Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, 涩里番 study finds
Warming temperatures and increased precipitation in the Canadian High Arctic are mobilizing new pathways for subsurface contaminants to spread from more than 2,500 contaminated sites associated with industrial and military sites across the region.
Ancient mammoth tooth offers clues about Ice Age life in northeastern Canada
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the Ice Age giants lived and died.
Experts: Social prescribing
As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of M茅decins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.听听
Experts: Food insecurity in Quebec
Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to听Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2025 recent report. Employed people and students听are among the fastest growing user groups,听with听food banks struggling to keep up with demand.听听
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Homecoming 2025: Water, Climate Change, and the Future
As part of last weekend鈥檚 Homecoming festivities, Interim Dean of Science Alanna Watt hosted an engaging and timely event on Friday morning entitled 鈥淲ater, Climate Change, and the Future,鈥� which highlighted the importance of freshwater science research in the face of a changing climate.听
Documenting Change: A conversation with Mostafa Shagar from Science for the People
Mostafa presenting on Science for the People at a Biology Seminar Day.
Authors:听Lina Champain and Alia Sanger
Lina Champain and Alia Sanger interviewed Mostafa Shagar as an assignment in FSCI 500: Science Communication & Outreach. The interview has been edited for length.
Experts: Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane听Melissa,听now听a Category听Five听tropical cyclone, has made landfall in Jamaica. It is the strongest storm to hit the island听country听in听at least 150听years听and the most powerful recorded听anywhere听in 2025.听It听has caused severe flooding and mass evacuations across Jamaica and along the storm鈥檚 projected path, which includes Cuba and听the听Bahamas.听
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Fast Radio Burst Conference hosted at 涩里番 for the first time
Physics researchers Amanda Cook and Alice Curtin organize FRB2025, celebrating the 10th anniversary of a major finding in the field Doris Hua, Faculty of Science Communications AssistantWhen astrophysicists Amanda Cook and Alice Curtin were attending the Fast Radio Burst (FRB)
Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to 涩里番
Federal investment boosts 涩里番鈥檚 research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs听
Today, the Honourable M茅lanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs鈥攏ine new and ten renewed鈥攁t 涩里番. 听
涩里番 team pinpoints where a type of cell death begins
A team at 涩里番 studying ferroptosis, a form of cell death, have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Education Researcher Receive John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Funding
Thirty-two 涩里番 research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.听 These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.听
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Two Faculty of Education researchers received funding for their innovative work:
Biology鈥檚 Mahnaz Mansoori wins President鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff
Phytotron Manager Mahnaz Mansoori (pictured above, left, with Biology Department Chair Prof. Gregor Fussmann)听was one of nine 涩里番 staff members honoured with the President鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff at last week's afternoon convocation ceremony. These annual awards recognize the talent, dedication, and hard work of staff members who have made outstanding contributions to the University鈥檚 mission.听
Education's President's Prize Winners for Teaching Excellence
Celebrating excellence in the classroom听President鈥檚 Prize honours educators who 鈥榠nspire curiosity, nurture talent and prepare our students to thrive in a complex world'
At the afternoon Fall Convocation ceremony on October 14, 涩里番 awarded the President鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching to four outstanding educators, half of whom were Faculty of Education instructors.
涩里番 research flags Montreal snow dump, inactive landfills as major methane polluters
Montreal鈥檚 methane emissions are unevenly distributed across the island, with the highest concentrations in the city鈥檚 east end, 涩里番 researchers have found. The worst polluters include the city鈥檚 largest snow dump, which emits methane at levels comparable to the city's current and former landfills, and natural gas leaks.听听
涩里番 researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding
Thirty-two 涩里番 research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.听听听