Camille should be with us now for her MSc internship but her University in France cancelled her trip because of COVID-19. Today, it was a lovely surprise to receive a package from her! She sent french cookies and treats to the lab members even she …
The director of our Department decided to do the last meeting of the scholar year in the main campus for sanitary reasons. Nobody said no because the main campus is on the side of Mont-Bellevue – read my previous post here – and we have …
Yesterday, it was “hiking day”! The morning, we went for a walk in the Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises (Marsh of the Cherry River) in Magog and then stop by the Memphrémagog lake on the way back. We lunched on the border of the …
My thesis in 180 seconds (“Ma thèse en 180 secondes” in french) is an international science competition open to French-speaking PhD students from all over the world. Students present their research topic in three minutes and in French with simple terms for a lay and …
We were in virtual lab meeting this morning when someone knocked at my door, and… surprise! Joannie (who was virtually in the lab meeting) was in-person in front of my house to deliver a birthday basket full of wine, charcuterie and cheese! They know how …
The results of the scholarship program for graduate studies (MSc and PhD) at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences were released. Congratulations to Inès who got awarded with a scholarship!
Joannie, Jessica, Ines and Florent took part in the Createk challenge. The aim is to develop a concept of a simple procedure mask that is easy to manufacture locally, on a large scale , with accessible materials to protect in priority the health personnel. They …
Today, the results of the scholarship program for graduate studies (MSc and PhD) at the Université de Sherbrooke were released. Congratulations to Jessica who got awarded with the scholarship of excellence from the Research Center on Aging!
It is not easy to maintain a normal scientific life while working from home – kids to take care of, lack of motivation, social isolation, etc… – but our Department organizes several weekly virtual meetings to help students, research assistants and profs to stay actively …
Today we celebrated Inès’s birthday with a cake and some presents! She loves banana bags! If you meet with her, ask her about the story about the containers… 😉
