Understanding our world

Memorial researchers receive $11.5 million in federal funding to explore diverse ideas

September 8, 2023

Opening doors

Killam Fellowship recipient spends semester as U.S. exchange student

June 7, 2023

New equipment, new breakthroughs

Federal grants of $533,091 open doors to discoveries, collaborations and training

November 30, 2022

‘Clarify my view’

U.K.-based STEM program guides first-year science students

November 7, 2022

Dean’s Awards

Students, staff and faculty honoured at Faculty of Science awards

October 4, 2022

‘Vital support’

More than $285,000 investment for high-performance research infrastructure

September 21, 2022

Hands-on STEM

Memorial graduate students create programming for entire northern school

June 24, 2022

Cutting-edge innovation

Nearly $8 million invested to accelerate diverse research discoveries

June 23, 2022

Finding heroes

Thinking about underrepresented scientists and cultural contributions to science

June 16, 2022

Knowledge and networks

Faculty of Science holds interdisciplinary research conference

April 20, 2022

Bold and innovative

Interdisciplinary teams awarded nearly $500,000 for high-risk, high-reward research

April 5, 2022

Accelerating discoveries

More than $345,000 in federal funding for state-of-the-art scientific infrastructure

February 22, 2022

‘Much courage’

Dr. Liqin Chen changing lives of Memorial science students

December 1, 2021

‘Air that we breathe’

Terra Nova Young Innovator studying link between environmental toxicants and chronic disease

November 23, 2021

A whale of an ale

Faculty of Science, Landwash Brewery partner on unique new beer

November 18, 2021

Dean’s Awards

Students, staff and faculty honoured at Faculty of Science awards

October 27, 2021

A little to a lot

A Q&A with 2021 Alumnus of the Year Dr. Liqin Chen

October 20, 2021

Forefront of innovation

Nearly $1-million infrastructure investment big boost for cutting edge research

August 11, 2021

The big move

Core Science Facility to provide modern and collaborative teaching, research spaces

July 6, 2021

Finding ‘HOPE’

Patience, forgiveness key to achieving a degree with mental illness, says spring grad

June 2, 2021

Proof of concept

Chemistry researcher receives $655,900 to advance decarbonizing N.L. oil and gas

May 5, 2021

Creative chemistry

Professors engage students by incorporating art into science

December 16, 2020

‘Completely unreal’

Science alumnus headed to Oxford as N.L's 2021 Rhodes Scholar

December 2, 2020

Fostering innovation

More than $1.6-million provincial investment to strengthen research expertise

November 26, 2020

Returning a favour

Chemistry alumnus gives back to the university that made him a success

November 24, 2020

Hard to soft

Scientists create surprising new material from mussel shell waste

November 13, 2020

‘Innovation to market’

Program focusing on training PhDs, post-doctoral scholars to become corporate innovators

October 13, 2020

Welcome to Memorial!

Advice for new graduate students from Juliana Vidal: 'Learn how to learn'

September 8, 2020

Born too soon

Investigator researching novel neuroprotective agents for preterm babies

August 28, 2020

Virtual science

Laboratory instructors get creative to teach remotely

July 6, 2020

Manufacturing a solution

Chemistry laboratory steps up to fill hand sanitizer gap

May 7, 2020

Acting dean appointed

Dr. Travis Fridgen appointed acting dean of Science

April 14, 2020

Above and beyond

Educators honoured for effective teaching, positive impact on students

November 26, 2019

‘Click and send’

Science professors using Snapchat to connect with students

November 25, 2019

Tomorrow’s materials, today

Public lecture to discuss developing tools to accelerate materials discovery

November 13, 2019

Molecular machines

Public lecture to discuss protein behaviour in living cells

October 11, 2019

Dean’s awards

Students, staff and faculty honoured at Faculty of Science awards

September 23, 2019

12 Days of Giving

University community gives much needed stock during summer food drive

July 17, 2019

Fighting homophobia

Chemistry professor says our community has come far, but still has way to go

July 10, 2019

Advice with heart

Chemistry professor receives national honour for student-focused work

July 9, 2019

Pushing the boundaries

More than $2 million federal investment for diverse research projects

June 16, 2019

Hands-on science

Unique field trip opportunities for N.L. junior high schools

June 4, 2019

Driven by curiosity

Chemistry-physics graduate follows ‘wise advice’ to graduation

May 29, 2019

Solid foundation

More than $8 million in federal investment energizes discovery-based research

May 22, 2019

Science rendezvous

Memorial to host fun-filled day of science promotion

May 8, 2019

Chemical acclaim

Researcher honoured for pioneering scientific contributions

March 28, 2019

Field of leaders

Federal investment of nearly $600,000 in high-tech research labs and equipment

March 15, 2019

Meeting of the minds

International researchers working to solve marine plastic pollution

March 15, 2019

2018 year in review

Looking back on Memorial's top news stories of the year

December 21, 2018

Role models

Memorial honours exceptional faculty and staff at special ceremony

December 14, 2018

Serial entrepreneur

Q&A with 2018 Alumnus of the Year Paul Antle

October 4, 2018

Dean’s awards

Students, staff and faculty honoured at Faculty of Science awards

October 3, 2018

Celebrating science

Week-long festival highlights regional science

September 14, 2018

Leaders of tomorrow

Emerging science researchers net nearly $300,000 in federal funding

July 23, 2018

Combating corrosion

International experts convening in St. John's to solve offshore challenges

June 20, 2018

Sea urchins to snowflakes

Public lecture to unravel the secrets of crystallization

June 7, 2018

Rendezvous with science

Science Odyssey week kicks off with festival of events on May 12

May 8, 2018

Save the bees

Chemistry team develops 'intelligent' material to test for bee-harming pesticides

March 9, 2018

Foundation for the future

School of Pharmacy releases strategic plan for 2018-22

March 6, 2018

Tribute: Rosemary Barron

Long-serving chemistry employee a female N.L. naval pioneer

February 9, 2018

Best of both worlds

Summer research internship 'life-changing' for science student

October 17, 2017

Dean’s awards

Students, staff and faculty honoured at Faculty of Science awards

October 12, 2017

Best of the best

Science doctoral students recipients of prestigious scholarships

September 14, 2017

Research marvels

Grad students and post-doctoral student receive prestigious academic awards

September 14, 2017

Celebrating science

Memorial University to participate in week-long festival

September 13, 2017

From robots to algae

NSERC funding empowers Memorial researchers to better the world

September 8, 2017

‘MIPing’ the ocean 

Post-doctoral scholar creates low cost, efficient water analysis

August 29, 2017

X-rays and environmental archaeology 

Funding allows researchers to change the world

August 15, 2017

Stronger salmon

$4.4-million boost for Memorial-led aquaculture research

August 9, 2017

The innovators

$4.9 million in federal-provincial funding to accelerate new technologies

May 12, 2017

Rendezvous with science

Memorial to participate in Canada-wide celebration of science

May 2, 2017

Simultaneous studies

Joint degree in science, humanities and social sciences approved

March 8, 2017

Waste diversion

Research shows bioproducts derived from waste a sustainable alternative

January 25, 2017

Research pioneers

Composer, chemist named 2016 Terra Nova Young Innovators

January 12, 2017

Collaborating on corrosion

Award-winning researcher part of $7.8-million corrosion project

December 9, 2016

Global distribution

Urban contaminants making their way to northern communities, food chain

November 24, 2016

Making the list

Academics, research and service celebrated at annual science awards

October 3, 2016

Festival of science

Memorial University and partners celebrate Science Literacy Week

September 15, 2016

Exploration and discovery

Memorial researchers receive more than $6.7 million from NSERC

June 24, 2016

Catalyst for growth

Faculty members eagerly anticipating Core Science Facility

June 23, 2016

Playing honours

Memorial’s musical connection to Somme commemorations

June 20, 2016

Science Rendezvous

A Canada-wide, hands-on science celebration

May 3, 2016

Big ambitions

Young alumni develop technology that could transform oil industry

April 29, 2016

Peering into the past

Using biology and chemistry of shells for archaeological interpretation

March 22, 2016

Thinking big

Terra Nova Young Innovator Award for Earth Sciences professor

March 17, 2016

Open Education Week

Celebrating the sharing of resources for teaching, learning and research

March 10, 2016

‘Critical support’

Students receive awards to explore N.L.’s ocean industries

March 7, 2016