Faculty of Science, Memorial University
@memorialuscience.bsky.social
When you are this close to the sea, sky and land, it's kind of like living in one giant science lab.
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Welcome to the official page of @memorialu.bsky.social Faculty of Science! 💡
Visit www.mun.ca/science/ to discover how science is everything at Memorial – and learn more about how to start your next adventure with us.
Wondering what's new in science at MUNL? Visit gazette.mun.ca/tag/faculty-...
Visit www.mun.ca/science/ to discover how science is everything at Memorial – and learn more about how to start your next adventure with us.
Wondering what's new in science at MUNL? Visit gazette.mun.ca/tag/faculty-...
Exposure to environmental pollutants affects all of us in many ways — one understudied area is the impact of pollutants like micro and nanoplastics.
Thanks to $914,176 from CIHR, our researchers will explore sex-specific vulnerability to these pollutants in depth.
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Thanks to $914,176 from CIHR, our researchers will explore sex-specific vulnerability to these pollutants in depth.
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August 20, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Exposure to environmental pollutants affects all of us in many ways — one understudied area is the impact of pollutants like micro and nanoplastics.
Thanks to $914,176 from CIHR, our researchers will explore sex-specific vulnerability to these pollutants in depth.
gazette.mun.ca/research/cau...
Thanks to $914,176 from CIHR, our researchers will explore sex-specific vulnerability to these pollutants in depth.
gazette.mun.ca/research/cau...
Dr. Sheila Garland has spent the past decade focusing on addressing sleep disturbances in people living with and beyond cancer.
She recently received the @cancersociety.bsky.social William E. Rawls Prize for outstanding contributions to cancer control research.
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She recently received the @cancersociety.bsky.social William E. Rawls Prize for outstanding contributions to cancer control research.
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National honours
Sleep is one of the most overlooked aspects of cancer care, yet poor sleep affects the majority of people living with cancer and can persist for years after treatment ends. Dr. Sheila Garland, a profe...
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August 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Dr. Sheila Garland has spent the past decade focusing on addressing sleep disturbances in people living with and beyond cancer.
She recently received the @cancersociety.bsky.social William E. Rawls Prize for outstanding contributions to cancer control research.
gazette.mun.ca/research/nat...
She recently received the @cancersociety.bsky.social William E. Rawls Prize for outstanding contributions to cancer control research.
gazette.mun.ca/research/nat...
Researchers at @memorialu.bsky.social are advancing innovative approaches to carbon capture, environmental monitoring and subsurface analysis through newly funded research initiatives – thanks to a $7.4-million investment by the Hebron Project and the Hibernia Project
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August 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Researchers at @memorialu.bsky.social are advancing innovative approaches to carbon capture, environmental monitoring and subsurface analysis through newly funded research initiatives – thanks to a $7.4-million investment by the Hebron Project and the Hibernia Project
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Student Sara Jobson of our Ocean Sciences Dept. has documented what may be the first known case of long-term tissue survival and growth outside a living organism under natural conditions — raising new questions about life, death and the boundaries in between.
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July 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Student Sara Jobson of our Ocean Sciences Dept. has documented what may be the first known case of long-term tissue survival and growth outside a living organism under natural conditions — raising new questions about life, death and the boundaries in between.
gazette.mun.ca/research/zom...
gazette.mun.ca/research/zom...
What if learning about mining and geology felt more like playing a game? ⛏️ 🎮
@memorialu.bsky.social researchers are using Minecraft to spark curiosity in earth sciences – blending gaming and education to make topics like geophysics more interactive and accessible.
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@memorialu.bsky.social researchers are using Minecraft to spark curiosity in earth sciences – blending gaming and education to make topics like geophysics more interactive and accessible.
gazette.mun.ca/research/min...
July 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
What if learning about mining and geology felt more like playing a game? ⛏️ 🎮
@memorialu.bsky.social researchers are using Minecraft to spark curiosity in earth sciences – blending gaming and education to make topics like geophysics more interactive and accessible.
gazette.mun.ca/research/min...
@memorialu.bsky.social researchers are using Minecraft to spark curiosity in earth sciences – blending gaming and education to make topics like geophysics more interactive and accessible.
gazette.mun.ca/research/min...
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And if you want to get qualified, @memorialuscience.bsky.social is the place to be where you can choose between Human Biosciences for molecular approaches to Nutrition or dietetics for clinical.
Research published in APNM Journal🏋️🍎 is featured in a recent CBC article examining the quality of nutrition advice shared by popular YouTube influencers.
Read the full story: https://ow.ly/V6xc50ZgQQQ
#APNM #NutritionResearch #ScienceCommunication
Read the full story: https://ow.ly/V6xc50ZgQQQ
#APNM #NutritionResearch #ScienceCommunication
Study examines how many YouTubers offering nutrition advice are actually qualified to give it | CBC News
Registered dietitian Leah Cahill says people come to her all the time asking about nutrition information they've seen on social media. She is one of the authors of a new study looking at the quality of that influencer advice.
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June 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
And if you want to get qualified, @memorialuscience.bsky.social is the place to be where you can choose between Human Biosciences for molecular approaches to Nutrition or dietetics for clinical.
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I’m excited to announce that new courses at @memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social were approved. They are Science 2155: Indigenous Astronomies and Worldviews and Science 3155: Outer Space and Society. These courses are a big part of building astronomy at MUN.
May 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I’m excited to announce that new courses at @memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social were approved. They are Science 2155: Indigenous Astronomies and Worldviews and Science 3155: Outer Space and Society. These courses are a big part of building astronomy at MUN.
Dr. Evan Edinger, a prof in the depts of Geography and Biology, went to the House of Commons to speak to the science behind corals and Marine Protected and Conserved Areas.
Read more about the science, and how this could affect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and.....
Read more about the science, and how this could affect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and.....
May 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Dr. Evan Edinger, a prof in the depts of Geography and Biology, went to the House of Commons to speak to the science behind corals and Marine Protected and Conserved Areas.
Read more about the science, and how this could affect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and.....
Read more about the science, and how this could affect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians: gazette.mun.ca/campus-and.....
Weapon-focus is the study of eyewitness memory and the ability to recall details when threatened with a weapon.
Dr. Jonathan Fawcett leads a multinational team of experts who research the phenomenon, including a team of @memorialu.bsky.social student researchers.
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Dr. Jonathan Fawcett leads a multinational team of experts who research the phenomenon, including a team of @memorialu.bsky.social student researchers.
gazette.mun.ca/research/vir...
May 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Weapon-focus is the study of eyewitness memory and the ability to recall details when threatened with a weapon.
Dr. Jonathan Fawcett leads a multinational team of experts who research the phenomenon, including a team of @memorialu.bsky.social student researchers.
gazette.mun.ca/research/vir...
Dr. Jonathan Fawcett leads a multinational team of experts who research the phenomenon, including a team of @memorialu.bsky.social student researchers.
gazette.mun.ca/research/vir...
We are so incredibly proud of our 53 SEA Conference award recipients – this group of talented student researchers presented their outstanding work during this year's conference, and truly represent the innovation and determination within the Faculty of Science. 💡
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May 4, 2026 at 11:50 AM
We are so incredibly proud of our 53 SEA Conference award recipients – this group of talented student researchers presented their outstanding work during this year's conference, and truly represent the innovation and determination within the Faculty of Science. 💡
www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
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Less than two weeks for Science Rendezvous! Back in the CSF on Saturday, May 9! Unlike the weather in NL, it will not disappoint! 😅 @memorialuscience.bsky.social @nlschools.ca @munpsych.bsky.social @munmed.bsky.social
April 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Less than two weeks for Science Rendezvous! Back in the CSF on Saturday, May 9! Unlike the weather in NL, it will not disappoint! 😅 @memorialuscience.bsky.social @nlschools.ca @munpsych.bsky.social @munmed.bsky.social
On #EarthDay we often look at our actions on earth to create solutions. But what about our activities among the stars? 🛰✨
Read more from @astrojipjawej.bsky.social on outer space governance, sustainability, the space industry, ethics and Indigenous ways of knowing.
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Read more from @astrojipjawej.bsky.social on outer space governance, sustainability, the space industry, ethics and Indigenous ways of knowing.
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Sustainability and satellites
When thinking about environmental protection and sustainability, we often look at our actions on earth to create solutions. But what about our activities among the stars? According to Dr. Hilding Neil...
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April 22, 2026 at 11:40 AM
On #EarthDay we often look at our actions on earth to create solutions. But what about our activities among the stars? 🛰✨
Read more from @astrojipjawej.bsky.social on outer space governance, sustainability, the space industry, ethics and Indigenous ways of knowing.
gazette.mun.ca/res.../susta...
Read more from @astrojipjawej.bsky.social on outer space governance, sustainability, the space industry, ethics and Indigenous ways of knowing.
gazette.mun.ca/res.../susta...
PhD graduate Dr. Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi
@memorialu.bsky.social is reshaping how sound speed profiles are measured, helping those who work on and under the water make faster, safer and more accurate decisions. 🌊
Learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/wha...
@memorialu.bsky.social is reshaping how sound speed profiles are measured, helping those who work on and under the water make faster, safer and more accurate decisions. 🌊
Learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/wha...
April 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
PhD graduate Dr. Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi
@memorialu.bsky.social is reshaping how sound speed profiles are measured, helping those who work on and under the water make faster, safer and more accurate decisions. 🌊
Learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/wha...
@memorialu.bsky.social is reshaping how sound speed profiles are measured, helping those who work on and under the water make faster, safer and more accurate decisions. 🌊
Learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/wha...
Congratulations to Dr. Talia Stockmann, @memorialu.bsky.social Chemistry, who is the newest recipient of the Terra Nova Innovator Award! 🎉
She's leading a groundbreaking study that could help reshape climate change mitigation – learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/con...
She's leading a groundbreaking study that could help reshape climate change mitigation – learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/con...
April 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Talia Stockmann, @memorialu.bsky.social Chemistry, who is the newest recipient of the Terra Nova Innovator Award! 🎉
She's leading a groundbreaking study that could help reshape climate change mitigation – learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/con...
She's leading a groundbreaking study that could help reshape climate change mitigation – learn more here: gazette.mun.ca/research/con...
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Proud supervisor moment with some of the grad students chatting with CBC’s On the Go about the Artemis II return. The students did an amazing job. #Astronomy #WeAreMUN
@memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social
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April 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Proud supervisor moment with some of the grad students chatting with CBC’s On the Go about the Artemis II return. The students did an amazing job. #Astronomy #WeAreMUN
@memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social
@memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social
Introducing OFI@Memorial! 🌊
OFI@Memorial will co-ordinate research and training programs, linking members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community with each other and other institutions that advance understanding and sustainable activities around the North Atlantic.
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OFI@Memorial will co-ordinate research and training programs, linking members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community with each other and other institutions that advance understanding and sustainable activities around the North Atlantic.
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March 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Introducing OFI@Memorial! 🌊
OFI@Memorial will co-ordinate research and training programs, linking members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community with each other and other institutions that advance understanding and sustainable activities around the North Atlantic.
gazette.mun.ca/research/ofi...
OFI@Memorial will co-ordinate research and training programs, linking members of the @memorialu.bsky.social community with each other and other institutions that advance understanding and sustainable activities around the North Atlantic.
gazette.mun.ca/research/ofi...
The 2025/26 Brosnan Lecture is coming up on March 9!
Learn more about Brosnan Lecturer Professor Juliet Daniel's research at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social and the topic of her lecture here: gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...
Learn more about Brosnan Lecturer Professor Juliet Daniel's research at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social and the topic of her lecture here: gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...
March 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
The 2025/26 Brosnan Lecture is coming up on March 9!
Learn more about Brosnan Lecturer Professor Juliet Daniel's research at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social and the topic of her lecture here: gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...
Learn more about Brosnan Lecturer Professor Juliet Daniel's research at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social and the topic of her lecture here: gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...
Today, Feb 11, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! 🔬
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Today, Feb 11, marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGIS)! 🔬
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
The @unitednations1945.bsky.social theme of #IDWGIS 2026 is “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls.”
Learn more here: www.un.org/.../obs.../w...
Dr. Duncan McIlroy and PhD student Simon Rosse-Guillevic recently published about a new 550 million year old proto animal, Aninoides coombsorum, discovered in Upper Island Cove.
Learn more about the fossil’s significance and the cosmic Beothuk history behind its name: gazette.mun.ca/research/dig...
Learn more about the fossil’s significance and the cosmic Beothuk history behind its name: gazette.mun.ca/research/dig...
February 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Dr. Duncan McIlroy and PhD student Simon Rosse-Guillevic recently published about a new 550 million year old proto animal, Aninoides coombsorum, discovered in Upper Island Cove.
Learn more about the fossil’s significance and the cosmic Beothuk history behind its name: gazette.mun.ca/research/dig...
Learn more about the fossil’s significance and the cosmic Beothuk history behind its name: gazette.mun.ca/research/dig...
💡 Registration for the 2026 SEA Conference is now OPEN!
This multi-session event will take place April 8 & 9, and will showcase poster and oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
🔗 Register and get more info here: www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
This multi-session event will take place April 8 & 9, and will showcase poster and oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
🔗 Register and get more info here: www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
💡 Registration for the 2026 SEA Conference is now OPEN!
This multi-session event will take place April 8 & 9, and will showcase poster and oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
🔗 Register and get more info here: www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
This multi-session event will take place April 8 & 9, and will showcase poster and oral presentations by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty.
🔗 Register and get more info here: www.mun.ca/.../scientif...
As proud members of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, @memorialu.bsky.social celebrates this impressive joint milestone!
This important achievement brings us closer to more precise, data-driven cancer care across Canada.
This important achievement brings us closer to more precise, data-driven cancer care across Canada.
It all started with one.
Now we’re 15,000 strong.
In 2021, we set out to create Canada’s largest and most complete cancer resource: the Gold Cohort.
Today, over 15,000 genomes have been sequenced.
Get the full story on this exciting milestone:
tinyurl.com/4epbrf6a
Now we’re 15,000 strong.
In 2021, we set out to create Canada’s largest and most complete cancer resource: the Gold Cohort.
Today, over 15,000 genomes have been sequenced.
Get the full story on this exciting milestone:
tinyurl.com/4epbrf6a
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
As proud members of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network, @memorialu.bsky.social celebrates this impressive joint milestone!
This important achievement brings us closer to more precise, data-driven cancer care across Canada.
This important achievement brings us closer to more precise, data-driven cancer care across Canada.
🗓 SAVE THE DATE!
The Faculty of Science will be hosting our 5th (!!!) annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference here at @memorialu.bsky.social from April 8th-9th 2026.
More details coming soon!
Visit www.mun.ca/.../scientif... for more information.
The Faculty of Science will be hosting our 5th (!!!) annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference here at @memorialu.bsky.social from April 8th-9th 2026.
More details coming soon!
Visit www.mun.ca/.../scientif... for more information.
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
🗓 SAVE THE DATE!
The Faculty of Science will be hosting our 5th (!!!) annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference here at @memorialu.bsky.social from April 8th-9th 2026.
More details coming soon!
Visit www.mun.ca/.../scientif... for more information.
The Faculty of Science will be hosting our 5th (!!!) annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference here at @memorialu.bsky.social from April 8th-9th 2026.
More details coming soon!
Visit www.mun.ca/.../scientif... for more information.
Congratulations to @memorialu.bsky.social contributors on the release of Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador!
The guide describes our province's Natural World, and features more than 900 photographs and illustrations of the province’s life and landscape.
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The guide describes our province's Natural World, and features more than 900 photographs and illustrations of the province’s life and landscape.
gazette.mun.ca/res.../books...
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Congratulations to @memorialu.bsky.social contributors on the release of Field Guide to Newfoundland and Labrador!
The guide describes our province's Natural World, and features more than 900 photographs and illustrations of the province’s life and landscape.
gazette.mun.ca/res.../books...
The guide describes our province's Natural World, and features more than 900 photographs and illustrations of the province’s life and landscape.
gazette.mun.ca/res.../books...
Members of our Human Biosciences dept have been studying implicit bias & how to effectively increase representation during their hiring process.
The findings offer a roadmap for future inclusion efforts in academic settings without relying on internal expertise. 🗺
gazette.mun.ca/research/rep...
The findings offer a roadmap for future inclusion efforts in academic settings without relying on internal expertise. 🗺
gazette.mun.ca/research/rep...
January 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Members of our Human Biosciences dept have been studying implicit bias & how to effectively increase representation during their hiring process.
The findings offer a roadmap for future inclusion efforts in academic settings without relying on internal expertise. 🗺
gazette.mun.ca/research/rep...
The findings offer a roadmap for future inclusion efforts in academic settings without relying on internal expertise. 🗺
gazette.mun.ca/research/rep...
From 1950s Open Houses to leading major research efforts MUNL Biology has always been committed to understanding & protecting the natural world across NL.
Over decades they have led studies of giant squid & fish to more recent work on caribou, lichen & species central to the province’s ecosystems.
Over decades they have led studies of giant squid & fish to more recent work on caribou, lichen & species central to the province’s ecosystems.
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
From 1950s Open Houses to leading major research efforts MUNL Biology has always been committed to understanding & protecting the natural world across NL.
Over decades they have led studies of giant squid & fish to more recent work on caribou, lichen & species central to the province’s ecosystems.
Over decades they have led studies of giant squid & fish to more recent work on caribou, lichen & species central to the province’s ecosystems.