By Elena BeliOne day in November 2013 in Italy, during my internship for my Master’s degree at the University of Salento, I was introduced to a professor from the University of Montreal who did not want to be called “professor”. Chris Cameron ended up co-supervising my M.Sc. work in Italy; with Chris I set up a taphonomic decay experiment of a new graptolite species and deepened its systematics, on which I was working with Pr.…

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Reindeer Research in the Circumpolar by Franco AloCharlie’s Angels? You’ve no doubt heard about Charlie’s Angels? Here I give you Franki’s Angels. A trio with absolutely stunning fur coats.

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By Katherine HébertConferences are simultaneously the worst and best thing about graduate school. They’re the worst if you get nervous about presenting your work in front of researchers you cite all the time, and have placed on a very fancy, divinely-lit academic podium in your brain (this is the case for most graduate students I know). Conferences are also the best, because you can stumble upon some super inspiring things in the whirlwind of talks…

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By Tristan KosciuchMy name is Tristan Kosciuch, and I am an honors biology undergraduate at McGill University. This year, I received the QCBS Biodiversity Science Discovery Award and a McGill Science Undergraduate Research Award which allowed me to travel to Uganda, under the supervision of Dr. Lauren Chapman, to conduct fieldwork for my academic research. My project there ended up being an amazing mix of environmental conservation and biology, with clear applications to the local…

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Reindeer Research in the Circumpolar by Franco AloSàmi Reindeer Herders. Studying reindeer in Northern Finland means you sometimes need to stop and watch the amazing work the Samí indigenous reindeer herders do as they prepare your experiment by segregating groups by sex and age. A sight I will never forget and one I am happy to have captured. I tried my hand at this activity and when a reindeer who weighs more than you do…

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par Léo Janne Paquin Léo Janne Paquin termine présentement sa maîtrise portant sur l’impact de l’urbanisation des milieux humides. Elle débutera en mai un doctorat encore sous la direction de Monique Poulin (Université Laval) et Stéphanie Pellerin (Université de Montréal) en lien avec l’écologie des milieux naturels urbains.

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