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by Phuong Hoang, Faculty of Science Communications Associate

Classified as: STEM Outreach
Published on: 18 Oct 2024

The Redpath Museum's team recently had the opportunity to collaborate with as part of its "The Best Kept Secret" campaign. Produced as part of , this campaign showcases 42 Montreal museums through short videos that explore lesser-known aspects of these institutions.

Classified as: Redpath Museum, Musée Redpath
Published on: 1 Aug 2024

Dr. Frederic Bertley (BSc’94, PhD’00), who received an honorary doctorate at the 91˿Ƶ Science convocation this past Friday, is featured in a new Global News article about his life growing up in Montréal and career as a doctor and science communicator. Known affectionately as “Dr. B.,” Dr. Bertley has won eight Emmy awards and is president and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio.

Published on: 3 Jun 2024
by Phuong Hoang, Faculty of Science Communications Assistant 

True to its name, Montréal’s Nuit blanche is an annual celebration of the vibrant culture of the city, with thematic itineraries and extended business hours that ensure festival-goers a night of endless excitement. From flower printing workshops to ghost story roundtables, Nuit blanche invited Montrealers to share and express their creativity through a diverse range of activities at different locations across Montréal.  

Published on: 3 Apr 2024

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Classified as: Redpath Museum
Published on: 11 Dec 2023

If you’ve been meaning to visit 91˿Ƶ’s Redpath Museum, now is the time.

The historical building will undergo major renovations to bring it up to modern standards thanks to Ministry of Education grants, operating and accessibility funds, and the support of generous donors. The public can visit until the end of this year but will find doors closed at the start of 2024 when the work to pack and safely store the collections will begin. The construction part of the renovations will begin once that is completed, likely in the summer.

Classified as: Musée Redpath, Redpath Museum
Published on: 13 Sep 2023

Just shy of 100 faculty, students, and friends packed the Redpath Auditorium on May 12th to celebrate the retirement of Graham Bell, James 91˿Ƶ Professor in the Department of Biology at 91˿Ƶ. For the occasion, Bell delivered a “final “seminar to the audience, which included his wife and three sons, surveying his career as an evolutionary biologist.

Published on: 25 May 2023

March 21 might be the first official day of spring, but Earth Day, a month later, can feel like the beginning of the warmer seasons – at least in Montreal. The Redpath Museum, which to the public, commemorated Earth Day this year through a series of themed activities over several days.

Published on: 1 May 2023

What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these questions, researchers from 91˿Ƶ discovered that while changing temperatures and rainfall had little impact on the crocodiles’ gene flow over the past three million years, changes to sea levels during the Ice Age had a different effect.

Classified as: crocodiles, DNA, evolution, climate change, sea levels, rainfall
Published on: 25 Jan 2023

The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15) was held in Montreal on December 7-19, 2022. The conference’s outcome agreement, known as “30×30” means the protection of 30 per cent of land and oceans by 2030.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, Faculty of Law, Biology Department, biodiversity, Montreal
Published on: 13 Jan 2023

Microraptor was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards – and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ecosystem of dinosaurs.

Classified as: Microraptor, dinosaur, diet, meal, generalist carnivore, Hans Larsson
Published on: 21 Dec 2022

A silent mass extinction is occurring in lakes, rivers and wetlands. Freshwater species are rapidly disappearing in North America and throughout the world. Conservation-minded people might be unaware of this, because of the media’s longstanding focus on land-based ecosystems and charismatic animals.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, Bieler School of Environment, Musée Redpath, Redpath Museum
Published on: 6 Dec 2022

Does evolution follow certain rules? Can these rules be predicted? Southeast Asia’s tree shrews break multiple rules when it comes to body size variation – with an unexpected twist – according to researchers from 91˿Ƶ, University of Cambridge, and Yale University. The shed new light on the effects of climate change on the evolution of body size in animals.

Classified as: evolution, body, size, Northern Tree Shrews, climate change, global warming, evolutionary ecology
Published on: 29 Nov 2022

The Redpath Museum at 91˿Ƶ will re-open its doors on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

The Museum will welcome visitors Tuesday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm.

In advance of the re-opening on January 10, the Museum will begin taking bookings for group tours and school visits from December 19, 2022.

We look forward to seeing you again!

Classified as: STEM Outreach
Published on: 24 Oct 2022

Join five current Biology students as they share their stories of finding their place and pursuing diverse paths within the discipline in this new video: . To learn more about the inspiration for this video, read .

Classified as: STEM Outreach, Redpath Museum, Biology Department
Published on: 14 Oct 2022

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