Alumni

Loop Lab Event: "Navigating Emotional Labour"

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:09:34 +0000

Navigating Emotional Labour: Strategies for Awareness and Resilience as Teachers

Loop Lab Event: "Managing Perfectionism in Academic Life"

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:29:01 +0000

Surviving Thriving in Academia: Mindfulness-Based Strategies for Managing Perfectionism in Academic Life

Loop Lab Event: "Purrfectly Designed"

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:13:55 +0000

Purrfectly Designed: An Educator's Guide to Using Human-Centred Design to Create Innovative, Tailor-Made Materials—as Unique as You (and Your Students)

Loop Lab Event: "Polarized Classroom Environments"

admin — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:27:39 +0000

Discussing Controversial Topics in Polarized Classroom Environments

Impactful Connections: Celebrating Women Innovators and Entrepreneurs

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:15:21 +0000

Join us for a networking event dedicated to women innovators & entrepreneurs looking to forge meaningful connections.

11th Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:19:21 +0000

Over the past twelve years, the ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� technological innovators. Our annual

2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:51:28 +0000

Registration for the 2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions is now open, including for the poster session.

Education Researcher Receive John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Funding

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:40:06 +0000

Thirty-two ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million. These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.

Two Faculty of Education researchers received funding for their innovative work:

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.

Kiana Kishiyana Explores Adoptee Identity as an SSHRC Storytellers Challenge Finalist

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:02:03 +0000

(The following is an excerpt from the ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Reporter. Article by Katherine Gombay.)

Kiana Kishiyama remembers feeling scared when, at the start of her first undergraduate class in beginner’s Mandarin, her teacher looked at her and said, “You need to speak to me after class.”

“And I’m like, what, I’m in trouble already?”

It turned out that the teacher believed that Kishiyama, who was adopted from China by a Canadian couple, was just being modest about her language skills.

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000

Seven ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

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 ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Health Centre (The Institute) and ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.

Million Dollar Gift a Timely Assist for Women’s Athletics and Sports Science

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:28:16 +0000

A $1.25-million gift from graduates Monica and Mark Hantho will enhance services for Martlets teams and support innovative research into female athletic performance

(VERSION FRANÇAIS SUIT)

It's an exciting time for women in sports: the Northern Super League just kicked off in Canada, the Professional Women's Hockey League is expanding and the thriving WNBA posted its highest attendance in 22 seasons.

Education's President's Prize Winners for Teaching Excellence

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:08:17 +0000

Celebrating excellence in the classroom

President’s Prize honours educators who ‘inspire curiosity, nurture talent and prepare our students to thrive in a complex world'

At the afternoon Fall Convocation ceremony on October 14, ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching to four outstanding educators, half of whom were Faculty of Education instructors.

Helena Silen Named Faculty of Education Valedictorian

admin — Tue, 27 May 2025 20:19:10 +0000

Valedictorian Helena Silen, part of the inaugural cohort of the B.A. (Ed.) Education in a Global Contexts program, will be representing the Faculty of Education’s Class of 2025 at Convocation on May 29th at 3:00 PM.

“I’ve learned so much from the students, faculty, and staff at ��Ǿ�Ʒ��, and I am proud of the values of life-long learning, justice, and care for which we continue to strive. It’s an honour to be able to offer my warmest congratulations to my peers, who I am certain will go on to do excellent work in the classroom, graduate studies, and beyond.”