Alumni

Desautels’ Samer Faraj earns renewal of Canada Research Chair

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Robert Nason recognized in ��Թ�’s 2026 Research Honours

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31 ��Թ� professors have been recognized for outstanding research achievements through the Distinguished James ��Թ� Professor, James ��Թ� Professor and William Dawson Scholar awards.

These honours celebrate scholars whose work advances knowledge, drives innovation and strengthens ��Թ�’s global reputation. The awards also highlight recipients’ dedication to mentoring the next generation of researchers and contributing to a vibrant academic community.

2026 School of P&OT Homecoming Reunion

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Prof. Eidlin on the future for Québec’s Labour Movement

webfull — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:31:09 +0000

Sociologist and labour expert Professor Barry Eidlin was recently invited to address the delegates of the États généraux du syndicalisme (EGS, Estates-General of Québec Labour).

Read the full article with his reflections from attending the two-day symposium in April 2026 on the Faculty of Arts news website.

Musical Chairs | Lecture: Playing in the Present Tense

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Dorian Bandy, professor (Schulich School of Music)

Bob Oliver (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)

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Title: The local structure of finite groups and of their classifying spaces.

Venue: Pavillon Président-Kennedy à l’UQAM Room PK-5115

Distinguished lectures in applied mathematics and statistics

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This series of conferences on topics in applied mathematics began in 2024. Each year, the CRM welcomes one or two distinguished speakers. Each edition is devoted to a different theme. The theme for 2025 was numerical analysis.

Craig Kaplan (University of Waterloo)

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Title: Order and disorder in tilings and non-tilings

Xuan Hien Nguyen (Iowa State University)

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Title: The fundamental gap in hyperbolic space.

XXVIIIe Colloque panquébécois de l'ISM

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Le comité organisateur du XXVIIIe Colloque panquébécois de l'Institut des Sciences Mathématiques est heureux de vous accueillir à l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) en mai 2026!

Marine De Clerck (Cambridge University)

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Title: A superintegrable quantum field theory.

Xuan Hien Nguyen (Iowa State University)

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Title: The fundamental gap in hyperbolic space.

Comparative Perspectives on Agency: Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

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IVADO Symposium organized by the IVADO Regroupement – Ethics, EDI, and Indigenous Engagement

Meet the 2026 Prize Recipients of the ��Թ� Dobson Cup

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Congratulations to the winners and runners-up, and a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this program possible! Meet the 2026 Dobson Cup winners across the 4 tracks

Tony Keller Wins the Donner Prize for Borderline Chaos | The Globe and Mail

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May 15, 2026 | Tony Keller has won the Donner Prize for Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong, written for the 2025 ��Թ� Max Bell Lectures. The $60,000 prize, presented at a gala in Toronto on Thursday, recognizes excellence in Canadian public policy writing. The jury praised Keller for laying out how Canada's broken immigration system can be rebuilt, calling the book essential reading for any policy-maker grappling with the file.

Alumni

Desautels’ Samer Faraj earns renewal of Canada Research Chair

Robert Nason recognized in ���������Թ�’s 2026 Research Honours

2026 School of P&OT Homecoming Reunion

Prof. Eidlin on the future for Québec’s Labour Movement

Musical Chairs | Lecture: Playing in the Present Tense

Bob Oliver (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)

Distinguished lectures in applied mathematics and statistics

Craig Kaplan (University of Waterloo)

Xuan Hien Nguyen (Iowa State University)

XXVIIIe Colloque panquébécois de l'ISM

Marine De Clerck (Cambridge University)

Xuan Hien Nguyen (Iowa State University)

Comparative Perspectives on Agency: Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

Meet the 2026 Prize Recipients of the ���������Թ� Dobson Cup

Tony Keller Wins the Donner Prize for Borderline Chaos | The Globe and Mail

Robert Nason recognized in ��Թ�’s 2026 Research Honours

Meet the 2026 Prize Recipients of the ��Թ� Dobson Cup