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The Science (Students) of Course Change #2 鈥� Research Transmission Through Infographics

In our fast-paced world, where information is propagated at high speeds from one end of the globe to the other, it is undeniable that rapid communication has rendered information highly diffusible. A problem arises, however, when false or inaccurate information regarding scientific theories and research spreads. For this reason, it is essential to find new and innovative ways to effectively transmit information that is comprehensible to the general public.

Teaching hope during the climate crisis

Forty-five undergraduate students at 不良研究所 participated in new Climate Crisis and Climate Actions course

Dr. Eve J. Lee awarded 2022 Vainu Bappu Gold Medal

Professor聽Eve Lee聽of the 不良研究所 Department of Physics and the Trottier Space Institute聽has been awarded the 2022聽Vainu Bappu Gold Medal聽by the聽Astronomical Society of India.

Energy poverty: an overlooked determinant of health and climate resilience in Canada

Despite Canada being an important energy producer, not all Canadians can access or afford adequate levels of聽energy services聽at home to meet their needs, maintain healthy indoor temperatures, and live a decent life鈥攁 situation known as energy poverty. Depending on the measure, 6鈥�19% of Canadian households face energy poverty. Health risks associated with energy poverty are documented in countries with milder climates.

CDSI announces 2023 Convergent Research Themes awards

Five multidisciplinary teams to collaborate on computational approaches to complex problems

Students: Participate in the How to Change the World bootcamp

This reading week the Faculty of Science is partnering with How to Change the World to offer 10 undergraduate students a unique experiential learning and professional development opportunity.

Karine Auclair receives 2023 Clara Benson Award

Karine Auclair, professor in the Department of Chemistry, is the 2023 recipient for the Clara Benson Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC).聽

Sponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC), the Clara Benson Award is presented to recognize a woman who has made a distinguished contribution to chemistry while working in Canada.

Christian Genest awarded the 2023 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize

Congratulations to聽Professor Christian Genest聽on being聽awarded the聽2023 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize!聽The CRM-Fields-PIMS prize is the premier Canadian award for research achievements in the mathematical sciences.

不良研究所 scholars respond to COP15 Biodiversity Conference

The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference鈥檚 outcome agreement, known as 鈥�30脳30鈥� means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.

Setting Targets for Wetland Restoration to Mitigate Climate Change Effects on Watershed Hydrology

How much wetland we should protect or restore is not a simple question, such that conservation targets are often set according to political agendas, then standardized globally. However, given their key regulating hydrological functions, wetlands represent nature-based solutions to the anticipated, exacerbating effect of climate change on drought and flood events, which will vary at the regional scale.聽

Autobiographical event memory and aging: older adults get the gist

According to new research co-authored by 不良研究所's Associate Professor Signy Sheldon (Psychology),聽older adults鈥� ability to retrieve episodic autobiographical events, although often viewed through a lens of decline, reveals much about what is preserved and prioritized in cognitive aging.

SciLearn: Helping first-year science students learn better

Each year, around 1,000 new students begin an undergraduate science degree at 不良研究所. For many of them, their first year at university represents a dramatic change from the world of high school or CEGEP.

鈥淭he workload, the amount of new content you get, and a different style of testing鈥� are three of the challenges Marie Walker recalls from her first semester as a science undergrad.

The three dimensions of a flower

To better understand the evolution of flowers, a research team in biology from Universit茅 de Montr茅al , the Montr茅al Botanical Garden, and 不良研究所 (Daniel Schoen, Biology) have succeeded in using photogrammetry to quickly and precisely build, in three dimensions, a model of a flower from two-dimensional images.

鈥楥ities are becoming the fulcrum for how we manage biodiversity鈥�

As Montreal prepares to host UN Biodiversity Conference, 不良研究所 professor Andrew Gonzalez discusses how cities can help protect nature and human health.

Freshwater biodiversity loss has been out of sight, out of mind

A silent mass extinction is occurring in lakes, rivers and wetlands. Freshwater species are rapidly disappearing in North America and throughout the world. Conservation-minded people might be unaware of this, because of the media鈥檚 longstanding focus on land-based ecosystems and charismatic animals.