Students /sustainability/taxonomy/term/5/all en Biodiversity Garden Community Planting /sustainability/channels/event/biodiversity-garden-community-planting-359986 <h2>Get your hands dirty and contribute to Biodiversity at Ã山ǿ¼é!</h2> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:52:12 +0000 barbara.zsigovics@mcgill.ca 3355 at /sustainability Sustainable Futures Festival /sustainability/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-340437 <p>Ã山ǿ¼é’s Bicentennial milestone is a significant occasion to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation in sustainability, locally and beyond. </p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:40:38 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 3032 at /sustainability Experience Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) at the Gault Nature Reserve /sustainability/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-gault-nature-reserve-361100 <p>Join guide Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">Ã山ǿ¼é 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 3465 at /sustainability The Redpath: a newly accredited museum! /sustainability/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 3463 at /sustainability Natalya Gomez and Daryl Haggard win Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships /sustainability/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 3462 at /sustainability Professor Henri Darmon elected to the 2025 Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) /sustainability/channels/news/professor-henri-darmon-elected-2025-class-fellows-american-mathematical-society-ams-360891 <p><strong>Professor Henri Darmon</strong> has been elected to the 2025 Class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).</p> <p>"Forty-one mathematical scientists from around the world have been named <a href="https://www.ams.org/grants-awards/ams-fellows/ams-fellows">Fellows of the American Mathematical Society</a> (AMS) for 2025, the program's 13th year. Recognized 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".</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:32:04 +0000 admin 3460 at /sustainability Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery /sustainability/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-360500 <p>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.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:35:32 +0000 admin 3457 at /sustainability Startup Skills: Part 1 – Financing My Early-Stage Innovation-Driven Venture /sustainability/channels/event/startup-skills-part-1-financing-my-early-stage-innovation-driven-venture-360493 <p>In this workshop, you'll learn how VC's typically value an early stage innovation driven venture.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:31:03 +0000 admin 3452 at /sustainability Startup Skills: Part 2 – Venture Capital Funding /sustainability/channels/event/startup-skills-part-2-venture-capital-funding-360494 <p>Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what is a venture capital fund, its structure and how they operate, and what VCs look for in an early stage innovation driven venture.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:31:39 +0000 admin 3454 at /sustainability TISEDTalks: Using energy-electricity-economy (3E) system models to support decision-making on complex challenges /sustainability/channels/event/tisedtalks-using-energy-electricity-economy-3e-system-models-support-decision-making-complex-360091 <h3>Date: November 21st, 2024 | Time: 5:00pm (EST) | Free Event</h3> <h3>Location: Macdonald Engineering Building Rm: 267</h3> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:47:33 +0000 admin 3447 at /sustainability Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101 /sustainability/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-360497 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation and entrepreneurship are as well as an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas, and the Lean Canvas.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:32:18 +0000 admin 3451 at /sustainability 10th Annual Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship /sustainability/channels/event/10th-annual-celebration-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-360615 <p>Over the past eleven years, the Ã山ǿ¼é Engine Centre has been supporting entrepreneurially-minded Ã山ǿ¼é 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 3456 at /sustainability Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition /sustainability/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-market-research-and-analysis-competition-360498 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at Ã山ǿ¼é to perform market research.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:33:24 +0000 admin 3453 at /sustainability TechIdea Pitch Competition: Submission Deadline /sustainability/channels/event/techidea-pitch-competition-submission-deadline-360679 <p>The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages Ã山ǿ¼é students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:53:46 +0000 admin 3458 at /sustainability Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 – Foundations of IP and Patent Searching /sustainability/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-360499 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:34:33 +0000 admin 3455 at /sustainability