/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8826/all en /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-lead-development-tool-assess-environmental-risks-chemicals-264686 <p><span>Assessing the risks that toxic chemicals pose to natural ecosystems is a huge challenge, given the thousands of chemicals that require testing. But the task is expected soon to become less daunting, thanks to a new tool being developed by ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ researchers. </span></p> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:39:57 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26481 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/canada-foundation-innovation-provides-11m-cbrain-computing-platform-mcgill-262748 <div>³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ will receive more than $1.1 million for CBRAIN, one of the world’s most advanced computing platforms for brain research, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Cyberinfrastructure Initiative.</div> <div> </div> <div>Marc Miller, Member of Parliament for Ville-Marie — Le Sud-ouest — ÃŽle-des-sÅ“urs, made the announcement at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ on behalf of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, the Minister of Science.</div> <div> </div> Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:08:52 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26181 at /newsroom