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Undergraduate Students /biology/taxonomy/term/141/all en Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies program: information booth /biology/channels/event/barbados-interdisciplinary-tropical-studies-program-information-booth-361206 Visit our information booth on �山ǿ��'s Downtown Campus at the Leacock and Arts Lobby to learn more about the <a href="/bits/">Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies (BITS) Program</a> taking place in Summer 2025. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:13:42 +0000 admin 5431 at /biology Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies program: online info session /biology/channels/event/barbados-interdisciplinary-tropical-studies-program-online-info-session-361207 <a href="https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/81321803503">Join us on Zoom</a> to learn all about the <a href="/bits/">Barbados Interdisciplinary Tropical Studies (BITS) program</a> taking place in Summer 2025. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:18:32 +0000 admin 5432 at /biology Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to �山ǿ�� /biology/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> $13.8 million in federal funding for �山ǿ��’s cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research Chairs </div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 5430 at /biology Jérémie Bettinelli (École Polytechnique) /biology/channels/event/jeremie-bettinelli-ecole-polytechnique-361144 Title: Brownian Surfaces Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:54:53 +0000 admin 5427 at /biology Experience Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) at the Gault Nature Reserve /biology/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-gault-nature-reserve-361100 Join guide Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">�山ǿ�� Science Outreach</a>), for a bilingual Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walk in the Gault Nature Reserve. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:52:42 +0000 admin 5425 at /biology The Redpath: a newly accredited museum! /biology/channels/news/redpath-newly-accredited-museum-360975 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. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:36:52 +0000 admin 5422 at /biology Natalya Gomez and Daryl Haggard win Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships /biology/channels/news/natalya-gomez-and-daryl-haggard-win-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowships-360968 Professors <a href="https://www.natalyagomez.com/">Natalya Gomez</a> (Earth and Planetary Sciences) and <a href="https://www.dhaggard.physics.mcgill.ca/">Daryl Haggard</a> (Physics) have been awarded 2024 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). These awards recognize early-career academic researchers, providing them with a $250,000 research grant over two years. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:29:49 +0000 admin 5421 at /biology Lighting up the circuits of the cerebellum /biology/channels/news/lighting-circuits-cerebellum-357915 <h3>New �山ǿ�� study sheds light on the cerebellar nuclei </h3> In a <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49339-1">new article</a> published today in Nature Communications, a team of �山ǿ�� researchers led by <a href="https://wattlabmcgill.ca/">Professor Alanna Watt</a> of the Department of Biology examines the spatial organization of neurons in the cerebellar cortex. The findings offer new insight into how information is integrated in the cerebellum and shed light on the role of the often-overlooked cerebellar nuclei. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:08:52 +0000 admin 5377 at /biology Thomas C. Preston awarded grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation /biology/channels/news/thomas-c-preston-awarded-grant-alfred-p-sloan-foundation-360110 Funding to support research on atmospheric aerosol particles and the emergence of life on Earth Professor Thomas C. Preston -- jointly appointed to the departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry -- has been awarded a grant of USD$800,000 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant will support Professor Preston’s research on atmospheric aerosol particles, with the goal of advancing understanding of the origin of life's building blocks on early Earth. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:20:42 +0000 admin 5394 at /biology Nigel Roulet awarded David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching /biology/channels/news/nigel-roulet-awarded-david-thomson-award-graduate-supervision-and-teaching-357765 Congratulations to Professor Nigel Roulet, Department of Geography, for being awarded the 2024 <a href="/gps/about/awards/david-thomson">David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching</a>! This award recognizes an outstanding faculty member who has been supervising graduate students for more than ten years. Roulet started as an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography in 1994 and began his term as Graduate Program Director of the department the following year. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:41:17 +0000 admin 5409 at /biology Katelin Schutz named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar /biology/channels/news/katelin-schutz-named-cifar-azrieli-global-scholar-357517 <div> <div> <a href="https://katelinschutz.com">Professor Katelin Schutz</a> of the Department of Physics has been named a <a href="https://cifar.ca/ten-emerging-research-leaders-named-cifar-azrieli-global-scholars/">2024-2026 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar</a> in the Gravity &amp; the Extreme Universe program. </div></div> Fri, 31 May 2024 19:59:11 +0000 admin 5412 at /biology �山ǿ��’s Computer Science Camp inspires next generation of coders /biology/channels/news/mcgills-computer-science-camp-inspires-next-generation-coders-358306 After a hiatus of about a decade, the �山ǿ�� Computer Science Summer Camp once again welcomed students from Montreal high schools and CEGEPs to the downtown campus this summer. The four packed days of talks, hands-on activities and coding sessions were all intended to strengthen students’ interests in coding and coding competitions, and to contribute to the development of computer science talent in Quebec. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:11:19 +0000 admin 5404 at /biology Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-360500 This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:35:32 +0000 admin 5388 at /biology Soup & Science event opens up research opportunities for undergraduate students /biology/channels/news/soup-science-event-opens-research-opportunities-undergraduate-students-360449 Twenty-two speakers from the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering presented their research in “lightning talks” to more than 480 undergraduate students at Soup &amp; Science, a biannual event. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:48:23 +0000 admin 5393 at /biology Astrophysics award honours student research with nod to pioneer /biology/channels/news/astrophysics-award-honours-student-research-nod-pioneer-357785 Allie Vibert Douglas made history when she earned her PhD at �山ǿ��. It was 1926 – a time when higher education wasn’t an option for most women. By then, Douglas already had a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from �山ǿ�� – and had been named a member of the Order of the British Empire for her wartime service. With her PhD, she became the first Canadian woman to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:01:22 +0000 admin 5408 at /biology