/biology/taxonomy/term/3/all en /biology/channels/event/ceeb-series-after-domestication-adaptation-and-spread-crops-361168 <p>Speaker: Michael Purugganan, NYU Arts & Science<br /> Host: Schoen / Abouheif / UQAM</p> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:48:43 +0000 patricia.lianos@mcgill.ca 5428 at /biology /biology/channels/event/jeremie-bettinelli-ecole-polytechnique-361144 <p>Title: Brownian Surfaces</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:54:53 +0000 admin 5427 at /biology /biology/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-gault-nature-reserve-361100 <p>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.</p> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:52:42 +0000 admin 5425 at /biology /biology/channels/news/redpath-newly-accredited-museum-360975 <p>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.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:36:52 +0000 admin 5422 at /biology /biology/channels/news/natalya-gomez-and-daryl-haggard-win-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowships-360968 <p>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).</p> <p>These awards recognize early-career academic researchers, providing them with a $250,000 research grant over two years.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:29:49 +0000 admin 5421 at /biology /biology/channels/news/katelin-schutz-named-cifar-azrieli-global-scholar-357517 <div> <div> <p><span><a href="https://katelinschutz.com"><span><span>Professor Katelin<span> Sc<span>h<span>u<span>t<span>z</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span> of the Department of Physics has been named a <a href="https://cifar.ca/ten-emerging-research-leaders-named-cifar-azrieli-global-scholars/"><span><span>2024-2026 CIFAR Azrieli Global <span>Sc<span>h<span>olar</span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span> in the Gravity & the Extreme Universe program.<span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Fri, 31 May 2024 19:59:11 +0000 admin 5412 at /biology /biology/channels/news/celebrating-international-pi-day-office-indigenous-initiatives-358312 <p>Earlier this year, �山ǿ��’s <a href="/indigenous/">Office of Indigenous Initiatives</a> celebrated International Pi Day with a talk from mathematician Dr. Edward Doolittle followed by a student panel on Indigenous experiences in STEM and, of course, some delicious pie.</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:07:35 +0000 admin 5403 at /biology /biology/channels/news/thomas-c-preston-awarded-grant-alfred-p-sloan-foundation-360110 <p><i>Funding to support research on atmospheric aerosol particles and the emergence of life on Earth</i></p> <p> </p> <p>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.</p> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:20:42 +0000 admin 5394 at /biology /biology/channels/event/10th-annual-celebration-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-360615 <p>Over the past eleven years, the �山ǿ�� Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded �山ǿ�� technological innovators. Our annual <a href="/engine/events/celebration-innovation-and-entrepreneurship" rel="noopener n</body></html>"></a></p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:50:04 +0000 admin 5387 at /biology /biology/channels/news/power-face-time-insights-zebra-finch-courtship-358740 <p>A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially apply to human development.</p> <p>�山ǿ�� researchers discovered that zebra finches deprived of early social experiences could still form strong bonds with a partner later in life. Once placed into cohabitation with a male, females that had never heard a mating song before could quickly develop a preference for his melody.</p> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:16:11 +0000 admin 5376 at /biology /biology/channels/news/soup-science-event-opens-research-opportunities-undergraduate-students-360449 <p><span><span><span>Twenty-two speakers <span><span><span>from the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering <span><span><span>presented their research in “lightning talks” <span><span><span>to <span><span><span>more than 480 undergraduate <span><span><span>students <span><span><span>at <span><span><span>Soup <span><span><span>&<span><span><span> Science, <span><span><span>a <span><span><span>biannual event.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:48:23 +0000 admin 5393 at /biology /biology/channels/news/generative-ai-classroom-357848 <p>With generative AI tools readily available to students, student assessment was a recurrent topic of discussion at a bilingual, two-day symposium hosted by �山ǿ�� last month in partnership with Google and the Pôle interordres de Montréal.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 14:06:48 +0000 admin 5407 at /biology /biology/channels/news/scholarship-truly-life-changing-mcgills-2024-schulich-leaders-359568 <p>Daniel Valentini couldn’t believe his eyes when he read the letter informing him of his Schulich Leader Scholarship. </p> <p>“I called �山ǿ�� to confirm, and they told me it was real. I think I was in shock,” says Valentini, a graduate of Dawson College in Montreal who is entering �山ǿ��’s Faculty of Science.</p> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:54:28 +0000 admin 5397 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mcgill-doctoral-and-postdoctoral-students-earn-major-funding-awards-357640 <p>Twenty �山ǿ�� doctoral and postdoctoral students have received important funding from the Government of Canada. Sixteen have earned Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and four, Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.</p> <p>The Vanier program awards doctoral students up to $50,000 per year for three years. The Banting program is worth up to $70,000 annually for two years.</p> Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:28:28 +0000 admin 5411 at /biology /biology/channels/news/frederic-bertley-receives-honorary-doctorate-degree-his-astounding-work-science-education-359098 <p>Frederic Bertley was amongst a group of leaders to receive an honorary degree from �山ǿ�� this spring. For the past eight years, Bertley has served as the President and CEO of the <a href="https://cosi.org/">Center of Science and Industry</a> (COSI), which features the largest science outreach program in North America.</p> Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:45:39 +0000 admin 5402 at /biology