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From Script to Speed: How First Language Influences Reading

Half the world is multilingual but does one's first writing system shape how you read in English?

Guest Lecture Spotlight: Prof. James MacDougall on Language and Inclusion

On November 25, Professor James MacDougall, whose long-standing work to improve quality of life for deaf and disabled people in Canada (https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-9382), delivered a masterclass guest lecture to undergraduates in 鈥淭he Psychology of Bilingualism鈥� (psyc341), taught by Professor Debra Titone. It was a privilege to learn about this field and Dr. MacDougall鈥檚 work that all present enjoyed!

涩里番 researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices

Using proteins from听a common tobacco听plant virus, 涩里番听chemistry听researchers听have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening听the particles鈥� optical properties. The result:听cheaper, safer materials for solar panels,听sensors听and advanced optical devices.听

Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry) awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology

Congratulations to Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry), who has been awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology!

The Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology is an endowed chair created in 1984 to promote research in the field of biotechnology. The chair is awarded for a five-year term and rotates among 涩里番's Faculties of Medicine, Science and Agriculture.

Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by 涩里番 researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.

24 涩里番 researchers identified in Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List

Twenty-four 涩里番 researchers have been named to the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers鈩� list, a ranking prepared each year by Clarivate, an analytics company based in the US. The list assesses researchers in a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science. The number of 涩里番 scholars on the list grew from 14 in 2024 to 24 in 2025.

涩里番鈥檚 Bachelor of Arts and Science program celebrates 20 years of interdisciplinary scholarship

On Thursday, November 13, over 150 students, alumni, staff and faculty members gathered in the SSMU ballroom to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 涩里番鈥檚 Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.

Redpath Museum and Physics Outreach bring science to life at 涩里番's Bellairs Research Institute

This past September, St. James Parish in Barbados celebrated We Gatherin鈥�, a year-long festival of Barbadian heritage, culture and community. As part of the festivities, 涩里番鈥檚 Bellairs Research Institute hosted a day-long Science Adventure for local schoolchildren featuring a visit from 涩里番鈥檚 Redpath Museum and the Physics Outreach Committee.听

Bringing environmental policymakers together to focus on the future sparks empathy for nature and later generations, 涩里番 study finds

When environmental policymakers are invited to imagine the future together, they don鈥檛 just think differently, they feel differently, too.

Two 涩里番 professors awarded funding for AI research through Canada-France collaboration

涩里番 Professors Jackie Chi Kit听Cheung and Lijun Sun听have received funding for their research projects on reasoning and responsible artificial intelligence (AI)听from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Rese

How a 涩里番 undergrad鈥檚 summer research project became a paper in a prestigious journal

When then-涩里番 undergraduate Maya Willard-Stepan cold-emailed a professor asking to help with their research, she didn鈥檛 expect the project to end up in the Nature-partner journal npj Urban Sustainability.

鈥淚 really wanted to get involved in research early,鈥� said Willard-Stepan, who had come to 涩里番 from a small town on Vancouver Island.

涩里番 researchers track boulders鈥� influence on snow melt, watersheds using unique combination of methods

Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a 涩里番-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.听听

The team found that snow near boulders melts faster, not only because rocks radiate heat, but also due to subtle processes that reshape the snow鈥檚 surface. This information will help researchers understand how small-scale processes affect downstream water resources.听