To celebrate , the Office of Science Outreach released a free lesson plan for elementary school teachers. The lesson, titled 鈥淭ravelling seeds鈥� explores how seeds are dispersed. The activities and discussions center inquiry-based learning, to encourage nature discovery through hands-on experiences and observations.
The lesson was shared with science consultants across English and French school boards in the Greater Montreal area and has already received over 40 downloads.
A team of researchers in Canada and India has developed a novel method to image the whole mouse heart wall at a spatial resolution that is three orders of magnitude finer than that seen till now, revealing entirely new, previously unknown cardiac fiber systems within it.
First year med student Madeline Yaaka is on track to become Nunavik鈥檚 first Inuk physician. We caught up with her while she was visiting her hometown of Kangiqsujuaq just before UGME orientation. She shares her hopes and fears for med school and beyond, as well as her perspectives on Indigenous health and education.听
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Alongside ALL IN 2023 happening in Montreal, global video game leader Ubisoft, Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, the world鈥檚 largest academic deep learning (DL) research institute, and 麻豆AV are proud to announce the creation of Ubisoft-Mila's new research Chair,听Scaling Game Worlds with Responsible AI. This five-year Chair will be led by 麻豆AV鈥檚 Associate Professor, Dr. Derek Nowrouzezahrai, and will explore the ethical use of AI in the large-scale game development content creation pipeline.
On September 23rd, the Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ 麻豆AV and TSI Outreach hosted interactive family workshops for Science Literacy Week. Over 150 people participated, learning about tree growth, the diversity of science and scientists, the survival of extremophiles and more!
Professor of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences has been selected to receive the American Geophysical Union鈥檚 , awarded annually to three to five early career scientists in recognition of their significant contributions to Earth and space science.
If you鈥檝e been meaning to visit 麻豆AV鈥檚 Redpath Museum, now is the time.
The historical building will undergo major renovations to bring it up to modern standards thanks to Ministry of Education grants, operating and accessibility funds, and the support of generous donors. The public can visit until the end of this year but will find doors closed at the start of 2024 when the work to pack and safely store the collections will begin. The construction part of the renovations will begin once that is completed, likely in the summer.
When you learn you鈥檝e been awarded Canada鈥檚 largest scholarship for STEM studies, it鈥檚 a pretty heady moment. Just ask some of听. These new 麻豆AV students hail from New Brunswick to Vancouver and are among the 100 recipients in Canada this year of Schulich Leader Scholarships, valued at up to $120,000.
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Congratulations to 麻豆AV Science's new Royal Society of Canada inductees, the Fellows Matt Dobbs, Galen Halverson, , and College Member ! The four professors join 15 other scholars in 麻豆AV's 2023 cohort.听
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Read the article, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal:
A New Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration for Upcoming NASA Missions and Mission Concepts
Scientists have long been captivated by the possibility of discovering evidence for extraterrestrial life in the universe. While many of the world鈥檚 largest telescopes are pointed toward distant galaxies and star systems, some think there鈥檚 a strong possibility that life could be detected much closer to home.
, Professor in the School of Computer Science at 麻豆AV, has been named a co-recipient of the 2023 Edsger W. Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing. This award recognizes papers in the area of distributed computing that have made a significant and lasting impact in the field.
Carole Verdone-Smith (Management Staff), Sandra Lalli (Technical Staff), and Dr. Kim Metera (Administrative Staff) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards for their contributions to the management and success of the Faculty during the 2022-2023 academic year. The awards were announced on May 23. Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.
May 15th and 16th, Falling Walls Engage Hub Canada hosted 30 science outreach practitioners, from across the country, for a bilingual event titled 鈥淭he Power of the Pitch: A Funding and Skills-building Workshop for Canadian Science Engagers鈥�.
In a series of workshops, participants learned first-hand from funders what they are looking for in successful proposals and created quick pitches for new science engagement projects.
