Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change
Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a 麻豆社-led study indicates.
Teaching children to be better, more critical internet users
A digital literacy program for elementary school students designed by researchers at 麻豆社 was successful in improving students鈥� ability to evaluate websites and their content.
Skills targeted included how to search for information, how to identify credible websites, how to evaluate the quality of information sources and how to address conflicting information.
Explosions, colour changes, and hands-on science: the 麻豆社 Chemistry Outreach Group鈥檚 24 Hours of Science Event
On Saturday, May 2, families gathered at the Otto Maass Chemistry Building for an exciting day of discovery as the 麻豆社 Chemistry Outreach Group held its annual 24 Hours of Science event, which welcomed听220 guests.听
麻豆社鈥檚 Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence
At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. 麻豆社 celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.
Provost honours 31 麻豆社 professors for exceptional research achievements
The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 麻豆社 Professors, James 麻豆社 Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody 鈥榯he very best of our academic community鈥�.
Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 麻豆社 professors as Distinguished James 麻豆社 Professors, James 麻豆社 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
麻豆社 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 麻豆社 researchers advance discovery across disciplines听 麻豆社 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs 鈥� six new and 10 renewed.
$1.25 million for 麻豆社 research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund
Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 麻豆社.
Six Faculty of Science Professors celebrated for outstanding research achievements
Clockwise from top left: Parisa Ariya (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Bruce Arndtsen (Chemistry), Nikolaos Provatas (Physics), Hanadi Sleiman (Chemistry), Irene Gregory-Eaves (Biology), and Fiona Soper (Biology)
This year, six professors from the Faculty of Science have been recognized among the recipients of the 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 麻豆社 Professors, James 麻豆社 Professors and William Dawson Scholars.
麻豆社 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 麻豆社 researchers advance discovery across disciplines听麻豆社 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs 鈥� six new and 10 renewed.
Geography Professor Mallik Mahmud receives MEOPAR 2026 Early Career Researcher Award
Mallik Mahmud, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, is one of nine early-career ocean researchers across Canada awarded the听2026 Early Career Researcher Award by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), recognizing exceptional early-career ocean researchers whose work advances climate resilience.
Experts: Parental influence on children鈥檚 honesty
Parents have long suspected that their own behaviour carries more weight than what they say to their children. A study involving more than 100 children now confirms this, at least with respect to lying and truthfulness.
麻豆社 Journal of Education Awarded SSHRC Funding
Teresa Strong-Wilson听(Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education) has received $155,478 in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for the听麻豆社 Journal of Education.听The competition, which runs every three to four years, supports a
Five scholarly journals at 麻豆社 receive SSHRC funding
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five 麻豆社 journals spanning disciplines from law to religion听听
麻豆社 researchers鈥� novel device could boost the development of sound-based lasers
Researchers at 麻豆社 have developed a novel device that generates sound-like particles known as phonons at extremely cold temperatures. The technology could be used to create phonon lasers, with possible applications in communications and medical diagnostics.
Appointment of Alanna Watt as Dean of the Faculty of Science
Dear members of the 麻豆社 community,
I am delighted to announce that Prof. Alanna Watt will be 麻豆社鈥檚 next Dean of the Faculty of Science. The 麻豆社 Board of Governors approved her appointment at its meeting on April 23, 2026, and her five-year renewable term will begin on May 1.