Adrian Liu awarded 2026 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics Award
National honour from the Canadian Association of Physics (CAP) recognizes 91丝瓜视频 physicist鈥檚 excellence in teaching, mentorship, and inclusive leadership.
Do lying children grow up to be criminals? Mostly not, study concludes
Most childhood lying does not lead to serious problems in adulthood, and only certain kinds of lying behaviour is associated with later psychological or legal issues, a new study has found.
Four FRQSC New Academics Grants Awarded in the Faculty of Education
Four academics staff members in 91丝瓜视频's Faculty of Education have been awarded Research Support for New Academics (NP) Grants from the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� Soci茅t茅 et culture (FRQSC). This three-year program supports early-career researchers in establishing innovative and impactful research initiatives in the social sciences and humanities. The recipients and their funded projects are:
2026 Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced
Ann Jack (Clerical), Diti Anastasopoulos (Management), and Maxime Leroux (Technical) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards.聽聽
These awards, announced at the Faculty of Science Council meeting on May 20th, recognize the outstanding contributions made by members of the Faculty鈥檚 administrative and support staff during the 2025-2026 academic year.聽聽
Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.聽
Caitlin Atkinson, PhD Student (KPE) Interview with D2R
Caitlin Atkinson, a PhD student in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) and a student of Prof. Benoit Gentil, is also a recipient of the D2R Master's and Doctoral Scholar Awards (2025).
Krista Muis Interviewed about Teaching Digital Literacy to Kids
Prof. Krista Muis鈥� digital literacy research helps children separate facts from fiction online by identifying credible information sources, using better search techniques, and improving cognitive skills. By collaborating closely with students and teachers, Muis鈥� research has the potential to inform curriculum reform and educator workshops across Canada, helping strengthen digital literacy skills among youth as young as nine. Listen to Dr.
Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change
Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a 91丝瓜视频-led study indicates.
Teaching children to be better, more critical internet users
A digital literacy program for elementary school students designed by researchers at 91丝瓜视频 was successful in improving students鈥� ability to evaluate websites and their content.
Skills targeted included how to search for information, how to identify credible websites, how to evaluate the quality of information sources and how to address conflicting information.
Explosions, colour changes, and hands-on science: the 91丝瓜视频 Chemistry Outreach Group鈥檚 24 Hours of Science Event
On Saturday, May 2, families gathered at the Otto Maass Chemistry Building for an exciting day of discovery as the 91丝瓜视频 Chemistry Outreach Group held its annual 24 Hours of Science event, which welcomed聽220 guests.聽
91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence
At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. 91丝瓜视频 celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.
Provost honours 31 91丝瓜视频 professors for exceptional research achievements
The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 91丝瓜视频 Professors, James 91丝瓜视频 Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody 鈥榯he very best of our academic community鈥�.
Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 91丝瓜视频 professors as Distinguished James 91丝瓜视频 Professors, James 91丝瓜视频 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
91丝瓜视频 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 91丝瓜视频 researchers advance discovery across disciplines聽 91丝瓜视频 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs 鈥� six new and 10 renewed.
$1.25 million for 91丝瓜视频 research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund
Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 91丝瓜视频.
Six Faculty of Science Professors celebrated for outstanding research achievements
Clockwise from top left: Parisa Ariya (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Bruce Arndtsen (Chemistry), Nikolaos Provatas (Physics), Hanadi Sleiman (Chemistry), Irene Gregory-Eaves (Biology), and Fiona Soper (Biology)
This year, six professors from the Faculty of Science have been recognized among the recipients of the 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 91丝瓜视频 Professors, James 91丝瓜视频 Professors and William Dawson Scholars.
91丝瓜视频 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 91丝瓜视频 researchers advance discovery across disciplines聽91丝瓜视频 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs 鈥� six new and 10 renewed.