Adrian Liu receives the 2026 Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision
Congratulations to Adrian Liu (Physics), who received the 2026 Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision!
Jasmin Chahal receives the 2026 Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching
Congratulations to Jasmin Chahal (Microbiology and Immunology) for winning the 2026 Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching!
Presented annually, the Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching celebrates a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level within the Faculty of Science.
Dr. Bridget Andersen awarded the 2026 Yablonovitch Research Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Bridget Andersen, who has received the 2026 Yablonovitch Research Prize.
The prize, established in 2022 by Eli Yablonovitch, BSc 1967, DSc 2018, and Karen Yablonovitch, is awarded annually by the Faculty of Science at convocation to a graduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Science who has achieved the best research accomplishment in experimental physics.
New CRC, Rachel Langevin, Receives President鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Three exceptional scholars at 涩里番 were awarded the 2026 President鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at convocation ceremonies held on May 28, May 29 and June 1. The annual prize recognizes early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves by their exceptional contributions to research. Faculty of Education's Prof. Rachel Langevin, was among the three winners.
Scenes From Convocation 2026
Did you miss the June 1st Convocation? You can watch the whole ceremony on 涩里番's YouTube channel and also download the program booklet!
Watch Education's Spring 2026 Ceremony Read Education's Convocation Program听
Three scholars receive President鈥檚 Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
Professors Mette Bendixen, Rachel Langevin and Kai Wang recognized for research excellence and impact.
Announcing Education's 2026 Teaching Awards Recipients
The Faculty of Education is proud to announce the 2026 recipients of its annual Teaching Awards, to recognize excellence and commitment within Education鈥檚 academic staff:
The Award for Distinguished Teaching recipient is Dr. Emmanuel Tabi, who was presented a certificate at this morning鈥檚 Spring Convocation Ceremony. The Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching is being given to Dr. Emma Harden-Wolfson.
Claudio Bussandri will Inspire as Education's 2026 Honourary Doctorate
Claudio听Bussandri鈥� will be conferred with a听Doctor of Laws,听honoris causa听(LL.D.)鈥� at the Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony on June 1st.听
What an illusion involving a fake hand can tell us about our mind-body connection
People who have a weaker sense of self are also more likely to have less bodily awareness, 涩里番 researchers have found. The study supports the idea that people鈥檚 perceptions of themselves and how they experience their own bodies are deeply connected.
Valedictorian Ryan Dvorak Featured in 涩里番 Reporter
Meet Ryan Dvorak, Faculty of Education's valedictorian for this year's convocation. The Faculty's second valedictorian from the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Ryan, who has earned his B.Sc. (Honours), will have a personal story to share with us and some words of wisdom the entire audience will be able to learn from.听In an interview with the 涩里番 Reporter, Ryan said听support from family, professors and peers shaped both his academic and personal growth.
Adrian Liu awarded 2026 CAP Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics Award
National honour from the Canadian Association of Physics (CAP) recognizes 涩里番 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 涩里番'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.听听
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.听听
Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.听
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).