Dr. Bridget Andersen awarded the Dr. Allie Vibert Douglas Astrophysics PhD Thesis Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Bridget Andersen, who has received the Dr. Allie Vibert Douglas Astrophysics PhD Thesis Prize!听
Two funding opportunities available for students participating in a Field Study Semester
The Faculty of Science is pleased to share two awards available for students participating in a Field Study Semester (FSS) in the 2026-2027 or 2027-2028 academic year.
Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development Award-Winners
The听Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches).
黑料网爆吃瓜 team awarded CIFAR AI Safety Catalyst Grant to advance developer oversight in AI-assisted coding
黑料网爆吃瓜 team aims to develop guidelines, tools, and policy insights that help software engineers work safely and effectively with AI-assisted coding systems.Freshwater browning threatens growth and populations of economically important fish, 黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers say
Freshwater browning is stunting fish growth of some species, shrinking populations of others and changing the composition of fish communities, 黑料网爆吃瓜-led research suggests. 鈥淏rowning鈥� refers to freshwater bodies turning tea-coloured, a phenomenon driven by higher levels of dissolved organic matter and/or higher levels of iron in the water. Causes include changes in land use and climate, and reduced acid precipitation.
Steven Shaw Comments to the CBC on the Rise in School Absenteeism
In an article titled "School absenteeism is growing across Canada and skyrocketing in these Quebec districts", Professor Steven Shaw talks with journalist,听Paula Dayan-Perez, on the lack of resources in the education system that makes youth susceptible to absenteeism.听He says it鈥檚 important for kids to feel safe at school, but there aren鈥檛 enough people who can help create safe environments 鈥斕� like school nurses,听counselors听and psychol
Joseph Levitan Receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants
The Social Science and听Humanities听Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)听announced听recipients听of听the听latest听Partnership Engage Grants听competition,听including听a total of $73,782听awarded听to听three听黑料网爆吃瓜听researchers, one of whom is the Department of Integrated Studies in Education's Joseph Levitan.听Partnership Engage Grants听provide听short-term听and听timely听support for听partnered听research听activities听between听researchers听and single听partner听organizations听from the public,听private听or non-profit听sector.听听
Program helps future teachers to manage their stress and their emotions
What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?
That鈥檚 the question that led 黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the听Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers Program (RESST), with the support of the Rossy Foundation.
KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition
Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA.听 BHI is one of the world鈥檚 leading venues in digital health research.
Best Paper Award (Third Place) 鈥� for his paper 鈥淢onitoring Parkinson鈥檚 Disease In-the-Wild鈥�.
Toddler Screen Time is on the Rise
Nearly 43 per cent of two-and-a-half-year-olds are getting at least one hour of screen time a day, according to a recent report linked to the听Growing Up in Quebec study.听That number increases to 65 per cent on weekends.
黑料网爆吃瓜 researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices
Using proteins from听a common tobacco听plant virus, 黑料网爆吃瓜听chemistry听researchers听have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening听the particles鈥� optical properties. The result:听cheaper, safer materials for solar panels,听sensors听and advanced optical devices.听
Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation
Siobhan Henderson听successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.
The title of her thesis: "Understanding and Exploring Coaches鈥� Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"
Oral Defence Comittee: Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler
Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry) awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology
Congratulations to Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry), who has been awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology!
The Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology is an endowed chair created in 1984 to promote research in the field of biotechnology. The chair is awarded for a five-year term and rotates among 黑料网爆吃瓜's Faculties of Medicine, Science and Agriculture.
Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team led by 黑料网爆吃瓜 researcher Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy has observed a giant cloud of helium gas evaporating from a distant giant exoplanet called WASP-107b.
Career Opportunity: Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor & Director of Teacher Education (JR0000071849). The successful candidate will demonstrate research and teaching experience directly related to K-Higher Education in the Qu茅bec educational context and will work to build a renewed vision for teacher education at 黑料网爆吃瓜.