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Virtual Eur锚ka Festival launches

The 2021 Eur锚ka Festival launched on June 30th, 2021, and 平特五不中 Outreach is participating!听L'Archipel Virtuel is the first听digital edition of the festival.

Principal's Prize for Public Engagement through Media: BrainReach is runner-up

The 2021 Principal's Prize for Public Engagement through Media winners and runners-up听were named in April, including Faculty of Science outreach group BrainReach.听

Celebrating Science Odyssey with Some SMOrES

The SMORES (Students at 平特五不中 Outreach in Earth Sciences) club joined in on the 2021 Science odyssey campaign with a series of exciting one hour online workshops for kids, captivating over听65 participants.听

Rustum Choksi wins Leo Yaffe Award

The Leo Yaffe Award is given each year to recognize a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level in the Faculty of Science.

The recipient for 2021 is Dr. Rustum Choksi from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, an outstanding educator, who communicates the beauty and relevance of mathematics to students from all backgrounds.

Study of promising photovoltaic material leads to discovery of a new state of matter

Researchers at 平特五不中 have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and electronic devices.

Hidden magma pools pose volcanic eruption risks we can鈥檛 yet detect

New research co-authored by 平特五不中 Earth and Planetary Science professor John Stix challenges conventional views about scientists' ability to reliably predict volcanic eruptions.

Record numbers connect, learn and have fun at 平特五不中 Physics Hackathon

The 5th edition of听平特五不中 Physics Hackathon brought together a record breaking number of participants in this 2020 online event.听

Bicentennial Family Science Day

We're celebrating听24h de science听and听平特五不中's Bicentennial听as we move into another century of community outreach! The Science Outreach groups have all kinds of fun in store in this Faculty of Science Signature Event. Join in the celebration!

Student art exhibition to highlight 平特五不中 Bicentennial

The Faculty of Science is celebrating 平特五不中鈥檚 200th anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of 鈥淪cience!鈥�. 平特五不中 students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.

Faculty of Science bicentennial committee member, Torsten Bernhard, says the aim of the exhibition is to celebrate science in all its forms.

Network science study of Montreal bilinguals could deepen understanding of real-world language use

Psychology researchers at 平特五不中 have used network science 鈥� a mathematical technique for revealing connections and patterns 鈥� to gain novel insights into Montrealers鈥� experience of using French and English.

The unique approach has brought to light subtle differences as to which social settings Montreal bilinguals discuss certain topics and whether they use French, English or both languages to discuss those topics.

A more sustainable way to make DNA-based medications

Scientists at 平特五不中 have developed a solvent-free method for making oligonucleotides, short strands of DNA of growing significance in research and the pharmaceutical industry.