/biology/taxonomy/term/2/all en /biology/channels/event/marielle-ong-university-toronto-361745 <p>Title: Parabolic Multiplicative Affine Springer Fibers</p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:22:04 +0000 admin 5458 at /biology /biology/channels/event/yue-zhao-university-york-361744 <p>Title:聽Conditional nonparametric variable screening via neural network factor regression.</p> <p>Abstract:聽</p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:18:31 +0000 admin 5459 at /biology /biology/channels/event/david-sher-depaul-university-361741 <p><strong>Title:</strong><b> </b>On Pleijel's nodal domain theorem</p> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:40:01 +0000 admin 5457 at /biology /biology/channels/news/west-island-high-schoolers-participate-summer-research-mcgills-gault-nature-reserve-361705 <p>This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year鈥檚 Youth Biodiversity Internships Program.聽Led by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from 成人VR视频 and beyond to connect on their passion for science. For 5 weeks, youth conducted fieldwork at Gault with 成人VR视频 students, explored how scientific research happens in nature and made links to their own lives and future careers. 聽</p> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:08:20 +0000 admin 5455 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mapping-benefits-and-trade-offs-natural-climate-solutions-361702 <p>A new study published today in <em>Nature Sustainability</em> uses advanced machine learning methods and large language models to assess the benefits and trade-offs of natural climate solutions (NCS).聽</p> <p>Led by The Nature Conservancy and co-led by Brian Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography at 成人VR视频, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts.聽</p> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:47:30 +0000 admin 5454 at /biology /biology/channels/news/unleashing-creativity-mcgill-physics-hackathon-361491 <p>On November 15<sup>th</sup> 鈥� 17<sup>th</sup>, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9<sup>th</sup> <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Annual 成人VR视频 Physics Hackathon</a>. This friendly coding competition brought together 163 people, from grade 10 high school students to graduate students. Participants had a total of 24 hours over the span of 3 days to create computing and physical science projects in teams. <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Learn more here</a>.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:01:01 +0000 admin 5448 at /biology /biology/channels/event/experience-shinrin-yoku-forest-bathing-morgan-arboretum-dec-12-361257 <p>Join guide Jacky Farrell (<a href="/science/outreach">成人VR视频 Science Outreach</a>), for a bilingual Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walk in the Morgan Arboretum.</p> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:38:26 +0000 admin 5442 at /biology /biology/channels/news/west-island-high-schoolers-participate-summer-research-mcgills-gault-nature-reserve-361278 <h5><strong>by Christine Pallon, Communications Officer, Faculty of Science</strong></h5> <p>Every year, 成人VR视频鈥檚 Gault Nature Reserve in Mont-Saint-Hilaire welcomes a host of student researchers. This past summer, there was a new addition to the usual group of young scientists at the Reserve: four high schoolers from Montr茅al鈥檚 West Island.聽</p> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:12:16 +0000 admin 5435 at /biology /biology/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>成人VR视频鈥檚 cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span>聽</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 5430 at /biology /biology/channels/news/redpath-newly-accredited-museum-360975 <p>In August 2024, the Redpath Museum was certified as an accredited museum institution by the minist猫re de la Culture et des Communications du Qu茅bec. The accreditation is a seal of quality confirming that the museum meets internationally recognized requirements and standards for governance, museological practices, and heritage presentation. With this recognition, the Redpath joined a network of 180 other accredited museums across the province.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:36:52 +0000 admin 5422 at /biology /biology/channels/news/natalya-gomez-and-daryl-haggard-win-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowships-360968 <p>Professors <a href="https://www.natalyagomez.com/">Natalya Gomez</a> (Earth and Planetary Sciences) and <a href="https://www.dhaggard.physics.mcgill.ca/">Daryl Haggard</a> (Physics) have been awarded 2024 Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council聽of Canada (NSERC).</p> <p>These awards recognize early-career academic researchers, providing them with a $250,000 research grant over two years.</p> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:29:49 +0000 admin 5421 at /biology /biology/channels/news/astrophysics-award-honours-student-research-nod-pioneer-357785 <p>Allie Vibert Douglas made history when she earned her PhD at 成人VR视频.</p> <p>It was 1926 鈥� a time when higher education wasn鈥檛 an option for most women.</p> <p>By then, Douglas already had a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from 成人VR视频 鈥� and had been named a member of the Order of the British Empire for her wartime service. With her PhD, she became the first Canadian woman to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics.</p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:01:22 +0000 admin 5408 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mcgills-computer-science-camp-inspires-next-generation-coders-359448 <p>After a hiatus of about a decade, the <a href="https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~summcamp/english/Home.html">成人VR视频 Computer Science Summer Camp</a> once again welcomed students from Montreal high schools and CEGEPs to the downtown campus this summer. The camp was a group effort organized by students, staff and faculty across the computer science community. Students participated in four packed days of talks, hands-on activities and coding sessions, to learn about computer science.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 13:33:26 +0000 admin 5399 at /biology /biology/channels/news/celebrating-international-pi-day-office-indigenous-initiatives-358312 <p>Earlier this year, 成人VR视频鈥檚 <a href="/indigenous/">Office of Indigenous Initiatives</a> celebrated International Pi Day with a talk from mathematician Dr. Edward Doolittle followed by a student panel on Indigenous experiences in STEM and, of course, some delicious pie.</p> Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:07:35 +0000 admin 5403 at /biology /biology/channels/news/scholarship-truly-life-changing-mcgills-2024-schulich-leaders-359568 <p>Daniel Valentini couldn鈥檛 believe his eyes when he read the letter informing him of his Schulich Leader Scholarship.聽</p> <p>鈥淚 called 成人VR视频 to confirm, and they told me it was real. I think I was in shock,鈥� says Valentini, a graduate of Dawson College in Montreal who is entering 成人VR视频鈥檚 Faculty of Science.</p> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:54:28 +0000 admin 5397 at /biology