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Science Outreach is hiring!
We're looking for a Science Outreach Educator to join our team. They will assist the Faculty’s Science Outreach unit in promoting and enhancing the visibility of outreach, provide training opportunities to º«¹úÂãÎè students and staff using evidence-based best practices and assist with the communications and evaluation components of the Outreach program.
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Alfonso Mucci elected Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Alfonso Mucci, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, has been elected an American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fellow. He joins 53 other individuals in the 2022 Class of Fellows. AGU, a nonprofit organization that supports 130,000 enthusiasts to experts worldwide in Earth and space sciences, annually recognizes a select number of individuals as part of its Honours and Recognition program.
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Undergraduate students celebrated for summer research
On August 10, thirty or so undergraduate students gathered in Leacock 232 to share their experiences as researchers in the Faculty of Science over the summer.
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The Redpath Museum moves outdoors this summer
Enjoy the beautiful summer weather and join the Redpath Museum outdoors to see and touch specimens from their natural history and world cultures collections. Fossils, skulls, minerals, ancient pottery... you never know what you'll find!
Every Wednesday and Thursday through August 18th: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Different themes each day. Cancelled if it rains.Â
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Outreach skills and entrepreneurship
Wondering how the skills you develop doing science outreach can help with your future endeavours? Read about Dr.
Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced
2022 award winnersThe Faculty of Science Excellence Awards recognize outstanding performance and contributions made by members of the Faculty’s administrative and support staff classified in four categories: Academic Associate, Clerical, Management, and Technical. The committee, comprised of staff members from each department, received nominations for three of these categories.
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Gabriel Venne wins Leo Yaffe Award
The recipient of the Leo Yaffe Award for 2022 is Gabriel Venne, assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. The award is given each year to recognize a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level in the Faculty of Science.
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Making data science accessible to all
The Faculty of Science’s new Computational and Data Systems Initiative will help researchers unlock the power of data-intensive research methods
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Science students share their passion with school students across Québec
º«¹úÂãÎè students participated for the first time this year in École en réseau and CÅ“ur des sciences, two programs that provide programming for elementary and secondary school students across Quebec. Read about º«¹úÂãÎè students Jeremy Dawkins and Kirsten Crandall's engaging collaborations with  École en réseau and CÅ“ur des sciences in º«¹úÂãÎè dans la ville's articleÂ
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º«¹úÂãÎè Chemistry Outreach Group founders describe the group's work in new tribute
Founding members of the award-winning º«¹úÂãÎè Chemistry Outreach program have documented the inception and work of the group in Beyond exploding balloons- bringing the science of chemistry to the public, a new piece in the Canadian Journal of Chemistry.
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McCall MacBain Scholarships set to open to international applicants
Join the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars!Are you interested in mentorship, leadership skills development, and full funding to start a graduate degree?
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Get to know a scientist: Herpetologist Jessica Ford
Watch herpetologist Jessica Ford explain the work she does with the easily overlooked, yet massively important tadpoles.Â
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Office of Science Outreach launches online inquiry-based training
The Office of Science Outreach is excited to take its inquiry-based theory training completely online and asynchronous. Intro to º«¹úÂãÎè Science Outreach and Inquiry-Based Learning is now available on myCourses, º«¹úÂãÎè’s learning platform, for anyone interested in participating in the training.
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Promoting diversity in science
STEMM Diversity @ º«¹úÂãÎè co-founders Jessica Ford and Charles Xu detail their paths as scientists and what led them to come together to form STEMM Diversity @ º«¹úÂãÎè in the new article Promoting diversity in science.
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º«¹úÂãÎè researchers tackle rare disease first identified in Quebec
Researchers at º«¹úÂãÎè have made an important step forward in understanding the cause of a rare neurodegenerative disease noted for its occurrence in the Charlevoix and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean regions of Quebec.