Visit the Redpath Museum via videoconference
The Redpath Museum now offers videoconferences to school groups of any grade or age level. Visit the Museum without having to take a field trip!
Choose from three presentations: Meet the Triceratops, Egyptian Life, or Quebec Biodiversity.
The sessions are streamed live, last one hour, and feature a museum educator in the Redpath Museum galleries.
Webcasts, Mini-Science 2013
Selected lectures from Mini-Science 2013: Science, Sex, and Gender are now available as webcasts and podcasts. Listen or watch, when you want, where you want, at no charge!
TV broadcasts: Science outreach on Canal Savoir, July 11 to December 15
Got an itch for knowledge? From July 11 to December 15, 2013, the Canal Savoir network will be broadcasting features from several series, including the Cutting Edge Lectures in Science; Mini-Science; the Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine Symposium; and more. Refer to the schedule to find out when to tune in, and to find out more about each episode.
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.
Why we age but our cells don't: The discovery of stem cells at McGill
Over 60 years ago, McGill Professors Yves Clermont and Charles Leblond published a paper that revolutionized our understanding of cell biology. Their stem cell renewal theory marks the first use of the term "stem cells" in this biological context. Read more about these pioneering scientists and their contributions on the website of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology.
New Royal Society of Canada inductees from the Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Science offers congratulations to Professors Laurie Hendren (Computer Science), Bruce Lennox (Chemistry), Chao-Jun Li (Chemistry), and Timothy Moore (Geography), on being named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada!