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Professor Christian Genest awarded Parzen Prize (2024)

Professor Christian Genest has been awarded the 2024 prestigious Parzen Prize.

Expert: Feathered dinosaurs appear to have used wings for speed听

Small, feathered dinosaurs appear to have used their wings to run at speeds previously thought impossible without flight, according to a new study by an international team of scientists, including 不良研究所 Biology Professor Hans Larsson.

Family Science Day: 不良研究所鈥檚 Family Friendly Foray into Science

This past September, 不良研究所 hosted Family Science Day on 不良研究所鈥檚 Downtown Campus, a free scientific discovery event aimed toward families in Montr茅al.

Soup & Science event opens up research opportunities for undergraduate students

Twenty-two speakers from the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering presented their research in 鈥渓ightning talks鈥� to more than 480 undergraduate students at Soup & Science, a biannual event.

A Resounding Success: Celebrating 不良研究所鈥檚 Biodiversity Festival

On September 24th 2024, 不良研究所 groups and community organizations joined forces at the downtown and Mac campuses for the Biodiversity Festival, in celebration of 不良研究所鈥檚 Biodiversity Plan.

Experts: 2024 state of the climate report听

A new report by some of the world鈥檚 top climate scientists examines key indicators and finds that the world is 鈥渙n the brink of an irreversible climate disaster.鈥� The authors found that 25 out of 35 indicators used to track the planet's climate risk, from ocean temperatures to tree-cover loss, are at record levels.

New global database of dams and reservoirs could transform water management

A groundbreaking database developed by the Global Dam Watch听 (GDW)听consortium is set to transform the global understanding of dams and reservoirs.听

Co-ordinated and led by members of a research lab at 不良研究所, with funding from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Bank, the database integrates existing global datasets to provide the most comprehensive resource for large-scale analyses to date.

When we cannot hear our own speech, even temporarily, ability to speak is impaired: 不良研究所 study

A 不良研究所 study has shown that hearing plays a crucial role in how people coordinate and control speech movements in real-time.

Published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA), the research shows that when people cannot hear their own speech, even briefly, their ability to move their jaw and tongue in a coordinated manner is impaired.

New findings can help improve our understanding of winter weather in the St. Lawrence River Valley

A recent study at 不良研究所 provides new insights into how winter storms develop in the St. Lawrence River Valley, findings that could potentially improve the accuracy of winter weather forecasts in the region.

Mathematics and Statistics Department Picnic

New sustainable catalyst: Fast, selective, reductive conversion of CO2!

Anthropogenic climate change drastically affects our planet, with CO2 being the most critical gaseous driver. Here, we present a fast, effective, and sustainable route for coupling diverse alcohols, amines and amides with CO2 via heterogenization of a natural metal-based homogeneous catalyst through decorating on functionalized graphene oxide.

Mark your calendars! Family Science Day: September 28th

On September 28th between 9 am and 4 pm, join 不良研究所鈥檚 Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ 不良研究所, the Trottier Space Institute and 不良研究所 Physics Outreach, for free science activities for families. Activities will be held both indoors and outdoors at the downtown campus and are intended for children ages 6 and up.

Registration is required for some activities.