The Artists in Bloom fundraising event at Dawson College, held on April 16, was a vibrant celebration of creativity and community. The 28th edition of the event raised $11,000 in support of student mental health and vernissage events for students in Illustration and Visual Arts programs. “The talent of the 29 student artists and the…
Students graduating in seven programs have been hard at work creating original art and products and preparing for their end-of-year and end-of-program vernissage events, taking place from May 20 to June 5.
Be inspired and come support our graduating students in 3D Animation and CGI, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Product Design, Professional Photography, and Visual Arts.
Visit the link to check out the events and save at least one of them in your calendar.
In winter, Canada’s lakes fall quiet as if everything has gone to sleep. Then spring arrives, bringing with it the unmistakable chorus of frogs. This season, Dawson Biology faculty member Jessica Ford and her students are tuning in to that chorus, contributing to a five-year, cross-Canada multidisciplinary research project that explores how human activity is reshaping the country’s lakes.
“My research on amphibians, their preferred habitats, and how habitats change when amphibians use them for breeding or not, will be useful in understanding the role amphibians play in these lake ecosystems,” Jessica said.
Jessica is hoping to detect changes in amphibian ranges by identifying new or previously unknown populations.
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Despite budget constraints, the Office of Sustainability at Dawson College advanced the vision of the Dawson community’s campus landscaping plan last fall by launching a micro forest initiative.
After Jennifer de Vera identified a funding opportunity from Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), she brought it to the team. Along with Eva Helms, Sophie La Font and Diana Rice, they applied for a grant to create a micro forest with guidance from the First Peoples’ Centre and Kanienʼkehá꞉ka staff.
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Last summer, Health and Life Sciences student Tristan Peirce created a pollinator patch on campus, officially placing Dawson’s Living Campus on the Butterflyway map of the David Suzuki Foundation.
The Butterflyway Project is a Canada-wide, bilingual, volunteer-driven initiative that promotes biodiversity by planting gardens composed entirely of native pollinator plants.
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Retired History faculty member and Dawson College Scholar in Residence, Janice Harvey was awarded the first ever Prix Paul-André Linteau. The prize is awarded by the Institut d’histoire de l’Amerique français for a book written in the last year on Montreal history. Janice’s book is entitled Their Benevolent Design: Conservative Women and Protestant Child Charities in…
Celebrated Dawson graduate and Lieutenant Governor’s Youth Medal recipient Bradley Heaven, who was born with Dyskenetic Cerebral Palsy, and his aide Dan O'Connor are coming back to Dawson College!
Brad and Dan, in collaboration with author and Dawson English teacher Andrew Katz and professional illustrator and Dawson grad Antonio Luzano, warmly invite you to their book launch for RUN: The Making of a Graphic Novel, taking place in Oliver’s (2C.17) on Thursday, April 23 from 5-7.
The book is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the partnership of this all-Dawson creative team and their process in creating a graphic novel about Brad and Dan’s epic first marathon run. Each book will have its own handwritten number, making it a one-of-a-kind collector’s item, and will feature stories, sketches, storyboards and other artwork that readers rarely get to hear or see, along with a sneak peek of the opening chapter from the graphic novel.
1$ from every book will also go to support March of Dimes Canada, a charity which provides a wide range of services to people with disabilities throughout the country.
There will be food and music, as well as a silent auction that includes the chance to be drawn as a character in the final graphic novel.
Thanks for running with us! Hope to see you at the launch.
This summer, select Dawson College Science students will dive into Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and federal government-funded research at McGill University’s Interstellar Flight Experimental Research Group. The projects tackle fusion stability, laser thermal propulsion for rapid spaceflight, and plasma magnet technologies, bridging theory with hands-on validation alongside industry partners.
“The project is being led by Dr. Andrew Higgins (McGill Engineering) and Dawson student involvement will be coordinated by McGill graduate and undergraduate students, including Dawson Enriched Pure & Applied graduate (2021) Anthony Coté who is currently in his final year of Mechanical Engineering at McGill,” said Chris Whittaker who is the Dawson lead for the project.
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Journalism isn’t always boring. In fact, it can feel like a game of cops and robbers. That’s what ALC students discovered during a recent visit from Chris Curtis, founder of Montreal’s The Rover. The talk was organized through a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on journalism and media literacy, which brings together faculty and others from across disciplines to develop tools and approaches for teaching media literacy in the classroom.
With over 37,000 Instagram followers, Chris has become known for condensing complex local issues into accessible reels, offering an alternative to mainstream media and meeting audiences where they already are. The approach resonated strongly with students.
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Geology faculty member Adamo Petosa long dreamed of an urban sugar shack. This year, he decided to implement his vision at Dawson.
There were actually two maple operations at Dawson this year. Adamo joins the project led by Ben Lander and Tiawenti:non Canadian (more on that project soon we hope).
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Last Modified: May 1, 2026
