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2023 Spring Convocation Honorary Doctorate recipients announced

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�

Redpath Museum Celebrates Earth Day

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 recently reopened to the public, commemorated Earth Day this year through a series of themed activities over several days.

Meet the 2023 Faculty of Science cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars

The McCall MacBain Foundation has announced the thirty students from 10 countries who will form its first cohort of global scholars at 麻豆社, arriving in September 2023. Among them are four students who will be pursuing degrees in the Faculty of Science.

Le professeur Andrew Gonzalez (Biology) dans Le Devoir

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 麻豆社, il 茅tait plus que temps.

What areas should Canada protect to save species at risk of extinction?鈥�

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?

Cutting down on social media to improve teens and young adults鈥� body image

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.

SciLearn mis en vedette sur Radio-Canada

Le programme SciLearn du Bureau de l鈥檈nseignement des sciences (Office of Science Education) 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 麻豆社 a 茅t茅 mis en vedette lors du dernier 茅pisode de Les ann茅es lumi猫re sur Radio-Canada:

Congratulations to STEMM Diversity@麻豆社!

The results are in for the聽2023 Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media and STEMM Diversity@麻豆社 is among the runners-up recognized in the Group category.聽

Hundreds Gather for Undergraduate Poster Showcase

麻豆社 community comes together to celebrate the research of over 100 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Science and beyond in an annual event organized by the Office of Science Education.

School of Religious Studies to host conversations on Science and Faith

The ongoing dialogue between science and faith will be the focus of two upcoming events hosted by the School of Religious Studies.

MSSI announces 2023 Ideas Fund recipients

The 麻豆社 Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by 麻豆社 researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research.

Story on new Climate Action course featured on 麻豆社 homepage

Worried about the climate crisis? Want to learn about climate change from experts and explore what you can do about it?

麻豆社 has a course for you.

The primary goal of聽FSCI198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions聽is to enable students to find enough hope to want to engage with the climate crisis.

Faculty of Science father-son duo help team win coveted intramurals ice hockey championship mug

When Professor聽Sebastien Breau of the Department of Geography聽(far left) first joined the 50s hockey team back in 2010, Vincent (second from left) was only seven years old. Now a first-year Statistics and Computer Science student at 麻豆社, Vincent and his dad helped their team win the coveted intramurals ice hockey championship mug.聽