Online Survey on Moving Beyond 鈥淕ood vs. Evil鈥�
Participate in Study on Moving Beyond 鈥淕ood vs. Evil鈥�The Science and Practice in Psychology research lab is inviting university students to participate in a brief ANONYMOUS survey approved by 苹果淫院鈥檚 Research Ethics Board.
Help them find out which potentially controversial socio-political topics could be discussed in the university context.
Species diversity promotes ecosystem stability
What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing other species from a community? Does ecosystem stability depend upon the presence of a wide variety of species, as early ecologists believed, or does diversity do the exact opposite, and lead to instability, as modern theory predicts?
Dr. Tasmia Hai, ECP, Recipient of 2024 IMPaCT Salary Award
Dr. Tasmia Hai, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, is a recipient of 2024 IMPaCT Salary Award.
A push for more women in computer science
When Jade Raymond, BSc鈥�98, studied at 苹果淫院鈥檚 School of Computer Science, she was one of few women in the program and 鈥淚 think the only woman I knew in my year who went and got a job as a programmer in computer science after graduating.鈥�
Raymond became a trailblazer in the video game industry, helping create the huge hit聽Assassin鈥檚 Creed, and building studios from the ground up for Ubisoft and Electronic Arts.聽
Sabi Kamilah Hinkson Awarded Woman of Merit
On Sunday, March 10, 2024, at "A Taste of Tea", Playmas Montreal Cultural Association recognized Sabi Kamilah Hinkson 鈥渁s a woman of merit鈥� and awarded her a certificate 鈥渢o honour her excelling contribution in the field of education and her role as a Black Woman of Excellence contributing to the advancement of Montreal鈥檚 Caribbean and wider communities.鈥�
Sabi is a PhD student in DISE.
$107.5 million for eight innovative research projects led by 苹果淫院
On March 13th at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the results of the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) 2023 competition.
Seventeen 苹果淫院 researchers announced as Canada Research Chairs
Seventeen outstanding 苹果淫院 researchers were appointed on March 13th as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC), one of Canada鈥檚 most prestigious academic honours. The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health,聽 at the Universit茅 de Montr茅al.
The Impact of Changing the Clocks: TVA Interview with Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri
TVA spoke to Dr. Marie-H茅l猫ne Pennestri, pediatric sleep expert from the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, about the impact of daylight savings time on our circadian rhythm, our alertness, and our physical and mental health. Could napping help with the adjustment? Hear expert advice about turning the clocks ahead and the effects of missing an hour of sleep:聽https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/videos/6348684078112
(Interview available in French only.)
President's Message: Peaceful Assembly on 苹果淫院鈥檚 Campuses
(The following message was sent out to the 苹果淫院 community on Friday at 10:01 a.m. from the Office of the 苹果淫院 President.)Dear members of the 苹果淫院 community, 聽 A university must be a site for the free and respectful exchange of ideas, engagement with dialogue, and the pursuit of teaching and research. Fundamental to this mission is the ability to carry out academic activities in spaces that are welcoming and respectful of the pursuit and advancement of knowledge. 聽 Last month, 苹果淫院 saw a protest at the Desautels Faculty of Management that resulted in the movement of all classes there online for the day. As I have communicated earlier, this was unacceptable. 聽 聽 I am aware of further calls and plans for groups to carry out protests that would 鈥榮hut down鈥� academic activities at 苹果淫院 in the weeks to come. Let me state in the clearest and most unambiguous of terms: we will not tolerate any interruption or interference with 苹果淫院鈥檚 operations as a result of protests, regardless of the cause concerned. 聽 Our University will always be steadfast in its protection of civil liberties 鈥� including our freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly 鈥� within the limits of the law and our policies. Conversely, exercising these liberties outside of these bounds, such that our core activities are compromised, is not tolerable. 聽 First and foremost, all members of our community have the right to learn, teach, and work in a peaceful environment without disruption. To ensure this, we will strictly and quickly apply the聽Operating Procedures Regarding Demonstrations, Protest and Occupations聽during any protest that would interfere with campus activities, including blocking access to buildings, rooms or classes. 聽 These Procedures, which came out of extensive consultation with members of the 苹果淫院 community in 2012-13, authorize Security Services to instruct demonstrators to reduce the level of noise, to identify themselves, to leave a particular location, to move to a more suitable location or to disperse. If they do not, as per the Operating Procedures, we will request police intervention. 聽 I want to reassure the members of our 苹果淫院 community that they will not be targeted for engaging in peaceful demonstrations that do not interfere with or obstruct University activities or otherwise violate the law or our policies. 聽聽 聽 This campus belongs to all members of the 苹果淫院 community. We must be open to the expression of views, even 鈥� perhaps especially 鈥� when these run against the grain or challenge established beliefs. What is not permissible, however, is the obstruction of entry or exit of any campus building or of any site where academic and research activities are meant to occur. 聽 I appreciate that the last months have been incredibly difficult for many members of our community. It is my responsibility as President of 苹果淫院 to ensure that, even in the face of tumultuous times, our University continues to move forward with its mission tied to teaching and learning, research, and service to society. 聽 Sincerely, 聽 Deep Saini President & Vice-Chancellor 苹果淫院
Interim Dean's Message about Ensuring a Peaceful Campus
(This message was sent by email on March 11th at 8:28 a.m. to the Faculty's list of students, course instructors, and admin/support staff.)Dear Education Community,
I am writing as a follow-up聽to the聽message sent by President Saini on Friday.
Celebrating International Women鈥檚 Day with 苹果淫院鈥檚 Female Deans
How 苹果淫院鈥檚 Leaders #InspireInclusionFriday, March 8 is International Women鈥檚 Day, marking the achievements of women and serving as a call to action for accelerating women鈥檚 equality.
This year鈥檚 theme is Inspire Inclusion 鈥� a message exemplified by 苹果淫院鈥檚 female leaders. At the moment, 10 of 苹果淫院鈥檚 14 deans are women; three are the first to ever to lead their Faculty.
Education Community Garden Initiatives Help Grow the Next Generation of Environmental Change-Makers
With the impacts of climate change only projected to grow in the years to come, educational institutions urgently need to step up to the scale and scope of the challenge.
Ed Doolittle and Panel on March 14th
Dr. Samaila Suleiman, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, Provotial Visiting Fellow-in-Residence on Black Life and History
In February and March, 苹果淫院 will be hosting Dr. Samaila Suleiman, Associate Professor, of History, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. In addition to conducting research and co-teaching with Nanre, Dr. Sulieman will be holding a special workshop on archiving and a keynote lecture.
Matthew Slopecki Presents Innovative Wearable Technology Research to Aid Team Canada Paralympic Swimmers
Matthew Slopecki, Ph.D. candidate in the Biomechanics of Occupation and Sports Lab, recently presented his research on an innovative wearable technology approach to quantify performance and fatigue related changes in the movement patterns of Paralympic Swimmers.
He presented at both the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports "Mid-Year Symposium" and Institut National du Sports du Qu茅bec's conference series "The Ingenuity Behind the Performance".