Undergraduate Students /drs/taxonomy/term/7/all en Event | Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2025 /drs/channels/event/event-cancer-translational-research-horizons-2025-367920 <p><strong>Join the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Centre for Translational Research for CTR Horizons 2025</strong></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:42:25 +0000 admin 9220 at /drs Hybrid Event | D2R Investor Series: Venture Capital Demystified - Investment Insights with Inès Holzbaur /drs/channels/event/hybrid-event-d2r-investor-series-venture-capital-demystified-investment-insights-ines-holzbaur-368827 <p>Every year, billions of dollars are invested by funding agencies in basic and translational research, yet the path from academic discovery to private investment necessary for the creation of new companies is rarely straightforward.</p> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:25:04 +0000 admin 9219 at /drs 7th Quebec Annual Extracellular Vesicle Workshop (QEVW2025) /drs/channels/event/7th-quebec-annual-extracellular-vesicle-workshop-qevw2025-368873 <p>The 7th Annual Quebec Extracellular Vesicles Workshop (QEVW2025) is just around the corner!</p> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:52:57 +0000 admin 9215 at /drs Virtual | Introduction to Applying Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Genomic-Based RNA Therapeutics Research /drs/channels/event/virtual-introduction-applying-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-genomic-based-rna-therapeutics-research-368310 <p><strong>VIRTUAL | </strong>Join D2R for a learning opportunity to gain foundational knowledge and practical tools to embed Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) into your genomic-based RNA therapeutics research<strong>.</strong> Through engaging </p> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:19:39 +0000 admin 9213 at /drs Event | BBME seminar series: Prof. David R. Walt (Harvard Medical School) /drs/channels/event/event-bbme-seminar-series-prof-david-r-walt-harvard-medical-school-368925 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:59:44 +0000 admin 9214 at /drs Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award /drs/channels/news/human-genetics-professor-receives-banting-discovery-award-365566 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:06:00 +0000 admin 9207 at /drs Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize /drs/channels/news/mcgill-university-now-accepting-expressions-interest-2026-earthshot-prize-366390 <p>Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the <a href="https://earthshotprize.org/">Earthshot Prize</a>. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.</p> <p>The <b>Earthshot Prize</b> is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or <b>Earthshots.</b></p> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:36:26 +0000 admin 9200 at /drs Nine Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµians appointed to the Order of Canada /drs/channels/news/nine-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-365980 <p><strong>Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></p> <p>Nine members of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.</p> <p>Among the honorees are two Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).</p> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:48 +0000 admin 9205 at /drs Eleven Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada /drs/channels/news/eleven-mcgill-researchers-honoured-royal-society-canada-367117 <p><em>Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s 2025 cohort includes seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.</em></p> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:42:05 +0000 admin 9193 at /drs Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research /drs/channels/news/professor-simon-roy-wins-marathon-hope-clinician-scientist-award-melanoma-research-366640 <p>Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN). </p> Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:17:53 +0000 admin 9199 at /drs Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant /drs/channels/news/chemistry-professor-eric-mccalla-awarded-designing-materials-revolutionize-and-engineer-our-future-368188 <p>Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/DMREF-CMFRA/index_eng.asp">Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future</a> (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:37:08 +0000 admin 9183 at /drs School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research /drs/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 9204 at /drs Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society /drs/channels/news/professor-emeritus-prakash-panangaden-elected-fellow-royal-society-365431 Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000 admin 9211 at /drs Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering /drs/channels/news/physiology-professor-claire-m-brown-appointed-inaugural-chair-inclusion-science-and-engineering-367481 <p>Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1546.">Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE)</a> in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT).  </p> Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:52:07 +0000 admin 9190 at /drs Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture /drs/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 Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 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 9197 at /drs