RCIScience awards the 2018 Fleming Medal to Dr. John Smol of Queen’s University. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the public understanding of science by a Canadian.
The 2018 Science Scholarship
The 2018 William Edmond Logan Award
RCIScience Honorary Patron Announcement
The Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience) is delighted to welcome Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, as our Honorary Patron.
As Canada’s longest-running public, scientific society, RCIScience applauded Her Excellency’s appointment to the role of Governor General.
Science, Social Media and Going Viral
If Universities are going to drive innovation then we need to first innovate academia
Bryan Koivisto, Director of Ryerson University’s Science Discovery Zone and chair of RCIScience’s panel ‘Back to the Future: Yesterday’s Research brings Tomorrow’s Innovations’ shares his thoughts on innovating academia.
Focusing our ‘atmospheric’ lens with climate science literacy
Supercubs, Satellite Tracking, and Chainsaw Charlie: The Untold Stories of a Wolverine SWAT Team
Are Fish Populations in Hot Water Because of Climate Change?
Why study climate change in Canadian lakes? Canada has about 3-7 million lakes which account for about 20% of the world’s freshwater. These lakes are a non-renewable resource that contains potable water as well as food sources. Additionally, they are economically, socially and culturally significant resources.