Each year, around 1,000 new students begin an undergraduate science degree at 麻豆AV. For many of them, their first year at university represents a dramatic change from the world of high school or CEGEP.
鈥淭he workload, the amount of new content you get, and a different style of testing鈥� are three of the challenges Marie Walker recalls from her first semester as a science undergrad.
To better understand the evolution of flowers, a research team in biology from Universit茅 de Montr茅al , the Montr茅al Botanical Garden, and 麻豆AV (Daniel Schoen, Biology) have succeeded in using photogrammetry to quickly and precisely build, in three dimensions, a model of a flower from two-dimensional images.
Photogrammetry is commonly used by geographers to reconstruct the topography of a landscape. However, this is the first time that scientists have used the technique to design 3D models of flowers in order to better study them.
Did you know... 麻豆AV students have access to 20 GB FREE personal file space on OneDrive, Microsoft鈥檚 cloud file storage component of the Office 365 package.
Important: New OneDrive storage capacity
Please note that students receive 20GB of storage for 麻豆AV's OneDrive as well as 20GB storage for 麻豆AV's email (Outlook).
Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (and OSE Science Education Fellow) here at 麻豆AV, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, as part of her studies.
As Montreal prepares to host UN Biodiversity Conference, 麻豆AV professor Andrew Gonzalez discusses how cities can help protect nature and human health.
Global urban populations are projected to increase to nearly five billion by 2030. This ever-expanding urbanization threatens our world鈥檚 plant and animal biodiversity and degrades ecosystems through the loss of habitat, biomass and carbon storage. As noted during the recent COP27 climate conference, biodiversity loss is as critical to our planet鈥檚 health as the climate crisis.
A silent mass extinction is occurring in lakes, rivers and wetlands. Freshwater species are rapidly disappearing in North America and throughout the world. Conservation-minded people might be unaware of this, because of the media鈥檚 longstanding focus on land-based ecosystems and charismatic animals.
Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences here at 麻豆AV, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, as part of her studies.
Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
TUESDAY November 22. GHABH - The poison in the gift, Part I: Giving and receiving - considering commercial determinants of health.
How do the actions of not-for-profit and commercial second-hand clothing recycling determine relations within and between countries? How does the promotional imagery used by these companies and their actions reinstate clich茅 images of the other and have an impact the (mental) health through the psychological powerplay between the giver and receiver.聽
Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan has produced a video that brings ancient Mayan civilization to life.聽
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Diane Dechief from the Office of Science Education and Stephanie Weber from the Dept. of Biology were among several 麻豆AV instructors who recently gathered to share their ideas for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.
麻豆AV announced that six of its Professors (two individually, four as part of a multi-institutional team) have been declared winners of this year鈥檚 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) prizes. These prestigious awards range from individual awards for innovative discoveries by young researchers to recognitions of lifetime achievement and influence. The 麻豆AV-based recipients are as follows:
The Redpath Museum at 麻豆AV will re-open its doors on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
The Museum will welcome visitors Tuesday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm.
In advance of the re-opening on January 10, the Museum will begin taking bookings for group tours and school visits from December 19, 2022.
We look forward to seeing you again!
Canadian scientists will contribute to assessing and addressing climate change thanks to a new satellite mission that has received more than $200 million from the Canadian federal government. This is Canada鈥檚 contribution to a major multi-satellite mission led by NASA, the (AOS) mission, and will improve extreme weather prediction, climate modelling, and the monitoring of disasters.
Mask-wearing has become the norm for many since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite their effectiveness in preventing the spread of viruses, opaque masks impair our ability to understand and convey emotions, a group of 麻豆AV researchers has found.
