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7th Annual Skátne Entewathahíta/We Will Walk Together Event

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:21:19 +0000

As part of 91��'s Indigenous Awareness Weeks, the Faculty of Education will present its annual Skátne Entewathahíta/We Will Walk Together Event for Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

91�� Open House

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:20:44 +0000

Meet members of the 91�� Education Community, join in activities, and get a feel for campus at Open House!

The Faculty of Education will be offering:

Harm Reduction and Naloxone Training Workshops

admin — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:56:37 +0000

Canada in general, and Montreal specifically, have been facing a drug toxicity and fatal overdose crisis for nearly a decade. While integrated systems of interventions are necessary to address drug-related harms, the use of naloxone has been a key strategy to reduce the acute effect of opioid-involved deaths. Currently, 91�� does not offer naloxone trainings to the campus community, limiting students’ ability to assist in the event of an overdose.

CBC Radio Interviews Sheryl Smith-Gilman about the Proposed Bill 21 Expansion

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:07:53 +0000

Bill 21, Québec’s law banning public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work, is at risk of being expanded in a way that would extend the restrictions further into areas that may affect early childhood education and daycare settings. CBC's Sean Henry of Daybreak Montreal looks at the potential impacts on staffing and children’s educational environment, including an interview with 91�� Education's Dr.

Dr. Tina Montreuil, ECP, Awarded the Prestigious FRQS Chercheur Boursier Junior 2 Award

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:33:15 +0000

Dr. Tina Montreuil, a researcher at the Educational and Counselling Psychology Department (Associate Member of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), has been awarded the prestigious FRQS Chercheur Boursier Junior 2 award this past April 2025.

Opportunity for university students in Canada to join an online study

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:46:15 +0000

Valuing the SELf: A Study on the Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Promoting the Mental Health of University Students (REB #: 25-04-069)

Participate in a fMRI Study on Language and Learning

admin — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:50:48 +0000

fMRI study: Language and Learning

We are looking for adults (18-35 years of age) who speak and understand both English and French to participate in a study. You will:

Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers/ Perception du bilinguisme chez les travailleurs de première ligne au Québec

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:52:46 +0000

Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers (Funded by FRQSC Team Grant to Montréal Bilingualism Initiative, MoBI)

(REB# 25-04-118)

Shubhangi Bhardwaj Awarded International Development Education Award and International Peace Scholarship

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:04:39 +0000

PhD student in Human Development (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology), Shubhangi Bhardwaj, was announced as a recent recipient of Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha Award for International Development Education! Bhardwaj was also awarded the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) International Peace Scholarship for Women for the year 2025.

Faculty of Education Professors Recognized with Prestigious Research Chairs

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 18:17:09 +0000

91��, through the Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), has conferred important internal recognition awards to three Faculty of Education professors in celebration of their outstanding scholarship and research excellence.

Major work on McTavish Reservoir will Impact Vehicular Access to Upper Campus

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:17:54 +0000

The City of Montreal begins major work on the McTavish water pumping station; a section of Doctor Penfield Avenue will close to traffic until 2033.

La Classique Head2core 2025

admin — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:42:16 +0000

The Head2Core Foundation is running La Classique on October 19, 2025 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve where people of all ages will be participating in physical activity to raise funds for people to better mental health through physical activity.

Congratulations to Rachelle Aucoin for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:14:19 +0000

Rachelle Aucoin successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone on July 14, 2025.

The title of her thesis:
"Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease "

Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Dennis Jensen (Supervisor), Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Dina Brooks, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl and Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard.

Montreal researchers use AI and wearable sensors to detect inflammation before symptoms appear

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:21:21 +0000

The world's first wearable-powered system predicts acute inflammation with 90 per cent sensitivity.

Montreal, July 30, 2025 – Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the 91�� Health Centre (The Institute) and 91�� points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.

Congratulations to Danielle Berbrier for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:59:31 +0000

Danielle Berbrier successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone on June 9, 2025.

The title of their Thesis:
"Control of peripheral vascular function in females with polycystic ovary syndrome"

Abstract: