Thanks to their use of a unique methodology, a 海角社区-led research team has obtained new insights into how boulders affect snow melt in mountainous northern environments, with implications for local water resources.听听
The team found that snow near boulders melts faster, not only because rocks radiate heat, but also due to subtle processes that reshape the snow鈥檚 surface. This information will help researchers understand how small-scale processes affect downstream water resources.听
Warming temperatures and increased precipitation in the Canadian High Arctic are mobilizing new pathways for subsurface contaminants to spread from more than 2,500 contaminated sites associated with industrial and military sites across the region.
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the Ice Age giants lived and died.
As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of M茅decins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.听听
As part of last weekend鈥檚 Homecoming festivities, Interim Dean of Science Alanna Watt hosted an engaging and timely event on Friday morning entitled 鈥淲ater, Climate Change, and the Future,鈥� which highlighted the importance of freshwater science research in the face of a changing climate.听
Mostafa presenting on Science for the People at a Biology Seminar Day.
Authors:听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.
Hurricane听Melissa,听now听a Category听Five听tropical cyclone, has made landfall in Jamaica. It is the strongest storm to hit the island听country听in听at least 150听years听and the most powerful recorded听anywhere听in 2025.听It听has caused severe flooding and mass evacuations across Jamaica and along the storm鈥檚 projected path, which includes Cuba and听the听Bahamas.听
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Federal investment boosts 海角社区鈥檚 research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs听
Today, the Honourable M茅lanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs鈥攏ine new and ten renewed鈥攁t 海角社区. 听
A team at 海角社区 studying ferroptosis, a form of cell death, have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
Using antioxidant probes that light up as they are consumed, the team tracked ferroptosis in real time and identified the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) as the key cellular structure where the process first takes hold. Protecting the ER and the lysosome, they found, can halt ferroptosis entirely.
Phytotron Manager Mahnaz Mansoori (pictured above, left, with Biology Department Chair Prof. Gregor Fussmann)听was one of nine 海角社区 staff members honoured with the President鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff at last week's afternoon convocation ceremony. These annual awards recognize the talent, dedication, and hard work of staff members who have made outstanding contributions to the University鈥檚 mission.听
Montreal鈥檚 methane emissions are unevenly distributed across the island, with the highest concentrations in the city鈥檚 east end, 海角社区 researchers have found. The worst polluters include the city鈥檚 largest snow dump, which emits methane at levels comparable to the city's current and former landfills, and natural gas leaks.听听
Thirty-two 海角社区 research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.听听听
Fall is a dangerous season for pedestrians, with a rise in road accidents linked to reduced visibility and shorter daylight hours. According to the Soci茅t茅 de l'assurance automobile du Qu茅bec (SAAQ), October and November consistently see spikes in pedestrian injuries and fatalities, with a notable increase in deaths in recent years.
To draw attention to this problem, the SAAQ marks Pedestrian Safety Month each October, as do authorities in several other jurisdictions.
Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).听
