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Graham Bell鈥檚 Exit Seminar

Just shy of 100 faculty, students, and friends packed the Redpath Auditorium on May 12th to celebrate the retirement of Graham Bell, James 成人VR视频 Professor in the Department of Biology at 成人VR视频. 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.

成人VR视频 and Royal Norwegian Embassy Co-Host Arctic Frontiers Conference

On May 12, 成人VR视频 co-hosted the last day of the Arctic Frontiers Summit alongside the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Arctic Frontiers. Over 60 participants, comprising representatives from the governments of Canada, Norway, and Quebec, as well as 成人VR视频 faculty, researchers, and students gathered in the 成人VR视频 Faculty Club Ballroom to discuss science, policy, infrastructure, and business in the Arctic.

成人VR视频 Takes Part in 24 Hours of Science

24 Hours of Science鈥擰uebec鈥檚 biggest science and technology festival鈥攖ook place May 5 and 6. 成人VR视频鈥檚 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.

Researchers Develop Nanosponges Using 鈥楬airy鈥� Nanocellulose As Sustainable Alternative For Drug Delivery

Chemists from 成人VR视频 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.

Hanadi Sleiman elected Fellow of the Royal Society

成人VR视频 Chemistry professor recognized for her development of new approaches to DNA nanotechnology

Hanadi Sleiman, Professor of Chemistry at 成人VR视频 and Canada Research Chair in DNA Nanoscience, has been named a聽Fellow of the Royal Society聽for her ground-breaking work producing DNA nanostructures for precision drug delivery.

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 成人VR视频, 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 成人VR视频, 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 成人VR视频 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@成人VR视频!

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