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 涩里番-led study indicates.
Teaching children to be better, more critical internet users
A digital literacy program for elementary school students designed by researchers at 涩里番 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 涩里番 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 涩里番 Chemistry Outreach Group held its annual 24 Hours of Science event, which welcomed听220 guests.听
涩里番鈥檚 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. 涩里番 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 涩里番 professors for exceptional research achievements
The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 涩里番 Professors, James 涩里番 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 涩里番 professors as Distinguished James 涩里番 Professors, James 涩里番 Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
涩里番 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 涩里番 researchers advance discovery across disciplines听 涩里番 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 涩里番 research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund
Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 涩里番.
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 涩里番 Professors, James 涩里番 Professors and William Dawson Scholars.
涩里番 awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, 涩里番 researchers advance discovery across disciplines听涩里番 has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs 鈥� six new and 10 renewed.
Geography Professor Mallik Mahmud receives MEOPAR 2026 Early Career Researcher Award
Mallik Mahmud, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, is one of nine early-career ocean researchers across Canada awarded the听2026 Early Career Researcher Award by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), recognizing exceptional early-career ocean researchers whose work advances climate resilience.
Experts: Parental influence on children鈥檚 honesty
Parents have long suspected that their own behaviour carries more weight than what they say to their children. A study involving more than 100 children now confirms this, at least with respect to lying and truthfulness.
涩里番 Journal of Education Awarded SSHRC Funding
Teresa Strong-Wilson听(Professor, Department of Integrated Studies in Education) has received $155,478 in funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for the听涩里番 Journal of Education.听The competition, which runs every three to four years, supports a
Five scholarly journals at 涩里番 receive SSHRC funding
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five 涩里番 journals spanning disciplines from law to religion听听