Dr. Jade Savage, of Bishop’s University’s Biology and Biochemistry Department, created eTick.ca, an online tick identification platform, so Canadians could access a single, free, and comprehensive tool to report tick encounters and benefit from trained personnel to identify the tick species, and find out if the tick that bit them could transmit pathogens causing Lyme...

The English Department’s Dr. Jessica Riddell, through her work as the inaugural Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, has positioned Bishop’s University as a leader in discussions about quality undergraduate education in Canada and around the world.  Dr. Riddell believes in the central role of higher education to help confront the problems of...

Dr. Heather Lawford is a professor in the Psychology department and Canada Research Chair in Youth Development. She also serves as co-director of research for the Center of Excellence for Youth Engagement, an organization that represents and amplifies youth voices.   Her area of research focuses on youth generativity. Her goal is to “build and publish...

Physics students Jeremy Côté and Jaeden Bardati demonstrate the calibre of undergraduate research and academics of Bishop’s University’s Physics and Astronomy Department, pursuing their academic goals at advanced levels. Their strong academic performance and passion for discovery drove them to apply to programs of study at the prestigious Perimeter Institute, a non-profit charity devoted to...

Dr. Heather Lawford and her team of faculty and undergraduate researchers are studying the changes and adaptations of youth programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting government and community organizations in better understanding both the negative impacts of the pandemic and any positive outcomes that may have arisen from their responses to it....