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Students /biology/taxonomy/term/5/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 Novel method to transform greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals ranked among year’s top breakthroughs /biology/channels/news/novel-method-transform-greenhouse-gases-valuable-chemicals-ranked-among-years-top-breakthroughs-362435 A groundbreaking discovery by 9I�� researchers is among the top scientific advances of 2024, according to <a href="https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/">Québec Science magazine</a>. The scientists developed a novel method to transform two greenhouse gases—methane and carbon dioxide—into valuable chemicals using sunlight. This innovation could help reduce emissions and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:24:34 +0000 admin 5670 at /biology Mark your calendars! Family Science Day: September 28th /biology/channels/news/mark-your-calendars-family-science-day-september-28th-359770 On September 28th between 9 am and 4 pm, join 9I��’s Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ 9I��, the Trottier Space Institute and 9I�� 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. Registration is required for some activities. For more details and the full schedule, <a href="/science/outreach/upcoming-events">visit this link</a>. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:46:10 +0000 admin 5664 at /biology Next stop, Oxford /biology/channels/news/next-stop-oxford-361796 For Vincent Wong, life truly is a journey. As a <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/meet-mcgills-newest-loran-scholars-2/">Loran Scholar</a>, the Vancouverite moved across the country in 2021 to pursue his B.Sc. Honours in Neuroscience at 9I��. He was drawn by The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital), Canada’s largest neuroscience research centre. In the summer of 2022, Wong traveled to Yellowknife to conduct a research project on the unique health-care challenges in the North, an experience that would shift his career trajectory. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:59:58 +0000 admin 5648 at /biology 9I��'s Department of Psychology ranks 21st in the Times Higher Education Top 50 list /biology/channels/news/mcgills-department-psychology-ranks-21st-times-higher-education-top-50-list-362911 9I�� provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE). 9I�� ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The number of institutions of higher education considered varied by discipline, from 389 for Law to 1,488 for Engineering. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:08:12 +0000 admin 5639 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 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 5662 at /biology A STEAM day to celebrate 70 years of 9I��'s Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados /biology/channels/news/steam-day-celebrate-70-years-mcgills-bellairs-research-institute-barbados-361965 To celebrate the 70th anniversary of 9I��’s acclaimed <a href="/bellairs/">Bellairs Research Institute</a> in Barbados and to promote STEAM education to local students, 9I�� partnered with the <a href="https://cosi.org/">Center of Science and Industry (COSI)</a>, and the U.S. State Department for a full day of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and presentations. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:21:55 +0000 admin 5647 at /biology How a 9I�� student’s teenage curiosity led to the first megalodon discovery in Canada /biology/channels/news/how-mcgill-students-teenage-curiosity-led-first-megalodon-discovery-canada-363426 Louis-Philippe Bateman’s fascination with megalodon began with a single sentence in a book about Canada’s geological evolution. It described giant, mysterious fossilized shark teeth discovered in the 1960s by fishermen dredging for scallops off Canada’s 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��. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:08:27 +0000 admin 5632 at /biology West Island high schoolers participate in summer research at 9I��’s Gault Nature Reserve /biology/channels/news/west-island-high-schoolers-participate-summer-research-mcgills-gault-nature-reserve-361278 <h5>by Christine Pallon, Communications Officer, Faculty of Science</h5> Every year, 9I��’s Gault Nature Reserve in Mont-Saint-Hilaire welcomes a host of student researchers. This past summer, there was a new addition to the usual group of young scientists at the Reserve: four high schoolers from Montréal’s West Island. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:12:16 +0000 admin 5654 at /biology Celebrating 10 years of Chemistry Outreach! /biology/channels/news/celebrating-10-years-chemistry-outreach-360789 Congratulations to the Chemistry Outreach group, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary during <a href="/openhouse/">9I��’s Open House</a> on October 27th! Over 250 people joined the festivities and enjoyed hands-on activities, magnificent demos, and chemistry-themed refreshments throughout the day. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:55:35 +0000 admin 5659 at /biology Paul Masset and David Rolnick awarded 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships /biology/channels/news/paul-masset-and-david-rolnick-awarded-2025-alfred-p-sloan-research-fellowships-363722 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. Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:27:07 +0000 admin 5635 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