External /science/taxonomy/term/4/all en 2018 Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Science /science/urc-2018-10-04 <p><strong>Science students present their research projects.</strong> Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:06:13 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 623637 at /science 2017 Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Science /science/urc-2017-10-26 <p><strong>Science students present their research projects.</strong> Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!</p> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:41:50 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 591421 at /science 2017 Trottier Public Science Symposium: MIND MATTERS - The Body-Mind Connection /science/trottier-symposium-2017 <p><em>"The mind can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven." (John Milton)</em></p> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:18:18 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 585049 at /science ĢƵ Sustainability Systems Initiative Research Themes Launch / Invited Speaker Amy Luers /science/20170926-mssi-launch <p><a href="/mssi/">The ĢƵ Sustainability Systems Initiative</a> is pleased to invite you to the inaugural MSSI event for the 2017-18 academic year<strong>.</strong></p> Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:43:47 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 590023 at /science Science Literacy Week @ ĢƵ 2017 /science/science-literacy-week-201709 <p>Science Literacy Week @ ĢƵ is happening from September 18 to 24! ĢƵ Library, Let’s Talk Science ĢƵ, Graphos, and Redpath Museum, have planned a wide range of activities across both campuses, including a lecture by Dr.</p> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:22:33 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 589396 at /science 2016 Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Science /science/2016-urc <p><strong>Science students present their research projects.</strong> Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!</p> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 02:22:44 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 440316 at /science SEX CELLS! On the importance of sex and gender in brain health /science/channels/news/sex-cells-importance-sex-and-gender-brain-health-364959 <p>Last week, we welcomed neuroscientists Liisa Galea (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Robert-Paul Juster (Université de Montréal) for <strong>SEX CELLS!</strong>, a vital conversation on implementing Sex- and Gender-Based Analysis Plus (SGBA+) in health research. <br /> <br /></p> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:26:42 +0000 admin 1041872 at /science Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Obstacles and Opportunities /science/channels/news/strengthening-participation-internally-displaced-persons-idps-obstacles-and-opportunities-364964 Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international norms Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:58:45 +0000 admin 1041871 at /science Interview with Leire Cancio Orueta, 2025 Chair Holder Etxepare Basque Institute Elbira-Zipitria Chair in Basque Studies /science/channels/news/interview-leire-cancio-orueta-2025-chair-holder-etxepare-basque-institute-elbira-zipitria-chair-367730 <p><a href="/centre-montreal/files/centre-montreal/aitor_zuberogoitia_espilla.jpg"></a></p> <p><b>To begin, how would you describe yourself as a scholar? What themes and values guide your work and research?</b></p> Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:43:02 +0000 admin 1041867 at /science Inaugural Moderna-RNA Canada ARN awarded to D2R-funded researcher Professor Maria Vera Ugalde /science/channels/news/inaugural-moderna-rna-canada-arn-awarded-d2r-funded-researcher-professor-maria-vera-ugalde-367991 <p><b>Montreal, September 24, 2025</b> – Moderna, in partnership with RNA Canada, has awarded three prizes this year to RNA researchers in Canada for their outstanding contribution to the field. D2R is proud to announce that Professor <a href="http://www.veraugaldelab.net/"><b>Maria Vera Ugalde</b></a> has received the <b>Discovery of the Year Award</b> for her seminal 2024 publication in <i>Nature Communications</i> (<i>Alecki et al.,</i>). This award recognizes groundbreaking RNA discoveries made by Canadian researchers (either as a group or individually) during the past year.</p> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 02:26:22 +0000 admin 1041864 at /science Research | Viral DNA sequences in the human genome may help control gene activity, new study shows /science/channels/news/research-viral-dna-sequences-human-genome-may-help-control-gene-activity-new-study-shows-366155 <p> </p> <p>Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in ĢƵ’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:40:53 +0000 admin 1041870 at /science Celebrating Research, Connections and Culture at IMPRESS Research Day /science/channels/news/celebrating-research-connections-and-culture-impress-research-day-366445 <p>That's a wrap for the 2025 edition of IMPRESS—the Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students, presented by <a href="/branches/">Branches, ĢƵ's Community Outreach Program at Enrolment Services</a>!</p> <p>This year's program culminated in the IMPRESS Research Day, where 24 student-interns presented their summer's work to family, friends, faculty and community members. The celebration also featured a communal lunch and a traditional hoop dancing performance.</p> Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:23:44 +0000 admin 1041869 at /science 2025 John Abbott-Macdonald Remembrance Day Ceremony /science/channels/event/2025-john-abbott-macdonald-remembrance-day-ceremony-368001 <p>“Remembrance Day gives us all an opportunity to pay respect to the men and women who serve to protect our freedom but it also allows us to connect the students of today to our shared history.</p> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:28:45 +0000 admin 1041842 at /science Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: December 15, 2025 /science/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-december-15-2025-367519 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:53:17 +0000 admin 1041840 at /science Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series: Vascular Risk Factors, Cortical Atrophy, and Dementia: Genes, Cells, and Molecules /science/channels/event/feindel-brain-and-mind-seminar-series-vascular-risk-factors-cortical-atrophy-and-dementia-genes-367520 <p>The <strong>Feindel Brain and Mind Seminar Series</strong> will advance the vision of Dr. William Feindel (1918–2014), Former Director of the Neuro (1972–1984), to constantly bridge the clinical and research realms.</p> Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:07:06 +0000 admin 1041834 at /science