To celebrate theĚý70th anniversary of McGill’s acclaimed Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados and to promote STEAM education to local students, McGill partnered with the , and the U.S. State Department forĚýa full day of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and presentations.
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Published on: 9 Dec 2024
For Vincent Wong, life truly is a journey.
As a ,Ěýthe VancouveriteĚýmoved across the country in 2021 to pursue his B.Sc. Honours in Neuroscience at McGill. He was drawn by The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital), Canada’s largest neuroscience research centre.
In the summer of 2022, Wong traveled to Yellowknife to conduct a research project on the unique health-care challenges in the North, an experience that would shift his career trajectory.
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Published on: 4 Dec 2024
This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year’s Youth Biodiversity Internships Program.ĚýLed by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from McGill and beyond to connect on their passion for science. For 5 weeks, youth conducted fieldwork at Gault with McGill students, explored how scientific research happens in nature and made links to their own lives and future careers. Ěý
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Published on: 2 Dec 2024
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).Ěý
Led by The Nature Conservancy and co-led by Brian Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography at McGill University, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts.Ěý
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Published on: 2 Dec 2024
NASA has selected the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) mission, co-investigated by McGill University Professor Daryl Haggard, to advance to the next stage of its $1 billion .
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Published on: 28 Nov 2024
On November 15th – 17th, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9th . 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. .
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Published on: 27 Nov 2024
Paleontologists and students from McGill University have documented Saskatchewan's first confirmed fossil specimens of Centrosaurus, a horned dinosaur species closely related to Triceratops.
The search, conducted in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park along the South Saskatchewan River, also unearthed a rare mix of dinosaur and marine fossils, shedding light on a dinosaur fauna which existed on the edge of an ancient sea at a time of rising sea levels long before humans roamed the earth.
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Published on: 19 Nov 2024
by Christine Pallon, Communications Officer, Faculty of Science
Every year, McGill’s Gault Nature Reserve in Mont-Saint-Hilaire welcomes a host of student researchers. This past summer, there was a new addition to the usual group of young scientists at the Reserve: four high schoolers from MontrĂ©al’s West Island.Ěý
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Published on: 18 Nov 2024
$13.8 million in federal funding for McGill’s cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research ChairsĚý
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Published on: 14 Nov 2024
In August 2024, the Redpath Museum was certified as an accredited museum institution by the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec. The accreditation is a seal of quality confirming that the museum meets internationally recognized requirements and standards for governance, museological practices, and heritage presentation. With this recognition, the Redpath joined a network of 180 other accredited museums across the province.
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Published on: 6 Nov 2024
Professors (Earth and Planetary Sciences) and (Physics) have been awarded 2024 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research CouncilĚýof Canada (NSERC).
These awards recognize early-career academic researchers, providing them with a $250,000 research grant over two years.
Published on: 6 Nov 2024
Professor Henri Darmon has been elected to the 2025 Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).
"Forty-one mathematical scientists from around the world have been namedĚýĚý(AMS) for 2025, the program's 13th year.ĚýRecognized by their peers, AMS members designated as Fellows of the AMS have made outstanding contributions to the creation, exposition, advancement, communication, and utilization of mathematics".
Published on: 4 Nov 2024
Congratulations to the Chemistry Outreach group, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary during McGill’s Open House on October 27th! Over 250 people joined the festivities and enjoyed hands-on activities, magnificent demos, and chemistry-themed refreshments throughout the day.
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Published on: 31 Oct 2024
Professor Christian Genest has been awarded the 2024 prestigious Parzen Prize.
Published on: 30 Oct 2024
Rosalie Bélanger-Rioux is the 2024 recipient of the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching in the category of Faculty Lecturer.
The President's Prize for Excellence in Teaching was established to recognize educators who have distinguished themselves both in their teaching abilities and in their ability to motivate their students.
Published on: 21 Oct 2024
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