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King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded to 19 members of the 海角社区 community

Nineteen members of the 海角社区 community have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.

Fourteen 海角社区ians appointed to the Order of Canada

Governor General recognizes 海角社区 community members for exceptional accomplishments and service

Fourteen members of the 海角社区 community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 highest civilian honours.听听

Among the honourees are the University鈥檚 Chancellor and three professors:听

TSI Outreach Program Administrator, Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia, wins President鈥檚 Award

Congratulations to听Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia, the Outreach Program Administrator at the Trottier Space Institute and Physics Department for being awarded the President's Award for Administrative and Support Staff!听Winners of this award are honoured for the quality of their work, service to the community, innovation and initiative.

Bellairs Research Institute going strong at 70鈥�

To mark its 70th anniversary, 海角社区鈥檚听Bellairs Research Institute听in Barbados hosted events Dec. 5-6 that brought together researchers, students, elected officials and community partners to celebrate its history and build momentum for the future.鈥�听

Bellairs brings science programming to Barbadian students鈥�

Last week, hundreds of students in Barbados saw science come to life in a whole new way.

As part of the celebrations marking its听70th anniversary, 海角社区鈥檚 Bellairs Research Institute opened its doors to the community Dec. 5. Three hundred students from five local schools were treated to free science kits, lunch and a day of hands-on activities.

A STEAM day to celebrate 70 years of 海角社区's Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados

To celebrate the听70th anniversary of 海角社区鈥檚 acclaimed Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados and to promote STEAM education to local students, 海角社区 partnered with the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), and the U.S. State Department for听a full day of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and presentations.

Tracking puffins at dawn in Alaska

Collecting data on tufted puffins thanks to the Vivian Lewin and BELF Awards

In the eerie stillness of a misty Alaskan dawn, Cassandra Ciafro was already on the move by 3 a.m. Clad in camouflage, she melded seamlessly with the rugged cliffs, joining the seabirds in their lofty perches. Her mission? To deploy trackers and observe deitary patterns of the tufted puffin, a key indicator of the region鈥檚 fish stocks.

Next stop, Oxford

For Vincent Wong, life truly is a journey.

As a Loran Scholar,听the Vancouverite听moved across the country in 2021 to pursue his B.Sc. Honours in Neuroscience at 海角社区. He was drawn by The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital), Canada鈥檚 largest neuroscience research centre.

West Island high schoolers participate in summer research at 海角社区鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve

This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year鈥檚 Youth Biodiversity Internships Program.听Led by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from 海角社区 and beyond to connect on their passion for science.

Mapping the Benefits and Trade-offs from Natural Climate Solutions

A new study published today in Nature Sustainability uses advanced machine learning methods and large language models to assess the benefits and trade-offs of natural climate solutions (NCS).听

Led by The Nature Conservancy and co-led by Brian Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography at 海角社区, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts.听

MC2 in Cordoba U

Representing 海角社区鈥檚 Chemistry Department, the MC虏 facility, and the QCAM-FRQNT strategic cluster, Petr Fiurasek was honored to be invited to the University of C贸rdoba to deliver two lectures. One presentation was part of the advanced characterization course for physics master鈥檚 students. Beyond the scientific discussions, the visit aimed to foster collaboration between the University of C贸rdoba and Quebec universities through MITACS and various mobility programs

Small berries, big achievements

He鈥檚 known as the king of cranberries. More than anyone else, Marc Bieler (DipAgr鈥�58, BA鈥�64) has contributed to Quebec鈥檚 thriving industry centred on a small red fruit with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Today, at the age of 86, this 海角社区 alumnus continues to be involved in the day-to-day operation of the family business and to give back to the community.

海角社区-linked AXIS mission is one of two finalists in NASA selection process

NASA has selected the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) mission, co-investigated by 海角社区 Professor Daryl Haggard, to advance to the next stage of its $1 billion space probe competition.

Unleashing Creativity at the 海角社区 Physics Hackathon

On November 15th 鈥� 17th, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9th Annual 海角社区 Physics Hackathon. This friendly coding competition brought together 163 people, from grade 10 high school students to graduate students. Participants had a total of 24 hours over the span of 3 days to create computing and physical science projects in teams.