders in biology, physics and chemistry—were invited to give a series of lectures and symposia that represented a unique intersection of the world’s greatest minds.
2002 will be a year shaped by science. The cloning of the first human embryo, attempts to engineer livestock to produce human organs, unorthodox new treatments for cancer—all these developments will push science closer to the average person than ever before.
The Varsity is one of the only publications in the world that sent a reporter to participate directly in the Stockholm meetings. So forget what other media outlets tell you about science in 2002.
Over the next month or so, The Varsity will publish a series of articles summarizing this unique scientific event.
You’ll get a special perspective on what the future holds, directly from the minds that make science happen.
