Undergraduate Students

Biodiversity Garden Community Planting

barbara.zsigovics@mcgill.ca — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:52:12 +0000

Get your hands dirty and contribute to Biodiversity at ��ϲ��!

Sustainable Futures Festival

kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:40:38 +0000

��ϲ��’s Bicentennial milestone is a significant occasion to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation in sustainability, locally and beyond.

Nilima Nigam (Simon Fraser University)

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 15:16:53 +0000

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A numerical analyst's journey through spacetime.

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Dr. Victoria Glynn creates art to communicate science

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:13:54 +0000

Authors: Ava Craig, Camille Taggart, Raphaelle Reyes

"Art is like a common language that draws people in, regardless of their background." - Dr. Victoria Glynn

Eight Faculty of Science professors honoured by Provost for exceptional research achievements

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000

Clockwise from top left: Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics), Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), Bärbel Knäuper (Psychology), Milica Miočević (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year’s cohort of Distinguished James ��ϲ�� Professors, James ��ϲ�� Professors, and William Dawson Scholars.

From Extreme Events to Emerging Threats: Translating Climate and Health Research into Actionable Solutions

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:07:35 +0000

Where: ��ϲ�� Faculty Club or online
3450 Rue McTavish, Montreal Quebec H3A 0E5

2025 Hughlings Jackson Lecture: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

Geoscientist Meghomita Das believes everyone deserves a seat at the equity table

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:30:48 +0000

Written by Ezrah Roy, edited by Adele Lopes

Meghomita Das, a recent PhD graduate of ��ϲ��’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, first discovered a passion for science communication in the wake of a natural disaster. When Das was a high school student in India, an earthquake in nearby Nepal impacted both countries.

Professor Courtney Paquette recipient of the CAIMS-SCMAI/PIMS Early Career Award (2025)

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0000

Professor Courtney Paquette is the winner of the 2025 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award.

Unleashing Creativity at the ��ϲ�� Physics Hackathon

admin — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:01:01 +0000

On November 15th – 17th, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9th Annual ��ϲ�� Physics Hackathon. This friendly coding competition brought together 163 people, from grade 10 high school students to graduate students. Participants had a total of 24 hours over the span of 3 days to create computing and physical science projects in teams. Learn more here.

Paul Masset and David Rolnick awarded 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships

admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:27:07 +0000

Professors Paul Masset (Psychology) and David Rolnick (Computer Science) have been named Sloan Research Fellows.

��ϲ��'s Department of Psychology ranks 21st in the Times Higher Education Top 50 list

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:08:12 +0000

��ϲ�� provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the World University Rankings by Subject 2025, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE).

��ϲ�� ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The number of institutions of higher education considered varied by discipline, from 389 for Law to 1,488 for Engineering.

Bellairs Research Institute going strong at 70

admin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:56:14 +0000

To mark its 70th anniversary, ��ϲ��’s Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados hosted events Dec. 5-6 that brought together researchers, students, elected officials and community partners to celebrate its history and build momentum for the future. 

��ϲ�� Professor Simon Caron-Huot awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:40:33 +0000

Simon Caron-Huot, Professor and Canada Research Chair in High-Energy Physics, has been awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship. The prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship is part of Canada’s National Killam Program, which also includes the Killam Prize. Eight Fellowships were awarded across the country.

The Dorothy Killam Fellowship provides researchers with up to two years of relief from teaching and administrative duties to focus on transformative research that has potential to positively improve Canadian lives.

Mapping the Benefits and Trade-offs from Natural Climate Solutions

admin — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:47:30 +0000

A new study published today in Nature Sustainability uses advanced machine learning methods and large language models to assess the benefits and trade-offs of natural climate solutions (NCS).

Led by The Nature Conservancy and co-led by Brian Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography at ��ϲ�� University, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts.