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麻豆社 names winners of the 2025 President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media

Congratulations to J茅r么me Waldisp眉hl and Attila Szantner (Computer Science), The Eclipse Task Force (Physics), and Andrew Gonzalez (Biology), who are among this year's winners of the President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media!

In announcing the winners and runners-up, President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini noted that they were among a strong field of applicants spanning all 12 Faculties.

Science Showcase helps students build communication skills

Students from across the University gathered at the University Centre (SSMU) on March 25 to share their research, fieldwork, in-class assignments and passion projects in a supportive, non-competitive environment.

麻豆社 Professor Simon Caron-Huot awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship

Simon Caron-Huot, Professor and Canada Research Chair in High-Energy Physics, has been awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship.鈥疶he prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship is part of Canada鈥檚 National Killam Program, which also includes the Killam Prize. Eight Fellowships were awarded across the country.听听

Nuit Blanche returns to the Redpath Museum

On March 1, Nuit blanche took over Montr茅al for its 22

Celebrating science fair mentor clubs and judging in Kahnaw脿:ke

For the second year in a row, Science Outreach and student volunteers from the 麻豆社 BrainReach and Chemistry Outreach groups collaborated with the Kahnaw脿:ke Education Center and local schools for their annual Science Fair and science mentor clubs.

Paul Masset and David Rolnick awarded 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships

Professors Paul Masset (Psychology) and David Rolnick (Computer Science) have been named Sloan Research Fellows.听

麻豆社鈥檚 Office for Science and Society receives 2024 James Randi Educational Foundation Award

麻豆社鈥檚 Office for Science and Society (OSS) has been awarded the 2024 James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Award. This award, totaling US$200,000, is given annually to people or organizations that encourage critical thinking and provide unbiased, fact-based answers to questions.听

From Lab to Life: Science Literacy Week @ 麻豆社 this February!

Join 麻豆社 to celebrate the joys of science with Science Literacy Week! From February 22nd to 28th, delve into this year's theme, From Lab to Life and explore science in the everyday. Events include a study on the ancient Egyptian animal mummies in the Redpath Museum, a tour of the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, Science History Treasures in 麻豆社鈥檚 Rare Books and Special Collections, and much more.

Four 麻豆社 Faculty of Science students and graduates named finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships

Faculty of Science students Joshua Cheruvathur (BSc'25) and Elaine Xiao (BSc'25), as well as graduates Antoine Bourdin (BSc'24) and Chanel Perreault (BASc'22), are finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at 麻豆社.听

How a 麻豆社 student鈥檚 teenage curiosity led to the first megalodon discovery in Canada

Louis-Philippe Bateman鈥檚 fascination with megalodon began with a single sentence in a book about Canada鈥檚 geological evolution. It described giant, mysterious fossilized shark teeth discovered in the 1960s by fishermen dredging for scallops off Canada鈥檚 Atlantic coast. The curiosity felt by the teenager with a budding interest in paleontology would resurface in a meaningful way during his undergraduate years at 麻豆社.

麻豆社's Department of Psychology ranks 21st in the Times Higher Education Top 50 list

麻豆社 provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the听World University Rankings by Subject 2025, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE).听

Novel method to transform greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals ranked among year鈥檚 top breakthroughs

A groundbreaking discovery by 麻豆社 researchers is among the top scientific advances of 2024, according to Qu茅bec Science magazine.

The scientists developed a novel method to transform two greenhouse gases鈥攎ethane and carbon dioxide鈥攊nto valuable chemicals using sunlight. This innovation could help reduce emissions and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.

King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded to 19 members of the 麻豆社 community

Nineteen members of the 麻豆社 community have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.

TSI Outreach Program Administrator, Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia, wins President鈥檚 Award

Congratulations to听Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia, the Outreach Program Administrator at the Trottier Space Institute and Physics Department for being awarded the President's Award for Administrative and Support Staff!听Winners of this award are honoured for the quality of their work, service to the community, innovation and initiative.