Now Accepting Abstracts for the CREATE-ISS Sensors Summer School
If you are interested in sharing your research results at the 3rd annual CREATE-ISS Sensors Summer School taking place on June 3rd and 4th 2013 at École Polytechnique de Montréal, submit your abstract now.
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CREATE-ISS Sensors Summer School
The Integrated Sensor Systems Program Graduate Committee is pleased to invite you to the 3rd annual CREATE-ISS Sensors Summer School taking place on June 3rd and 4th 2013 at École Polytechnique de Montréal!
The themes of the event are "Career exploration" and "Sensing".
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MUHC Café Scientifique - Butting Out: Seeing Through the Smoke
Smoking is the single most preventable cause of death and disability in Canada. However, despite widespread awareness about its dangers, many individuals continue to smoke. Come join our experts as they share the challenges and rewards of quitting smoking, from both a medical and social point of view. Smokers, quitters, students, friends, and family welcome! Q&A to follow.
TV broadcasts: Science outreach on Canal Savoir
Got an itch for knowledge? From April 15 to July 14, 2013, the Canal Savoir network will be broadcasting features from the Cutting Edge Lectures in Science series, the Mini-Science series, and more. Refer to the schedule to find out when to tune in, and to find out more about each episode.
Canal Savoir is a non-profit, Quebec-based television network that strives to make higher learning accessible to everyone.
Miranda Wang: Improving the world one project at a time
Talented McGill student wins international acclaim and attention for trail-blazing research.
Talented McGill student rolls up sleeves to help save the environment.
Talented McGill student uses downtime to help people in need.
All three of these storylines have been seen on these pages more than once, but this time, they all have to do with the same person; U0 Science undergrad, Miranda Wang.
Researchers concerned about lower levels of oxygen in the waters of the St. Lawrence River
The level of oxygen in the St. Lawrence estuary has fallen significantly in recent decades. The causes and long-term effects of this phenomenon are poorly understood and worry researchers. ... The affected underwater region is located near Tadoussac and off Rimouski. The oxygen that marine life depends upon has fallen by roughly half since the 1930s, according to Alfonso Mucci, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University. ...
Public Astro Night: "In Search for New Worlds: the Diverse Properties of Exoplanets"
AstroMcGill will be holding the May Public Astro Night on May 23rd.
The public lecture will be given by Prof. Andrew Cumming ("In Search for New Worlds: the Diverse Properties of Exoplanets"), professor at the McGill Physics Department.
Following the lecture, the audience will get the opportunity to access the observatory of the roof of the physics building for night sky observations. There will also be a lab tour with some demonstrations and activities.