STEM Outreach /science/taxonomy/term/3230/all en Mark your calendars! Family Science Day: September 28th /science/channels/news/mark-your-calendars-family-science-day-september-28th-359770 <p><b>On September 28<sup>th</sup> between 9 am and 4 pm</b>, join ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ, the Trottier Space Institute and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Physics Outreach, for free science activities for families. Activities will be held both indoors and outdoors at the downtown campus and are intended for children ages 6 and up.</p> <p>Registration is required for some activities.</p> <p>For more details and the full schedule, <a href="/science/outreach/upcoming-events">visit this link</a>.</p> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:46:09 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 989332 at /science Experience Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) in the Morgan Arboretum /science/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-morgan-arboretum-359553 <p>Join guide Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Science Outreach</a>), for a bilingual Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walk in the Morgan Arboretum.</p> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:44:21 +0000 jacqueline.farrell@mcgill.ca 989211 at /science Frederic Bertley receives honorary doctorate degree for his astounding work in science education /science/channels/news/frederic-bertley-receives-honorary-doctorate-degree-his-astounding-work-science-education-359098 <p>Frederic Bertley was amongst a group of leaders to receive an honorary degree from ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ this spring. For the past eight years, Bertley has served as the President and CEO of the <a href="https://cosi.org/">Center of Science and Industry</a> (COSI), which features the largest science outreach program in North America.</p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:45:38 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 989064 at /science Family Science Day - From Planets to Particles: An Exploration Mini-Fair /science/channels/event/family-science-day-planets-particles-exploration-mini-fair-359464 <p>Are you interested in the mysteries of our planet and beyond? ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Physics Outreach and TSI Outreach present β€œFrom Planets to Particles: An Exploration Mini-Fair”.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:18:55 +0000 hannah.fronenberg@mail.mcgill.ca 989145 at /science ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s Computer Science Camp inspires next generation of coders /science/channels/news/mcgills-computer-science-camp-inspires-next-generation-coders-359448 <p>After a hiatus of about a decade, the <a href="https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~summcamp/english/Home.html">ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Computer Science Summer Camp</a> once again welcomed students from Montreal high schools and CEGEPs to the downtown campus this summer. The camp was a group effort organized by students, staff and faculty across the computer science community. Students participated in four packed days of talks, hands-on activities and coding sessions, to learn about computer science.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:33:25 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 989136 at /science Family Science Day: Small Habitats - Exploring the Nature Around Us /science/channels/event/family-science-day-small-habitats-exploring-nature-around-us-359424 <p>Have you ever wondered what could be living in a little patch of grass, or a small garden?</p> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:44:02 +0000 jessica.ford2@mail.mcgill.ca 989126 at /science Family Science Day: Discovering the secret stories of a tree’s life /science/channels/event/family-science-day-discovering-secret-stories-trees-life-359382 <p>Join ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Science Outreach outdoors for ourΒ <b>Family Science DayΒ </b>and discover the secret stories of trees’ lives!</p> Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:15:00 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 989115 at /science 2nd Annual Biodiversity Festival - Intro to Forest Bathing: Walk on Mount Royal /science/channels/event/2nd-annual-biodiversity-festival-intro-forest-bathing-walk-mount-royal-358896 <p><b>For ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ students</b>.</p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:27:12 +0000 jacqueline.farrell@mcgill.ca 989004 at /science Biodiversity Festival - Intro to Forest Bathing: Walk on Mount Royal /science/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-intro-forest-bathing-walk-mount-royal-350504 <p>Join guide-in-training, Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Science Outreach</a>), for a Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walk on Mount Royal.</p> Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:03:24 +0000 jacqueline.farrell@mcgill.ca 958385 at /science Special Public Talk - A Virtual Tour of Einstein's Universe /science/channels/event/special-public-talk-virtual-tour-einsteins-universe-357732 <p>Join us on June 17th, 2024 at 7pm for a special public talk "A Virtual Tour of Einstein's Universe" featuring Prof. Matthew Bailes, the Director of the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery!<br /></p> Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:45:28 +0000 grace.kiser@mcgill.ca 988464 at /science Science fair fun in KahnawΓ :ke /science/channels/news/science-fair-fun-kahnawake-357406 <p>Every year in KahnawΓ :ke, a Kanien:keha’ka community on Montreal’s South Shore, students present their projects at a science fair organized by the KahnawΓ :ke Education Center (KEC).</p> <p>For more than 15 years, KEC Science Curriculum Consultant Kathy Walsh has supported students at schools across the community as they prepare projects in the weeks leading up to the annual fair. This year, she and KEC Science Projects Liaison Mya Bordeau enlisted the assistance of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ’s Office of Science Outreach to bring ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ students into the classroom as mentors.</p> Wed, 22 May 2024 14:46:37 +0000 christine.pallon@mcgill.ca 988238 at /science Eureka Festival - Green Chemistry Unleashed /science/channels/event/eureka-festival-green-chemistry-unleashed-357418 <p>Green Chemistry ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ (GCM) is collaborating with ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Chemistry Outreach on a workshop highlighting everyday green chemistry at the upcoming Eureka! Festival on Saturday May 25th from 10:30AM to 12:30PM at Parc Jean-Drapeau.</p> Wed, 22 May 2024 20:46:30 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 988240 at /science CANCELLED: 24 Hours of Science at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ /science/channels/event/cancelled-24-hours-science-mcgill-356526 <p><strong>***This event has been cancelled (at the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ downtown campus).</strong></p> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:09:37 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 987737 at /science CANCELLED: Super Seeds and Terrific Trees (24 Hours of Science at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ activity) /science/channels/event/cancelled-super-seeds-and-terrific-trees-24-hours-science-mcgill-activity-356613 <p><strong>***This event has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.***</strong></p> Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:43:53 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 987809 at /science CANCELLED From Planets to Particles: An Exploration Mini-Fair (24 Hours of Science at ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ) /science/channels/event/cancelled-planets-particles-exploration-mini-fair-24-hours-science-mcgill-356883 <p>**This event has been cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.**</p> Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:21:04 +0000 hannah.fronenberg@mail.mcgill.ca 987972 at /science