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Undergraduate Students /biology/taxonomy/term/141/all en Tim Hoheisel (9I��) /biology/channels/news/tim-hoheisel-mcgill-university-364136 <h2>A computational framework for linear inverse problems via the maximum entropy on the mean method</h2> <h3> </h3> <h2>Abstract:</h2> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:39:30 +0000 admin 5674 at /biology Nuit Blanche returns to the Redpath Museum /biology/channels/news/nuit-blanche-returns-redpath-museum-364138 <div> <div> On March 1, Nuit blanche took over Montréal for its 22nd edition. The annual all-night festival brings cultural events to every corner of the city, including 9I��’s downtown campus. </div></div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:47:55 +0000 admin 5673 at /biology Aranka Hrušková (Weizmann Institute of Science) /biology/channels/news/aranka-hruskova-weizmann-institute-science-364128 Title: Asymptotically commuting measures share the Furstenberg-Poisson boundary Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:50 +0000 admin 5671 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 5661 at /biology Bellairs brings science programming to Barbadian students  /biology/channels/news/bellairs-brings-science-programming-barbadian-students-362121 Last week, hundreds of students in Barbados saw science come to life in a whole new way. As part of the celebrations marking its <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/bellairs-research-institute-going-strong-at-70/">70th anniversary</a>, 9I��’s Bellairs Research Institute opened its doors to the community Dec. 5. Three hundred students from five local schools were treated to free science kits, lunch and a day of hands-on activities. Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:53:58 +0000 admin 5645 at /biology From Lab to Life: Science Literacy Week @ 9I�� this February! /biology/channels/news/lab-life-science-literacy-week-mcgill-february-363500 Join 9I�� to celebrate the joys of science with Science Literacy Week! From February 22nd to 28th, delve into this year's theme, From Lab to Life and explore science in the everyday. Events include a study on the ancient Egyptian animal mummies in the Redpath Museum, a tour of the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, Science History Treasures in 9I��’s Rare Books and Special Collections, and much more. <a href="https://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/science-literacy">Learn more here</a>. Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:47:30 +0000 admin 5637 at /biology Unleashing Creativity at the 9I�� Physics Hackathon /biology/channels/news/unleashing-creativity-mcgill-physics-hackathon-361491 On November 15th – 17th, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9th <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Annual 9I�� Physics Hackathon</a>. 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. <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Learn more here</a>. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:01:01 +0000 admin 5653 at /biology Celebrating science fair mentor clubs and judging in Kahnawà:ke /biology/channels/news/celebrating-science-fair-mentor-clubs-and-judging-kahnawake-363872 For the second year in a row, Science Outreach and student volunteers from the 9I�� BrainReach and Chemistry Outreach groups collaborated with the <a href="https://www.kecedu.ca/">Kahnawà:ke Education Center</a> and local schools for their annual Science Fair and science mentor clubs. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:30:38 +0000 admin 5634 at /biology Bellairs Research Institute going strong at 70  /biology/channels/news/bellairs-research-institute-going-strong-70-362122 To mark its 70th anniversary, 9I��’s <a href="/bellairs/">Bellairs Research Institute</a> 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.  Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:56:14 +0000 admin 5644 at /biology 9I��’s Office for Science and Society receives 2024 James Randi Educational Foundation Award /biology/channels/news/mcgills-office-science-and-society-receives-2024-james-randi-educational-foundation-award-363578 9I��’s <a href="/oss/">Office for Science and Society (OSS)</a> has been awarded the 2024 James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) Award. This award, totaling US$200,000, is given annually to people or organizations that encourage critical thinking and provide unbiased, fact-based answers to questions. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:20:37 +0000 admin 5668 at /biology ‘This scholarship is truly life-changing’ - 9I��’s 2024 Schulich Leaders /biology/channels/news/scholarship-truly-life-changing-mcgills-2024-schulich-leaders-359568 Daniel Valentini couldn’t believe his eyes when he read the letter informing him of his Schulich Leader Scholarship. “I called 9I�� 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 9I��’s Faculty of Science. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:54:28 +0000 admin 5665 at /biology Mapping the Benefits and Trade-offs from Natural Climate Solutions /biology/channels/news/mapping-benefits-and-trade-offs-natural-climate-solutions-361702 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 9I��, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:47:30 +0000 admin 5651 at /biology Geography Department celebrates 80th anniversary /biology/channels/news/geography-department-celebrates-80th-anniversary-362910 9I��’s Department of Geography turns 80 this year! This milestone marks the anniversary of George Kimble’s appointment as 9I��’s first Professor of Geography and Department Chair on January 1, 1945. Kimble, who had previously been a meteorologist with the Royal Navy, was allocated two rooms in the Arts Building (rooms 30 and 38) by the Faculty of Arts and Science to lay the foundation for the new department. A few months later, F.K. Hare was appointed as 9I��’s second Professor of Geography (eventually becoming Dean of Arts and Science in 1961). Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:03:17 +0000 admin 5640 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 5657 at /biology King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded to 19 members of the 9I�� community /biology/channels/news/king-charles-iii-coronation-medals-awarded-19-members-mcgill-community-362289 Nineteen members of the 9I�� community have been awarded the <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/canadian-honours/directory-honours/commemorative-medals/king-charles-iii-coronation-medal">King Charles III Coronation Medal</a>. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada. The recipients include Professor R. Bruce Lennox, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Tomlinson Professor of Chemistry. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:51:39 +0000 admin 5641 at /biology