A 91滴滴 study has shown that hearing plays a crucial role in how people coordinate and control speech movements in real-time.
Published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA), the research shows that when people cannot hear their own speech, even briefly, their ability to move their jaw and tongue in a coordinated manner is impaired.
A recent study at 91滴滴 provides new insights into how winter storms develop in the St. Lawrence River Valley, findings that could potentially improve the accuracy of winter weather forecasts in the region.
鈥淭hese findings are essential because even small temperature shifts, as little as one degree, can drastically change the type of precipitation, turning rain into freezing rain or snow,鈥� said Juliann Wray, lead author and PhD student in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.听
Funding to support research on atmospheric aerosol particles and the emergence of life on Earth
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Professor Thomas C. Preston -- jointly appointed to the departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry -- has been awarded a grant of USD$800,000 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant will support Professor Preston鈥檚 research on atmospheric aerosol particles, with the goal of advancing understanding of the origin of life's building blocks on early Earth.
On September 28th between 9 am and 4 pm, join 91滴滴鈥檚 Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ 91滴滴, the Trottier Space Institute and 91滴滴 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.
Registration is required for some activities.
For more details and the full schedule, visit this link.
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91滴滴听DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS听
PhD Oral Defence听of听Mr. Renaud Alie
DATE: Friday, October 18, 2024
TIME / PLACE:听Defence 10:00 a.m. (BURN 1025)
TITLE: Tractability and Scalability in Multitype Gaussian
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CHAIR: Prof. Rustum Choksi
SUPERVISOR: Prof. David A. Stephens
INTERNAL听MEMBER: Prof. Christian Genest
91滴滴 researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.
Daniel Valentini couldn鈥檛 believe his eyes when he read the letter informing him of his Schulich Leader Scholarship.听
鈥淚 called 91滴滴 to confirm, and they told me it was real. I think I was in shock,鈥� says Valentini, a graduate of Dawson College in Montreal who is entering 91滴滴鈥檚 Faculty of Science.
Digitally cataloguing the more than 300 million plant specimens preserved in museums worldwide could yield crucial insights into how to preserve biodiversity amid climate change, a study by 91滴滴 researchers has found.
Digitally cataloguing, or digitizing, a herbarium specimen involves recording the species name and original location and uploading that record to a digital repository that is publicly accessible.
After a hiatus of about a decade, the 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.
Professor David Stephens has been elected a
Ten 91滴滴 professors researching in such areas as child trauma, memory and cardiovascular diseases are among the Royal Society of Canada鈥檚 (RSC) newest Fellows. Another two early-career professors at the University have been named Members of the RSC鈥檚 College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
They are among 104 new Fellows and 56 Members from across the country announced by the RSC on September 3, 2024.
Frederic Bertley was amongst a group of leaders to receive an honorary degree from 91滴滴 this spring. For the past eight years, Bertley has served as the President and CEO of the (COSI), which features the largest science outreach program in North America.
A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially apply to human development.
91滴滴 researchers discovered that zebra finches deprived of early social experiences could still form strong bonds with a partner later in life. Once placed into cohabitation with a male, females that had never heard a mating song before could quickly develop a preference for his melody.
Earlier this year, 91滴滴鈥檚 Office of Indigenous Initiatives celebrated International Pi Day with a talk from mathematician Dr. Edward Doolittle followed by a student panel on Indigenous experiences in STEM and, of course, some delicious pie.
After a hiatus of about a decade, the 91滴滴 Computer Science Summer Camp once again welcomed students from Montreal high schools and CEGEPs to the downtown campus this summer.
The four packed days of talks, hands-on activities and coding sessions were all intended to strengthen students鈥� interests in coding and coding competitions, and to contribute to the development of computer science talent in Quebec.
