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Highlighting women in STEM to engage youth

鈥淟es STIM au f茅minin鈥� is a new campaign geared towards high school and cegep-level youth which highlights the initiatives of women in STEM and raises awareness about pathways and careers in science through a series of informative videos.

The Hackathon returns to 海角社区 campus

On November 3-5th, the 海角社区 Physics Hackathon held its eighth annual event in person at the Rutherford Physics Building. The event attracted around 150 hackers, from CEGEP and undergraduate backgrounds, who joined forces to produce聽spectacular projects.

Congratulations to all those who participated!

With community outreach, science is for everyone

The latest article by Made by 海角社区 explores the mission, diversity, and impact of 海角社区鈥檚 many science outreach initiatives. The collective efforts of outreach groups and departments not only expand the scope of the University itself, but also engage members of the public with accessible science. This fosters a sense of curiosity and opens a new world of possibilities to all.

Travelling seeds: a free lesson plan for schools

To celebrate Science Literacy Week, the Office of Science Outreach released a free lesson plan for elementary school teachers. The lesson, titled 鈥淭ravelling seeds鈥� explores how seeds are dispersed. The activities and discussions center inquiry-based learning, to encourage nature discovery through hands-on experiences and observations.

Celebrating Science Literacy Week for the 9th year

On September 23rd, the Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ 海角社区 and TSI Outreach hosted interactive family workshops for Science Literacy Week. Over 150 people participated, learning about tree growth, the diversity of science and scientists, the survival of extremophiles and more!

An Inspiring Event in Science Engagement

May 15th and 16th, Falling Walls Engage Hub Canada hosted 30 science outreach practitioners, from across the country, for a bilingual event titled 鈥淭he Power of the Pitch: A Funding and Skills-building Workshop for Canadian Science Engagers鈥�.

Exploring Space and Science in Chisasibi

The outreach branch of 海角社区鈥檚 Trottier Space Institute and Branches joined forces to offer a new science program called Outbound Explore.

海角社区 Takes Part in 24 Hours of Science

24 Hours of Science鈥擰uebec鈥檚 biggest science and technology festival鈥攖ook place May 5 and 6. 海角社区鈥檚 many science outreach programs joined in on the annual event again this year, with the Chemistry, Physics, Trottier Space Institute, Earth and Planetary Sciences, STEMM Diversity, Science Outreach, and Gault Nature Reserve teams contributing to the fun.

Congratulations to STEMM Diversity@海角社区!

The results are in for the聽2023 Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media and STEMM Diversity@海角社区 is among the runners-up recognized in the Group category.聽

Combining Art with Science

Using real geochemical data from the archaeological site of Itzan, Guatemala, and computer-generated artwork, PhD candidate Benjamin Keenan (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences) has produced a video that brings the ancient Mayan civilization to life. Funded by a FRQ DIALOGUE grant (the first for the Faculty of Science), his video has been shown at over 10 exhibitions and conferences, both locally and internationally.

What's it like to be a Biology student at 海角社区?

Join five current Biology students as they share their stories of finding their place and pursuing diverse paths within the discipline in this new video:聽A Glimpse Into Biology at 海角社区. To learn more about the inspiration for this video, read聽Video marks launch of Department of Biology outreach campaign.

Science Outreach is hiring!

We're looking for a Science Outreach Educator to join our team. They will assist the Faculty鈥檚 Science Outreach unit in promoting and enhancing the visibility of outreach, provide training opportunities to 海角社区 students and staff using evidence-based best practices and assist with the communications and evaluation components of the Outreach program.

The Redpath Museum moves outdoors this summer

Enjoy the beautiful summer weather and join the Redpath Museum outdoors to see and touch specimens from their natural history and world cultures collections. Fossils, skulls, minerals, ancient pottery... you never know what you'll find!

Every Wednesday and Thursday through August 18th: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Different themes each day. Cancelled if it rains.聽

Outreach skills and entrepreneurship

Wondering how the skills you develop doing science outreach can help with your future endeavours? Read about Dr.

Science students share their passion with school students across Qu茅bec

海角社区 students participated for the first time this year in聽脡cole en r茅seau聽and聽C艙ur des sciences, two programs that provide programming for elementary and secondary school students across Quebec.聽 Read about聽 海角社区 students Jeremy Dawkins and Kirsten Crandall's engaging collaborations with聽聽脡cole en r茅seau and C艙ur des sciences聽in 海角社区 dans la ville's article聽