Four º«¹úÂãÎè Faculty of Science students and graduates named finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships
Faculty of Science students Joshua Cheruvathur (BSc'25) and Elaine Xiao (BSc'25), as well as graduates Antoine Bourdin (BSc'24) and Chanel Perreault (BASc'22), are finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at º«¹úÂãÎè. Published: 5 February 2025
Communication between body muscle and the brain influences fertility, study finds
A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female fertility, according to a new study.
º«¹úÂãÎè researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain.
The findings, published in , could lead to new treatment options for infertility, the researchers said.Published: 5 February 2025
º«¹úÂãÎè Geography Students Shine at the 2025 Géolympiades
From January 24th to 26th, 2025, four º«¹úÂãÎè students traveled to Chicoutimi to compete in the Géolympiades, an annual provincial geography competition hosted this year by l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC). Over the course of these three days, the students – Zachary Honsinger-Ruoff (B.A. Environment), Jamie Silverman (B.A. & Sc. SSS), Ethan Bird (M.A. Geography), and Coco Einarsen (B.A. & Sc. SSS) – represented º«¹úÂãÎè—one of eight participating universities and the sole English-language institution.Published: 5 February 2025
Faculty of Education Students Recognized as Top Candidates for the McCall MacBain Scholarships
Get to know Justin Goldberg and Nattamon Tokaeo, º«¹úÂãÎè Education's top McCall MacBain Scholarship Candidates:
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Recognized for his leadership potential, Honours Kinesiology student Justin Goldberg (BSc'25) is a national finalist for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at º«¹úÂãÎè.Published: 5 February 2025
Macdonald Campus Seed Library opens February 24
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On Monday, February 24, 2025 the Macdonald Campus Library will open up its Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be available to º«¹úÂãÎè students, faculty, and staff on opening day.Â
If you're not yet a member of the Seed Library, please fill out the registration form.Published: 4 February 2025
Claire Brown and Team- Recipients of 2024-2025 Faculty Award for Teaching Innovation
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Published: 4 February 2025
Share the Good News with OFFERING
To keep records up-to-date and celebrate the achievements within our community, you can share any awards, prizes, and achievement received by you or your colleagues during the 2024-25 year with the Office for the Faculty of Education Research: Initiatives, Networking and Grants (OFFERING).
Please provide the details, including the name of the award, prize or achievement, the recipient, and any relevant context.Published: 4 February 2025
How a º«¹úÂãÎè student’s teenage curiosity led to the first megalodon discovery in Canada
Louis-Philippe Bateman’s fascination with megalodon began with a single sentence in a book about Canada’s geological evolution. It described giant, mysterious fossilized shark teeth discovered in the 1960s by fishermen dredging for scallops off Canada’s Atlantic coast. The curiosity felt by the teenager with a budding interest in paleontology would resurface in a meaningful way during his undergraduate years at º«¹úÂãÎè.Published: 4 February 2025
New publication in Cognitive Science by postdoc Bavo van Kerrebroeck and Prof. Caroline Palmer
Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Bavo van Kerrebroeck and Prof. Palmer for their recent publication in Cognitive Science! The paper is titled, Virtual Partners Improve Synchronization in Human−Machine Trios, and more information (including the full article) can be found . Great work!
Published: 4 February 2025
PhD Candidate Jay Ritchie on his latest book "Listening in Many Publics"
Jay Ritchie, PhD Candidate in the Department of English, spoke to the Faculty of Arts about his newest collection of poems, shortlisted for the Quebec Writers’ Federation A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry.Published: 3 February 2025
New Dean's Speaker Series Launches with Manu Kapur
As a new initiative of the Faculty of Education, Dean Vivek Venkatesh recently launched the Dean's Speaker Series. This biannual series is expected to host prominent guest speakers on relatable topics that span the Faculty's departments and hosted by the Dean as a free event for academics, students, staff, and invited guests.Published: 3 February 2025
Call for Proposals | Open Research Symposium - The Future is Open: Building an Open Research Community at º«¹úÂãÎè
Call for Proposals:Published: 3 February 2025
Save the Date: 2025 Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture
Thursday March 27th 2025 • 4:30pm to 6pm
Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West Lori Leibold Ph.D.
Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research Speaker BioPublished: 3 February 2025
Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West Lori Leibold Ph.D.
Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research Speaker BioPublished: 3 February 2025
The Yan P. Lin Centre’s Research Group on Global Pasts Releases Book on Place and Performance in Antiquity
We enthusiastically announce the publication of Place and Performance in Ancient Greece, Rome, and China with Cambridge University Press in December 2024. It is the first volume in Cambridge’s new series Antiquity in Global Context. Profs. Griet Vankeerberghen and Hans Beck have edited this volume, and their long-standing collaboration was the foundation of the Global Antiquities cluster of the Yan P. Lin Centre, evolved and expanded into our Global Pasts Research Group.Published: 3 February 2025
When using music to alleviate pain, tempo matters
Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a º«¹úÂãÎè research team has discovered.
This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.
The discovery was the subject of a paper published this week in Pain, the top journal in the field of pain medicine and research.Published: 3 February 2025
The Info-Neuro cart schedule for February is now available!
Published: 3 February 2025
Department of Bioresource Engineering welcomes astronaut David Saint-Jacques
The Department of Bioresource Engineering (BREE) enjoyed a visit last month from David Saint-Jacques, astronaut and Deputy Director, Lunar Exploration at the Canadian Space Agency, and BREE graduate Chris Patterson. They met with BREE undergrad and grad students who presented their projects, highlighting links between their research and bioregenerative life support system goals for extended space missions on the lunar surface and beyond in the near future.Published: 3 February 2025
Publish in all Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journals fee free via new CRKN Agreement
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As of January 1, 2025, corresponding authors affiliated with º«¹úÂãÎè will be able to publish an unlimited number of their articles as open access in all Royal Society of Chemistry hybrid and gold journals for the duration of the agreement (2025-2027) without paying any article processing charges (APC).Published: 1 February 2025
Experts: U.S. tariff threat
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he plans to impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1.
These experts from º«¹úÂãÎè are available to share their insights:Published: 31 January 2025
Experts: Deep Seek AI
Chinese startup Deep Seek recently launched its latest AI models, which are widely considered better than the current leading competitors and are available for a much lower price.
These experts from º«¹úÂãÎè can share their insights:Published: 31 January 2025