Alumni /science/taxonomy/term/3185/all en L’histoire publique et les enjeux de cohabitation à Montréal : mémoires, récits et identités /science/channels/event/lhistoire-publique-et-les-enjeux-de-cohabitation-montreal-memoires-recits-et-identites-363549 <p>For this last conference of the season, CIRM has programmed a joint lecture by Mary Anne Poutanen and Paul-Étienne Rainville, the two heads of the “Immigration, everyday life and religion” axis.</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:06:06 +0000 admin 993286 at /science Olga Kharlampovich (CUNY, Grad Center and Hunter College) /science/channels/event/olga-kharlampovich-cuny-grad-center-and-hunter-college-363525 <p><b><u>Title:</u></b> Effective Generalization of Hall's Theorem for Limit Groups and Cube Complexes</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:56:37 +0000 admin 993280 at /science Rise and Write in the Morning- Online - Tuesday January 14 to April 15, 2025 /science/channels/event/rise-and-write-morning-online-tuesday-january-14-april-15-2025-361025 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/144836c2-838b-43ba-b28f-2665d32bf8a4417b69b8-278a-405a-8fc2-0ff12e399ef2.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Rise and Write in the Mo</body></html>" /></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:19:58 +0000 admin 993273 at /science Completion of KPE's Indigenous Space: The Onkwanaktí:io Lab /science/channels/news/completion-kpes-indigenous-space-onkwanaktiio-lab-363515 <p>The Faculty of Education's Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) has unveiled its new Indigenous space, named the Onkwanaktí:io lab, which aims to provide a supportive environment for Indigenous students and encourage Indigenous-focused research.</p> <p>The space features a mural highlighting Indigenous athletes and a hand-carved wooden table depicting traditional Indigenous sports, underscoring the connection between culture, movement, and community.</p> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:32:29 +0000 admin 993267 at /science From Lab to Life: Science Literacy Week @ this February! /science/channels/news/lab-life-science-literacy-week-mcgill-february-363500 <p>Join to celebrate the joys of science with Science Literacy Week! From <strong>February 22nd to 28th</strong>, delve into this year's theme, From Lab to Life and explore science in the everyday. Events include a study on the ancient Egyptian animal mummies in the Redpath Museum, a tour of the Maude Abbott Medical Museum, Science History Treasures in ’s Rare Books and Special Collections, and much more. <a href="https://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/science-literacy">Learn more here</a>. </p> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:47:29 +0000 megan.phillips@mcgill.ca 993264 at /science 120 Minutes - Online - January 16 to April 17, 2025 /science/channels/event/120-minutes-online-january-16-april-17-2025-361052 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/3dcb7d1c-a21f-46ad-bc85-fcc42d453e07da2ce278-c363-4800-96ae-92b013a692b3.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="120 Minutes - Online - J</body></html>" /></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:20:11 +0000 admin 993251 at /science Meet and Write -On Campus (Cybertheque) - January 13 to April 14, 2025 /science/channels/event/meet-and-write-campus-cybertheque-january-13-april-14-2025-361010 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/dd8c99ca-2e78-4bb0-835e-adc792ff6ebc5a949bd0-fc95-4429-8ebd-45758a2923ad.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Meet and Write -On Campu</body></html>" /></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:19:51 +0000 admin 993263 at /science Community Drum Circle /science/channels/event/mcgill-community-drum-circle-362791 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/377f0101-b045-41a0-869f-5982f14863bffb9a1791-f7fa-4fb3-8256-51cf9d9734b5.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt=" Community Drum Ci</body></html>" /></div> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:09:20 +0000 admin 993254 at /science 60 Minutes - Online - Thursday, January 16 to April 17, 2025 /science/channels/event/60-minutes-online-thursday-january-16-april-17-2025-361038 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/85698511-392d-4a32-9ea5-3f65fcd64401532b467d-a07f-43d5-b97e-4f02a3ce3864.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="60 Minutes - Online - Th</body></html>" /></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:20:04 +0000 admin 993247 at /science Live longer by swapping red meat for plant proteins: research on CBC's What on Earth /science/channels/news/live-longer-swapping-red-meat-plant-proteins-mcgill-research-cbcs-what-earth-363463 <p>Last year, a <a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-024-00925-y">-led study</a> found that replacing half their red and processed meat would increase people's life expectancy an average of nine months, while cutting their diet-related carbon footprint by 25 per cent.</p> <p>Inspired by Veganuary, a U.K.-based challenge to eat vegan for the month of January, the CBC News podcast <em>What on Earth </em>interviewed lead author and PhD graduate of 's Department of Animal Science, Olivia Auclair, now a research fellow at the University of Oxford. </p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:21:31 +0000 admin 993234 at /science Four Faculty of Science students and graduates named finalists for the McCall MacBain Scholarships /science/channels/news/four-mcgill-faculty-science-students-and-graduates-named-finalists-mccall-macbain-scholarships-363436 <p>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 . </p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:22:39 +0000 christine.pallon@mcgill.ca 993232 at /science Faculty of Education Students Recognized as Top Candidates for the McCall MacBain Scholarships /science/channels/news/faculty-education-students-recognized-top-candidates-mccall-macbain-scholarships-363432 <h2>Get to know Justin Goldberg and Nattamon Tokaeo,  Education's top McCall MacBain Scholarship Candidates:</h2> <p> </p> <p>Recognized for his leadership potential, <strong>Honours Kinesiology student Justin Goldberg (BSc'25) is a national finalist</strong> for the McCall MacBain Scholarships at .</p> Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:11:30 +0000 admin 993231 at /science Rise and Write in the Morning- Online - Tuesday January 14 to April 15, 2025 /science/channels/event/rise-and-write-morning-online-tuesday-january-14-april-15-2025-361024 <div><img src="https://se-images.campuslabs.ca/clink/images/144836c2-838b-43ba-b28f-2665d32bf8a4417b69b8-278a-405a-8fc2-0ff12e399ef2.png?preset=med-w" width="320" style="float:left; margin-right:15px; margin-bottom:15px" alt="Rise and Write in the Mo</body></html>" /></div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 06:19:58 +0000 admin 993222 at /science Drop-in Exhibit | Science History Treasures from ’s Rare Books & Special Collections /science/channels/event/drop-exhibit-science-history-treasures-mcgills-rare-books-special-collections-363433 <p><em>La version française suit.</em></p> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:06:49 +0000 admin 993220 at /science How a student’s teenage curiosity led to the first megalodon discovery in Canada /science/channels/news/how-mcgill-students-teenage-curiosity-led-first-megalodon-discovery-canada-363426 <p>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 .</p> Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:08:26 +0000 christine.pallon@mcgill.ca 993219 at /science