/smerg/taxonomy/term/2/all en /smerg/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 16:08:27 +0000 admin 6339 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/new-deans-speaker-series-launches-manu-kapur-363406 <p>As a new initiative of the Faculty of Education, Dean Vivek Venkatesh recently launched the <strong><a href="/education/channels/event/deans-speaker-series-professor-manu-kapur-productive-failure-and-rethinking-how-we-learn-362751">Dean's Speaker Series</a></strong>. This biannual series is expected to host prominent guest speakers on relatable topics that span the Faculty's departments and hosted by the Dean as a free event for academics, students, staff, and invited guests.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 19:08:06 +0000 admin 6336 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mohit-kumar-dise-featured-building-21-video-363023 <p>McCall MacBain Scholar (2023), Mohit Kumar, is an M.A. Educational Leadership student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE). He is working to devise curricula for Eklavyas (have-nots), for primary school students which aims to catalyze quality education and larger behavioral changes regarding learning, educational awareness, and opportunities.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:29:48 +0000 admin 6334 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/call-research-participants-does-breast-reduction-surgery-change-way-you-breathe-move-363016 <p>The <a href="/cerpl">Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (CERPL)</a> and the Movement Technologies and Innovation (MOTION) Laboratory, in collaboration with <a href="https://lululemon.com">Lululemon</a>, are seeking female volunteers for a research study investigating whether breast reduction surgery impacts breathing and biomechanics during exercise.</p> <p>The study is looking for 16 healthy women who are planning to undergo breast reduction surgery and are able to walk, jog, and run on a treadmill.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:44:56 +0000 admin 6333 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/dises-paul-zanazanian-releases-new-book-and-podcast-series-362946 <p><a href="/education/paul-zanazanian">Professor Paul Zanazanian</a> from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education is very pleased to announce the publication of his new book and the release of his new podcast series.</p> <p>Paul's new book, <a href="https://historyinthenow.com"><em><strong>Historical Consciousness and Practical Life: A Theory and Methodology</strong></em></a>, published by University of Toronto Press (2025), introduces a novel approach to examining how people construct and employ historical knowledge for navigating their daily lives.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 20:07:33 +0000 admin 6323 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/participate-exciting-study-focusing-running-asymmetry-and-fatigue-362940 <p><strong>Who?</strong></p> <p>Any recreational, competitive, or elite-level runners can participate.</p> <p><strong>You must be/you:</strong></p> <ul> <li>aged between 18 to 40 years</li> <li>run at least 20 km per week and regularly participate in running for 3-6 months</li> <li>have not had any musculoskeletal injuries in the past 6 months, any neurological or cardiovascular and respiratory conditions or pregnancy</li> <li>should not be under any medications or rehabilitation programme</li> </ul> <p><strong>What?</strong></p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:00:24 +0000 admin 6322 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/old-books-new-research-uncovering-forgotten-work-mary-hinckley-answer-new-ecological-questions-362855 <p><i>Version française suit</i></p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:40:52 +0000 admin 6320 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mcgills-department-psychology-ranks-21st-times-higher-education-top-50-list-362911 <p>�������� provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE). </p> <p>�������� ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The number of institutions of higher education considered varied by discipline, from 389 for Law to 1,488 for Engineering. </p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:08:12 +0000 admin 6319 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/geography-department-celebrates-80th-anniversary-362910 <p>��������’s Department of Geography turns 80 this year! </p> <p>This milestone marks the anniversary of George Kimble’s appointment as ��������’s first Professor of Geography and Department Chair on January 1, 1945. </p> <p>Kimble, who had previously been a meteorologist with the Royal Navy, was allocated two rooms in the Arts Building (rooms 30 and 38) by the Faculty of Arts and Science to lay the foundation for the new department. A few months later, F.K. Hare was appointed as ��������’s second Professor of Geography (eventually becoming Dean of Arts and Science in 1961). </p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:03:17 +0000 admin 6318 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mcgill-education-named-3rd-canada-38th-globally-362892 <p>According to <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE), �������� ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The University placed third in Canada in  in Education Studies and six other domains. THE’s subject rankings evaluate 11 disciplines based on five performance indicators: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and Industry. </p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:07:35 +0000 admin 6317 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/celena-scheede-bergdahl-comments-prehab-impact-patient-recovery-362847 <p>The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education's <a href="/education/celena-scheede">Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl </a>was interviewed by CBC for an article, "Prehab' before surgery speeds up patient recovery, review suggests" regarding how pre-op exercise, nutritional changes, and psychological support could reduce complications.  Dr. Scheede-Bergdahl commented she sees high rates of participation in prehab at Montreal General Hospital's surgery program. "We're capturing them in a teaching moment," Scheede-Bergdahl said.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:33:36 +0000 admin 6298 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-funding-nserc-quantum-science-362774 <div> <div> <p><span><span>On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announce<span>d<span> <span>over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects<span>, including fifteen to �������� researchers<span>. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:28:53 +0000 admin 6290 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/bieler-school-environment-welcomes-new-director-362772 <p>The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce <a href="/biology/anthony-ricciardi">Professor Anthony Ricciardi</a> as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.</p> <p>“My vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at ��������,” said Ricciardi.</p> <p>Founded in 1998, the BSE appoints directors for five-year terms.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:50:18 +0000 admin 6289 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/deans-speaker-series-professor-manu-kapur-productive-failure-and-rethinking-how-we-learn-362751 <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/x/w9h">RSVP for the Dean's Speaker Series</a></div> <h6 class="bl-tpl">(You may choose to attend a single session or both.)</h6> <h4><br /></h4> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:40:12 +0000 admin 6288 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/spring-2025-faculty-education-convocation-362721 <p>The Spring 2025 Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony will take place <strong>Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 PM</strong>.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:34:38 +0000 admin 6280 at /smerg