/biology/taxonomy/term/4/all en /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>聽</h3> <h2>Abstract:</h2> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:39:30 +0000 admin 5674 at /biology /biology/channels/news/nuit-blanche-returns-redpath-museum-364138 <div> <div> <p><span><span>On March 1, <span>Nuit blanche t<span>ook over<span> Montr茅al for its 22<span><span>nd<span><span> edition. The<span> annual <span>all-night <span>festival brings <span>cultural events <span>to every corner of the city, including 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 downtown campus.聽<span>聽</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:47:55 +0000 admin 5673 at /biology /biology/channels/news/aranka-hruskova-weizmann-institute-science-364128 <p><b><u>Title:</u></b> Asymptotically commuting measures share the Furstenberg-Poisson boundary</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:50 +0000 admin 5671 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 minist猫re de la Culture et des Communications du Qu茅bec. 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 5656 at /biology /biology/channels/news/paul-masset-and-david-rolnick-awarded-2025-alfred-p-sloan-research-fellowships-363722 <p><span>Professors <a href="/psychology/paul-masset">Paul Masset</a> (Psychology) and <a href="https://davidrolnick.com/">David Rolnick</a> (Computer Science) have been named Sloan Research Fellows.<span>聽</span></span></p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:27:07 +0000 admin 5635 at /biology /biology/channels/news/bellairs-research-institute-going-strong-70-362122 <p>To mark its 70th anniversary, 9I制作厂免费鈥檚聽<a href="/bellairs/">Bellairs Research Institute</a>聽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.鈥�</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:56:14 +0000 admin 5644 at /biology /biology/channels/news/how-mcgill-students-teenage-curiosity-led-first-megalodon-discovery-canada-363426 <p>Louis-Philippe Bateman鈥檚 fascination with megalodon began with a single sentence in a book about Canada鈥檚 geological evolution. It described giant, mysterious fossilized shark teeth discovered in the 1960s by fishermen dredging for scallops off Canada鈥檚 Atlantic coast. The curiosity felt by the teenager with a budding interest in paleontology would resurface in a meaningful way during his undergraduate years at 9I制作厂免费.</p> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:08:27 +0000 admin 5632 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mapping-benefits-and-trade-offs-natural-climate-solutions-361702 <p>A new study published today in <em>Nature Sustainability</em> uses advanced machine learning methods and large language models to assess the benefits and trade-offs of natural climate solutions (NCS).聽</p> <p>Led by The Nature Conservancy and co-led by Brian Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography at 9I制作厂免费, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts.聽</p> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:47:30 +0000 admin 5651 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mark-your-calendars-family-science-day-september-28th-359770 <p><b>On September 28<sup>th</sup> between 9 am and 4 pm</b>, join 9I制作厂免费鈥檚 Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ 9I制作厂免费, the Trottier Space Institute and 9I制作厂免费 Physics Outreach, for free science activities for families. Activities will be held both indoors and outdoors at the downtown campus and are intended for children ages 6 and up.</p> <p>Registration is required for some activities.</p> <p>For more details and the full schedule, <a href="/science/outreach/upcoming-events">visit this link</a>.</p> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:46:10 +0000 admin 5664 at /biology /biology/channels/news/tsi-outreach-program-administrator-carolina-cruz-vinaccia-wins-presidents-award-362139 <p>Congratulations to聽Carolina Cruz-Vinaccia, the Outreach Program Administrator at the <a href="https://tsi.mcgill.ca/">Trottier Space Institute</a> and Physics Department for being awarded the <a href="/hr/awards/president-awards">President's Award for Administrative and Support Staff</a>!聽Winners of this award are honoured for the quality of their work, service to the community, innovation and initiative.</p> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:16:26 +0000 admin 5643 at /biology /biology/channels/news/four-mcgill-faculty-science-students-and-graduates-named-finalists-mccall-macbain-scholarships-363436 <p>Faculty of Science students Joshua Cheruvathur (BSc'25) and Elaine Xiao (BSc'25), as well as graduates Antoine Bourdin (BSc'24) and Chanel Perreault (BASc'22), are finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at 9I制作厂免费.聽</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:22:39 +0000 admin 5638 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 鈥渓ightning talks鈥� <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 5661 at /biology /biology/channels/news/west-island-high-schoolers-participate-summer-research-mcgills-gault-nature-reserve-361705 <p>This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year鈥檚 Youth Biodiversity Internships Program.聽Led by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from 9I制作厂免费 and beyond to connect on their passion for science. 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