/arts/taxonomy/term/20/all en /arts/channels/news/school-information-studies-professors-awarded-56m-grant-propel-canada-forefront-cybersecurity-data-365987 <p>Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications. </p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000 admin 6575 at /arts /arts/channels/news/268000-awarded-support-outreach-activities-mcgill-researchers-365469 <p>Seven Ģ������Ƶ researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). </p> Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000 admin 6576 at /arts /arts/channels/news/isabel-wilkerson-deliver-2025-beatty-lecture-366868 <em>Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23  </em>   <p>Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of <em>Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents </em>and <em>The Warmth of Other Suns </em>will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at Ģ������Ƶ on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program <em>Ideas, </em>will moderate the event.</p> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000 admin 6572 at /arts /arts/channels/news/english-phd-candidate-heads-montreals-first-trans-film-festival-364686 <p>English PhD candidate, <strong>Iris Pintiuta</strong>, created <a href="https://exposuresmtl.com/">Exposure</a>, Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.</p> <p>'“Too often, queer and trans scholarship doesn’t make it back to the people it speaks about. I wanted to change that – I wanted to build a bridge between academic knowledge and public access and use what I was learning to support my community, not just advance my own career.”'</p> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:33:07 +0000 admin 6568 at /arts /arts/channels/news/professor-manshels-writing-backwards-released-audiobook-365041 <p>Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's publication <em>Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon</em> (Columbia University Press, 2023) has been released as an audiobook by University Press Audiobooks.</p> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:45:57 +0000 admin 6567 at /arts /arts/channels/news/feminist-pedagogy-through-creative-assessments-365049 Zine-making 101: Feminist pedagogy through creative assessments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:34:40 +0000 admin 6566 at /arts /arts/channels/news/nathalie-cookes-latest-book-tastes-and-traditions-366491 <b><i>Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History </i>by<i> </i>Professor Nathalie Cooke<br /> Published by Reaktion Books</b> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:03:09 +0000 admin 6565 at /arts /arts/channels/news/professor-nathalie-cooke-appointed-royal-society-canada-367871 <strong>Congratulations to Professor Nathalie Cooke on her election as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada!</strong> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:02:40 +0000 admin 6564 at /arts /arts/channels/event/where-light-gets-why-canadas-global-engagement-matters-ambassador-bob-rae-367847 <p>Join MISC for a lecture by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Bob Rae, titled <b>Where the Light Gets In - Why Canada’s Global Engagement Matters</b> on Monday, October 6th, 2025, 4 p.m.</p> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:40:36 +0000 admin 6562 at /arts /arts/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-market-research-and-analysis-competition-366478 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at Ģ������Ƶ to perform market research.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:32:18 +0000 admin 6560 at /arts /arts/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-366470 <p>This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:44:07 +0000 admin 6555 at /arts /arts/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-366479 <p>This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:34:14 +0000 admin 6561 at /arts /arts/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-1-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-366473 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:08:47 +0000 admin 6556 at /arts /arts/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-2-design-thinking-methodology-366474 <p>The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:10:44 +0000 admin 6557 at /arts /arts/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-startup-law-101-366476 <p>Led by a team of caseworkers from <a href="http://www.compassclinic.org/">Compass Startup Legal Clinic</a>, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on important considerations such as</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:13:15 +0000 admin 6558 at /arts