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With the NHL playoff season in full swing, Prof. Gordon Bloom, Director of the Թ Sport Psychology Laboratory and Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been very much in demand in the media. Recent coverage featured Prof. Bloom commenting on two of our Canadian teams, the Montreal Canadiens ("Habs") and the Toronto Maple Leafs. See the recent coverage below:

Published on: 5 Jun 2026

“While we’ve always taken care to recognize and celebrate our Indigenous graduates, for the past few years, we did it from a distance,” saidCeleste Pedri-Spade, Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives), addressing attendees at the 2026 Scarf Ceremony. “Being together again in this space carries a different kind of meaning.”

Published on: 5 Jun 2026

Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 Թ professors as Distinguished James Թ Professors, James Թ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Published on: 4 Jun 2026

Three exceptional scholars at Թ were awarded the 2026 President’s 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.

Published on: 2 Jun 2026

Did you miss the June 1st Convocation? You can watch the whole ceremony on Թ's YouTube channel and also download the program booklet!

Published on: 1 Jun 2026

Professors Mette Bendixen, Rachel Langevin and Kai Wang recognized for research excellence and impact.

Classified as: President's Prize for Outstanding Remerging Researchers
Published on: 1 Jun 2026

The Faculty of Education is proud to announce the 2026 recipients of its annual Teaching Awards, to recognize excellence and commitment within Education’s academic staff:

The Award for Distinguished Teaching recipient is Dr. Emmanuel Tabi, who was presented a certificate at this morning’s Spring Convocation Ceremony. The Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching is being given to Dr. Emma Harden-Wolfson.

Published on: 1 Jun 2026

ClaudioBussandri  will be conferred with aDoctor of Laws,honoris causa(LL.D.)  at the Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony on June 1st.

Published on: 29 May 2026

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.In an interview with the Թ Reporter, Ryan saidsupport from family, professors and peers shaped both his academic and personal growth.

Published on: 28 May 2026

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.

“Children do not all follow the same developmental pattern of lying,” said Victoria Talwar, a professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and lead author of the study. “Most children in our study showed low or declining levels of lying over time. For most, lying is not a problem behaviour.”

Classified as: Faculty of Education, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Victoria Talwar
Published on: 27 May 2026

Four academics staff members in Թ's Faculty of Education have been awarded Research Support for New Academics (NP) Grants from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société 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:

Published on: 27 May 2026

Prof. Krista Muis’ 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’ 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.

Published on: 22 May 2026

A digital literacy program for elementary school students designed by researchers at Թ was successful in improving students’ 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.

Students’ global performance increased across all skill categories, in most cases by significant margins.

Classified as: Krista Muis, Faculty of Education
Published on: 20 May 2026

At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening.

Թ 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.

Classified as: bravo gala
Published on: 14 May 2026

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