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In Memoriam: Douglas Grant Stairs

Dr.聽Douglas Grant Stairs, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics at 平特五不中, passed away on February 19, 2023. He was 89 years old.聽

The Science (Students) of Course Change #3 鈥� Two-Stage Exams in Organic Chemistry

Two-stage exams are a form of assessment that bring student collaborative learning into the testing process. While a typical two-stage exam gathers students to re-do the exam as a group after completing it individually, this project investigates the use of 鈥済roup first鈥� two-stage exams. In this format, piloted in Organic Chemistry I midterm exams, students complete the group component before the individual component, and each part has related, but discrete questions.

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 平特五不中 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 平特五不中 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.

平特五不中 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 平特五不中'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 平特五不中. 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.