Do you know a kid who is curious about science? SciQuest might be for them! Registration is now open. @memorialuscience.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social

How reliable are eyewitness accounts? Memorial researchers are using Virtual Reality to find out gazette.mun.ca/research/vir... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Virtual threats

Eyewitness testimony is a common part of police procedural television shows and movies. Think of Law and Order, when eyewitnesses take the stand to say they saw the accused perpetrator commit the crim...

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The next edition of the BAtl (Bioinformatics Atlantic Network) seminar series is Tuesday May 19th at 5pm (NDT). Join us in person or online to explore bioinformatics-related research happening at MUN @memorialu.bsky.social @memorialuscience.bsky.social batl.bio/2026/04/28/m...

May 19, 2026

Diseases from Virus to the Genome Our theme is “Diseases from virus to the genome”. We will explore NanoVar, a comprehensive workflow for structural variant detection to uncover the hum…

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@mun-cs.bsky.social became a department in 1978 with 7 faculty and 2 support staff. Today, the Computer Science department has 21 faculty and lecturers, 12 staff and hundreds of grad and undergrad students, who research topics like how to use AI models, build prosthetic limbs, and build robots. 🤖

Dr. Xianta Jiang's research is showcased in this news clip: www.youtube.com/live/qELGRXm... @memorialuscience.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social

Here & Now, Tue. Sep. 16, 2025 l Party leaders hit the campaign trail after provincial election call

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Interdisciplinary project looking at links between bacteria living in the gut of dogs and the dogs' behaviour. A collaborative effort between MUN science faculty in the Biology, Psychology and CS departments. @memorialuscience.bsky.social gazette.mun.ca/research/gut...

Gut reaction

Research led by Memorial University is among the first to provide evidence of a link between the gut microbiome and behaviour in pet dogs.

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Just out from a multi-lab collaboration including Dr. Peña-Castillo's lab: "Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs" doi.org/10.1038/s415... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Gut microbiota composition is related to anxiety and aggression scores in companion dogs

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Read about astronomy research going on at Dr. Tricco's lab: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... and this is the referred journal article "Mapping Galaxy Images across Ultraviolet, Visible, and Infrared Bands Using Generative Deep Learning" iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Studying a galaxy far, far away could become easier with help from AI, says researcher | CBC News

Recent Memorial University graduate Youssef Zaazou's research has the potential to make astronomical research more efficient by using artificial intelligence.

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Presented by Dr. Wareham and colleagues in the 13th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2025) and selected for Spotlight presentation: "The Computational Complexity of Circuit Discovery for Inner Interpretability" iclr.cc/virtual/2025... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Published by Dr. Peña-Castillo's group: BacTermFinder: a comprehensive and general bacterial terminator finder using a CNN ensemble. NAR genomics and bioinformatics. doi.org/10.1093/narg...

BacTermFinder: a comprehensive and general bacterial terminator finder using a CNN ensemble

Abstract. A terminator is a DNA region that ends the transcription process. Currently, multiple computational tools are available for predicting bacterial

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Recently published by Dr. Meruvia-Pastor and colleagues: A comparative study of the use of extended reality simulation in neonatal resuscitation training. Advances in simulation (London, England), 10(1), 15. doi.org/10.1186/s410... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

A comparative study of the use of extended reality simulation in neonatal resuscitation training - Advances in Simulation

Background 360° video and virtual reality (VR) simulation may offer innovative opportunities as portable simulation-based technologies to enhance Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) training, updates...

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Congratulations to the CS awardees from the 2025 SEA Conference! CoLab Software best poster–Gavin Hull Best CS poster–Anahita Nikaien Best CS talk–Ali Bahari Gong Show best presentation–Negin Banay Shahani VP(Academic) best talk–Daniel Jo 🥳🎉 @memorialuscience.bsky.social www.mun.ca/science/rese...

Awards | Faculty of Science

SEA Conference 2025 Prizes (Prizes are valued at $100 each)

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We are hiring! Teaching Term Lecturer position (three-year contract), starting August 1, 2025.

Watch here a CBC reportage on the research of our own Dr. Xianta Jiang. Awesome work! 😎 www.youtube.com/live/qmPd7kJ... @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Here & Now, Thurs. Mar. 20, 2025

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Rally supporting the "Stand Up for Science" movement, which will be taking place in Washington, D.C. and US state capitals. #standupforscience2025 When: Friday, March 7 at 2:00 PM Where: Memorial University Core Science Facility to the Confederation Building Who: This rally for EVERYONE!

Watch here www.youtube.com/live/F8Zkmxh... a news clip about our graduate joint programs: * Masters in AI (www.mun.ca/computerscie...) * Masters in SE (www.mun.ca/become/gradu...) * Master in Data Science (www.mun.ca/become/gradu...) @memorialuscience.bsky.social

Here & Now, Wed. Feb. 12, 2025

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So happy to see one of our own CS undergrad students emerging victorious from the Science Atlantic Mathematics Problem-Solving Competition! Congratulations! 🥳 gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...

Read our #research on different #academic disciplines! This blog post reveals the distribution of #ComputerScience faculty at US Ph.D. granting universities by their year of terminal degree, rank, and gender. Read more from the full blog here: aarcresearch.com/blog/2025-01...

Share the news!!! We are hiring *four* (4) people in #ComputerScience at #uOttawa! These are tenure-track, Assistant or Associate Prof positions at the School of EECS. You will get great colleagues too :-) Application deadline: March 1, 2025. See uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...

🚨Our January issue is now live and includes research on using neuromorphic computing to advance AI, a large-scale analysis that shows that LLMs exhibit social identity biases, and much more! Check it out: www.nature.com/natcomputsci...

The fourth annual Scientific Endeavours in Academia (SEA) Conference is happening April 9-10, 2025 To register: mun.jotform.com/250235482598...

Happy to see the work of CS alumnus Pranav Arora been showcased at the Signal Hill Campus Grad Student Showcase! Well done, Pranav! 🥳 www.linkedin.com/posts/signal...

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#HAPPENINGONTHEHILL - Mushroom spread, baby salmon, and reducing fatigue in drilling were hot topics at Signal Hill Campus Memorial University, Newfoundland…

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This is the account of the #ComputerScience Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland (www.mun.ca/computerscie...) in St. John's, NL, Canada (youtu.be/VTaKLxq-vNQ?...). We will be posting news and events.

Computer Science | Computer Science

The discipline of computer science is a rapidly expanding frontier with unprecedented opportunities, making it an amazing time to go into computing. Computers are a growing presence in all aspects of ...

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