

Science Literacy Week took place October 6 - 12, 2025. It was McGill’s 10th anniversary of participating in the Canada-wide celebration! Take a look at our retrospective blog post highlighting a decade of Science Literacy @ McGill.
We hope you were also able to visit the Arboretum 80th Anniversary display at the Macdonald Library, and the workshop on climate change at the Redpath Museum!
Contact April Colosimo or Andrea Miller-Nesbitt with questions or for more information.
These displays spotlight women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with books about remarkable women who made advances in their fields, despite the challenges of oppressive systems and all of the forms that harassment can take. They tell the stories of women in STEM who did not quit.
This virtual collection of books is tailored to satisfy your curiosity about energy. So, whether you decide to pick up a book or "power up" your knowledge, embark on this journey and enjoy the discoveries!
We have compiled a number of books over the ten years of participating in science literacy week. Here are a few of our favourites.
Visit our digital exhibition on Flickr to learn what special collections can teach us about climate!

"Phillip Island Parrot" from John Gould's "The birds of Australia." London : Printed by R. and J.E. Taylor; Pub. by the author, [1840]-48. Blacker Wood Natural History Collection.
A blast from a Science Literacy Week past: Test your knowledge of Star Trek and learn about patents while doing it, in this Star Trek patents challenge from 2016!
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