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Students /oss/taxonomy/term/5/all en "Science Moms" Film Screening and Panel Discussion /oss/channels/event/science-moms-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-284437 Join the 9I�� Office for Science and Society for a special screening and panel discussion of "Science Moms", a documentary film that gives a voice to the science-minded moms - moms who are too often drowned out by the fear mongers, the sha Wed, 15 Feb 2023 16:18:00 +0000 emily.shore@mcgill.ca 6911 at /oss Amazing Brain Science Talks 2024: Celebrating the Mind /oss/channels/news/amazing-brain-science-talks-2024-celebrating-mind-360995 We're happy to announce that the 2024 Amazing Brain Science Talks video recordings are officially live on our YouTube channel. Whether you're tuning in for the first time or revisiting your favourite moments, don't miss out on these compelling talks! Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:52:25 +0000 admin 10485 at /oss Spotlight on Neuro-Innovation at NeuroSphere's Demo Day /oss/channels/news/spotlight-neuro-innovation-neurospheres-demo-day-361205 On Friday, November 8, 2024, NeuroSphere held its Demo Day at Maison Alcan in Montreal, with support from sponsors <a href="https://gowlingwlg.com/en">Gowling WLG</a> and the <a href="https://www.cabhi.com">Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI)</a>. The event drew over 160 members of Canada's innovation ecosystem for a full day of pitches, panels and networking. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:08:14 +0000 admin 10484 at /oss Quantum Science and Technology Panel /oss/channels/event/quantum-science-and-technology-panel-364159 Join us on Wednesday, March 26th, from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at 9I�� (ENGMC 304) for a panel discussion on Quantum Science and Technology, featuring two experts in the field. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:34:51 +0000 admin 10483 at /oss Nuit Blanche returns to the Redpath Museum /oss/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 10482 at /oss West Island high schoolers participate in summer research at 9I��’s Gault Nature Reserve /oss/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 10468 at /oss How a 9I�� student’s teenage curiosity led to the first megalodon discovery in Canada /oss/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 10450 at /oss The Redpath: a newly accredited museum! /oss/channels/news/redpath-newly-accredited-museum-360975 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. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:36:52 +0000 admin 10470 at /oss Thomas C. Preston awarded grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation /oss/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 10477 at /oss West Island high schoolers participate in summer research at 9I��’s Gault Nature Reserve /oss/channels/news/west-island-high-schoolers-participate-summer-research-mcgills-gault-nature-reserve-361705 This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year’s Youth Biodiversity Internships Program. Led by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from 9I�� and beyond to connect on their passion for science. For 5 weeks, youth conducted fieldwork at Gault with 9I�� students, explored how scientific research happens in nature and made links to their own lives and future careers. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:08:20 +0000 admin 10463 at /oss Paul Masset and David Rolnick awarded 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships /oss/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 10446 at /oss Four 9I�� Faculty of Science students and graduates named finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships /oss/channels/news/four-mcgill-faculty-science-students-and-graduates-named-finalists-mccall-macbain-scholarships-363436 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��. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:22:39 +0000 admin 10449 at /oss King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded to 19 members of the 9I�� community /oss/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 10455 at /oss Soup & Science event opens up research opportunities for undergraduate students /oss/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 10476 at /oss Next stop, Oxford /oss/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 10462 at /oss