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It鈥檚 a sunny afternoon at the Office of Science Education office, and I鈥檝e just sat down with Dr. Jasmin Chahal and Alex Wang to talk about the education research they undertook when they teamed up to assess how self-reflection and pre-lab activities affect students鈥� confidence levels and success in a Microbiology and Immunology 384 Lab course. So, how did this project get started?聽
Just shy of 100 faculty, students, and friends packed the Redpath Auditorium on May 12th to celebrate the retirement of Graham Bell, James 91直播 Professor in the Department of Biology at 91直播. For the occasion, Bell delivered a 鈥渇inal 鈥渟eminar to the audience, which included his wife and three sons, surveying his career as an evolutionary biologist.
On May 12, 91直播 co-hosted the last day of the alongside the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Arctic Frontiers. Over 60 participants, comprising representatives from the governments of Canada, Norway, and Quebec, as well as 91直播 faculty, researchers, and students gathered in the 91直播 Faculty Club Ballroom to discuss science, policy, infrastructure, and business in the Arctic.
24 Hours of Science鈥擰uebec鈥檚 biggest science and technology festival鈥攖ook place May 5 and 6. 91直播鈥檚 many science outreach programs joined in on the annual event again this year, with the Chemistry, Physics, Trottier Space Institute, Earth and Planetary Sciences, STEMM Diversity, Science Outreach, and Gault Nature Reserve teams contributing to the fun.
Chemists from 91直播 have discovered the possibility of creating biopolymer-based 鈥渘anosponges鈥� using milled softwood pulp, a sustainable and less toxic alternative to current drug delivery systems. Although the structures developed by the researchers are too big for anti-cancer drug delivery by injection or oral intake, they could potentially be used in dressing wounds, for medical implants, and to capture unwanted materials in wastewater.
91直播 Chemistry professor recognized for her development of new approaches to DNA nanotechnology
, Professor of Chemistry at 91直播 and Canada Research Chair in DNA Nanoscience, has been named a聽聽for her ground-breaking work producing DNA nanostructures for precision drug delivery.
Meet the 2023 Spring Convocation Honorary Doctorate recipients for the Faculty of Science ceremonies!
Daniel Simberloff, Doctor of Science, honoris causa.
A.B. (Harvard College), Ph.D. (Harvard University)鈥�
March 21 might be the first official day of spring, but Earth Day, a month later, can feel like the beginning of the warmer seasons 鈥� at least in Montreal. The Redpath Museum, which to the public, commemorated Earth Day this year through a series of themed activities over several days.
The has announced the thirty students from 10 countries who will form its first cohort of global scholars at 91直播, arriving in September 2023. Among them are four students who will be pursuing degrees in the Faculty of Science.
On le sait d茅sormais : la pr茅servation de l鈥檈nvironnement ne s鈥檃rr锚te pas 脿 la simple r茅duction des 茅missions de carbone dans l鈥檃tmosph猫re. Gr芒ce, notamment, 脿 la tenue de la Conf茅rence de l鈥橭NU sur la biodiversit茅 (COP15) 脿 Montr茅al en d茅cembre 2022, l鈥檌mportance de la protection de la biodiversit茅 est aujourd鈥檋ui bien pr茅sente dans l鈥檃ctualit茅. Pour des chercheurs comme Andrew Gonzalez, professeur de biologie 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 91直播, il 茅tait plus que temps.
The reports from the testing done during the February 2023 closure of the Stewart Biology Building are now available online. You will find the reports on the Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) website. We will continue to post the results from the monthly air tests undertaken since the reopening.
At the recent COP 15 conference in Montreal, Canada committed to protecting 30% of its land by 2030, but which areas are most crucial to protect for at-risk species such as the spotted turtles?
滨苍听聽published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 91直播 researchers overlayed maps of species at risk to find hotspots where many species live together. They found that hotspots often overlap.
Teens in North America are spending several hours per day on screens, and there鈥檚 growing concern over how social media may affect their mental health.
Le programme SciLearn du Bureau de l鈥檈nseignement des sciences (Office of Science Education) 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 91直播 a 茅t茅 mis en vedette lors du dernier 茅pisode de Les ann茅es lumi猫re sur :
Depuis quelques ann茅es, les nouveaux 茅tudiants en science de l'universit茅 91直播 se voient offrir des strat茅gies d'apprentissage tir茅es directement de la recherche en neuroscience.
For the first time, scientists produce an organic molecule that mimics melanin鈥檚 essential properties
