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Dr. Victoria Glynn creates art to communicate science

lianne.deguire@mcgill.ca — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:13:53 +0000

Authors: Ava Craig, Camille Taggart, Raphaelle Reyes

"Art is like a common language that draws people in, regardless of their background." - Dr. Victoria Glynn

Geoscientist Meghomita Das believes everyone deserves a seat at the equity table

lianne.deguire@mcgill.ca — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:30:47 +0000

Written by Ezrah Roy, edited by Adele Lopes

Meghomita Das, a recent PhD graduate of McGill’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, first discovered a passion for science communication in the wake of a natural disaster. When Das was a high school student in India, an earthquake in nearby Nepal impacted both countries.

Laura Lopez Gonzalez “borrows trust” in public health journalism

lianne.deguire@mcgill.ca — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:59:19 +0000

By: Adele Lopes

"There's a power to witnessing and being able to recount something that has happened." - Laura Lopez Gonzalez

The Dan Petrescu Speaker Series presents: Rethinking Learning with MIT’s Dr. Sanjay Sarma

kira.smith@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:30:33 +0000

By Hilary Sweatman

“The big mistake is this: we assume that the professor has a pen and the student's brain is a sheet of paper and all the professor has to do is write on the sheet of paper and declare victory.” – Dr. Sanjay Sarma.

Undergraduate Science Showcase

kira.smith@mcgill.ca — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:42:59 +0000

Join us on March 25, 5-8 PM in the University Centre (SSMU) for the 6th annual Undergraduate Science Showcase!

OSE Breakfast Club: Understanding How Students Interpret Uncertainties in Physics

lynne.mullings@mcgill.ca — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:58:53 +0000

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Location: Ground floor boardroom, Rutherford Physics Building, 3600 rue University, Montreal, QC, H3A 2T8

Host: The Office of Science Education

2024 Undergraduate Poster Showcase

brent.jamsa@mcgill.ca — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:15:56 +0000

The Undergraduate Poster Showcase celebrates the work of students by providing them with an opportunity to share their research, passion projects, in-class work, and more!

The Undergraduate Poster Showcase 2023: Gather with us!

kira.smith@mcgill.ca — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:21:01 +0000

Office of Science Education Student Engagement Administrator Ezelbahar Metin and Communications Assistant Bhavya Bhushan sat down with presenters to discuss the upcoming Undergraduate Poster Showcase. This year, the highly-anticipated hybrid event will be hosted on March 15, 6-8 PM ET in the University Centre (SSMU) Ballroom and via livestream. Register here to attend: https://mcgillups.eventbrite.com/

The Undergraduate Poster Showcase 2021: The show must go on!

davis.hepnar@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:35:56 +0000

Office of Science Education Communications Assistant Brent Jamsa sat down with four students to discuss their upcoming presentations at the second annual Undergraduate Poster Showcase. This year, the highly-anticipated event will be hosted on March 16, 6-8 PM EST via Zoom. Register here to attend: https://mcgill.ca/x/odx.

Pursuing an Arctic research dream

kira.smith@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:27:50 +0000

Lizz Webb, a PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (and OSE Science Education Fellow) here at 51�Թ��, spent a week in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago barely 1,000 kilometres from the North Pole, as part of her studies.

SciLearn helps connect students with course material outside of the classroom

kira.smith@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:12:17 +0000

"On a Monday afternoon during midterm season, the cafeteria of Royal Victoria College is the place to be."
In this 51�Թ��Tribune feature, Gillian Cameron captures the spirit of SciLearn Peer Collaboration, a collaborative learning environment for U0 & U1 students in Science courses.

Strategies to foster equitable and inclusive learning environments

fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:49:40 +0000

Diane Dechief from the Office of Science Education and Stephanie Weber from the Dept. of Biology were among several 51�Թ��instructors who recently gathered to share their ideas for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.

Meeting the climate crisis with resilience and collaborative action

fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:15:50 +0000

51�Թ��undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.

Registration is now open to students in every program for FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.

“The show must go on!”: Undergraduate Poster Showcase brings students to the virtual stage

fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:16:24 +0000

51�Թ��Science student Catherine Wang attended the Faculty of Science’s Undergraduate Poster Showcase to support her peers. Here, she shares her impressions of the event.

Setting the tone: how you write your syllabus can make a big difference

fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 20:13:45 +0000

Research shows a syllabus written in a warm, friendly style can enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.

By Diane Dechief and Véronique Brulé

Instructors: think back to when you were an undergraduate. Do you remember how you felt as you read the syllabi for your courses? Hopefully there were feelings of excitement and intrigue. But perhaps there was also confusion or worry that certain classes weren't really what you’d thought you were signing up for.