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Documenting Change: A conversation with Mostafa Shagar from Science for the People

lianne.deguire@mcgill.ca — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:11:36 +0000

Mostafa presenting on Science for the People at a Biology Seminar Day.

Authors: Lina Champain and Alia Sanger

Lina Champain and Alia Sanger interviewed Mostafa Shagar as an assignment in FSCI 500: Science Communication & Outreach. The interview has been edited for length.

SciLearn Instructors Workshop - Using Neuroscience for Student Learning

lianne.deguire@mcgill.ca — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:55:13 +0000

This workshop will introduce neuroscientific concepts that instructors can use with students to enhance teaching and learning. Data from 91�� research with students will be shared along with best practices from the literature.

Hilary Sweatman Helps Stop the Spread of Misinformation with a “Google of Neuroscience”

lianne.deguire@mcgill.ca — Mon, 26 May 2025 13:55:20 +0000

Authors: James Wang and Zeynep Alsancak

"If you're not targeting someone, you’re missing the target." - Hilary Sweatman

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 91��’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 91��, 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 91�� 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 91�� instructors who recently gathered to share their ideas for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.