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�.
In a series of workshops, participants learned first-hand from funders what they are looking for in successful proposals and created quick pitches for new science engagement projects.
The outreach branch of 成人VR视频鈥檚 and Branches joined forces to offer a new science program called Outbound Explore. The groups collaborated with the Cree community of Chisasibi in Northern Quebec, to share experiences and knowledge with youth on science and post-secondary education at 成人VR视频, with the hopes of inspiring the next generation of scientists.
24 Hours of Science鈥擰uebec鈥檚 biggest science and technology festival鈥攖ook place May 5 and 6. 成人VR视频鈥檚 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.
The results are in for the聽2023 Principal鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media and is among the runners-up recognized in the Group category.聽
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. .
The Redpath Museum at 成人VR视频 will re-open its doors on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.
The Museum will welcome visitors Tuesday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm.
In advance of the re-opening on January 10, the Museum will begin taking bookings for group tours and school visits from December 19, 2022.
We look forward to seeing you again!
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. To learn more about the inspiration for this video, read聽.
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 成人VR视频 students and staff using evidence-based best practices and assist with the communications and evaluation components of the Outreach program. .
Enjoy the beautiful summer weather and join the 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
Sherbrooke St. West and 成人VR视频 College, east side, inside the Roddick Gates. Look for the white pop-up awning.
Wondering how the skills you develop doing science outreach can help with your future endeavours? Read about Dr. Allie Huerta (PhD in Chemistry and former star member of the Chemistry Outreach Group) and her new startup, 听鈥斅燾辞尘产颈苍颈苍驳 cosmetics and technology.
成人VR视频 students participated for the first time this year in聽听补苍诲听, two programs that provide programming for elementary and secondary school students across Quebec.聽 Read about聽 成人VR视频 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 成人VR视频 dans la ville's article聽
Founding members of the award-winning 成人VR视频 Chemistry Outreach program have documented the inception and work of the group in , a new piece聽in the Canadian Journal of Chemistry.
herpetologist Jessica Ford explain the work she does with the easily overlooked, yet massively important tadpoles.聽
The Office of Science Outreach is excited to take its inquiry-based theory training completely online and asynchronous. Intro to 成人VR视频 Science Outreach and Inquiry-Based Learning is now available on myCourses, 成人VR视频鈥檚 learning platform, for anyone interested in participating in the training. The Office created this course specifically to meet the needs of 成人VR视频 outreach students but it is available to all students, faculty, and staff across the University and in other institutions.
co-founders Jessica Ford and Charles Xu detail their paths as scientists and what led them to come together to form STEMM Diversity @ 成人VR视频 in the new article聽Promoting diversity in science.
