Alumni

Sustainable Futures Festival

kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:40:38 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ’s Bicentennial milestone is a significant occasion to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation in sustainability, locally and beyond.

PhD Oral Defence: Mr. Antoine Giard

admin — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:30:54 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Antoine Giard

DATE: Friday, June 27, 2025

Annual International Conference of Women in Mathematics and Interaction!

admin — Tue, 13 May 2025 15:49:26 +0000

Dear colleagues,

2025 Hughlings Jackson Lecture: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Mattieu Cadiot

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 19:25:30 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Mattieu Cadiot

DATE: Monday, June 2, 2025

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Seth Taylor

admin — Tue, 06 May 2025 19:33:52 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Seth Taylor

DATE: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Hilary Sweatman Helps Stop the Spread of Misinformation with a “Google of Neuroscience”

admin — Mon, 26 May 2025 13:55:20 +0000

Authors: James Wang and Zeynep Alsancak

"If you're not targeting someone, you’re missing the target." - Hilary Sweatman

Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:24:58 +0000

Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

"Although plastic pollution wasn’t the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."

2025 Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 15:09:58 +0000

Danielle Vlaho (Academic Associate), Joe Iantomasi (Clerical), Luisa Sabaz (Management), and Badawy Sha’ath (Technical) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards.

These awards, announced at the Faculty of Science Council meeting on May 20th, recognize the outstanding contributions made by members of the Faculty’s administrative and support staff during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.

Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000

Dr. Victoria Glynn creates art to communicate science

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:13:54 +0000

Authors: Ava Craig, Camille Taggart, Raphaelle Reyes

"Art is like a common language that draws people in, regardless of their background." - Dr. Victoria Glynn

Provost honours 31 ��ɫ��Ƶ professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors, James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ��ɫ��Ƶ professors as Distinguished James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors, James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Eight Faculty of Science professors honoured by Provost for exceptional research achievements

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000

Clockwise from top left: Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics), Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), Bärbel Knäuper (Psychology), Milica Miočević (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year’s cohort of Distinguished James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors, James ��ɫ��Ƶ Professors, and William Dawson Scholars.

Geoscientist Meghomita Das believes everyone deserves a seat at the equity table

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:30:48 +0000

Written by Ezrah Roy, edited by Adele Lopes

Meghomita Das, a recent PhD graduate of ��ɫ��Ƶ’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, first discovered a passion for science communication in the wake of a natural disaster. When Das was a high school student in India, an earthquake in nearby Nepal impacted both countries.

��ɫ��Ƶ researchers help ATLAS Collaboration share in 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:35:19 +0000

Twenty-eight ��ɫ��Ƶ researchers are among the winners of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their contributions to the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

Sometimes referred to as the Oscars of Science, Breakthrough prizes are awarded annually by the foundation of the same name for achievements in life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.