Undergraduate Students /research/taxonomy/term/540/all en Prix Grands Sages honours VRƵ professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates /research/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:56:59 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 10131 at /research Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to VRƵ /research/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>VRƵ’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </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 14:42:56 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 10129 at /research Two VRƵ researchers win 2024 Prix du Québec honours /research/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 <p><em>Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics</em></p> <p>Two VRƵ researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.</p> <p><a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in VRƵ’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:09 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 9796 at /research VRƵ-led projects awarded $360,000 for occupational health and safety research in Quebec /research/channels/news/mcgill-led-projects-awarded-360000-occupational-health-and-safety-research-quebec-360237 <div> <p><em><span><span><span>I<span>mproving air quality and developing advanced health monitoring devices<span> <span>are the aims of research projects <span>funded <span>by the<span> Robert Sauvé Research Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IRSST) <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></p></div> Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:53:21 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 9742 at /research VRƵ researchers awarded $5.5 million in CFI funding /research/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-55-million-cfi-funding-359622 <div><em>Infrastructure funding from the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, matched by Quebec, propels research innovation at VRƵ </em></div> <div><br /> <span>Twenty VRƵ researchers have received infrastructure awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $5.5 million. <span> </span></span></div> <div> <p style="text-align:left"><span>These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value. <span> </span></span></p></div> Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:35:17 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 9672 at /research VRƵ Spinoff FeX Energy receives major grant from Axelys /research/channels/news/mcgill-spinoff-fex-energy-receives-major-grant-axelys-358220 <p><i>Company technology leverages high energy density of iron to provide carbon-free, stable renewable energy that is environmentally safe and highly dispatchable</i></p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 9382 at /research 101 VRƵ research projects awarded $23.5 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding /research/channels/news/101-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-235-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-358031 <p><strong><em>Funding supports groundbreaking research in the natural sciences and engineering</em></strong></p> <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 VRƵ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million.</p> <p>The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:20:06 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 8333 at /research VRƵ scholars receive $190,000 to expand impact of research in the social sciences and humanities /research/channels/news/mcgill-scholars-expand-impact-research-social-sciences-and-humanities <p>Seven VRƵ researchers have been awarded over $190,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards are part of $1.7 million in federal funding invested in 54 projects nationwide. </p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:57:03 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5657 at /research Provost awards 28 VRƵ professors with distinguished awards /research/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871 <p><em>VRƵ honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James VRƵ Professor, James VRƵ Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.</em></p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:59:09 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5565 at /research VRƵ researchers awarded SSHRC grants to foster collaboration with community partners /research/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-sshrc-grants-foster-collaboration-community-partners-357802 <p><em>Two VRƵ faculty members and their collaborators received Partnership Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</em></p> <p>The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of its latest Partnership Development Grants competition, including $400,000 awarded to two VRƵ researchers.</p> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:16:05 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5464 at /research 17 VRƵ researchers honoured with prestigious Canada Research Chairs /research/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>VRƵ awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:31:16 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 5450 at /research Two VRƵ Projects selected for funding by Genome Canada /research/channels/news/two-mcgill-projects-selected-funding-genome-canada-357488 <p><i>Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province’s strength in the transformative science of genomics</i></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 13:22:49 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 5408 at /research Sustainable Data Science Training Program awarded $1.65 M from NSERC CREATE /research/channels/news/sustainable-data-science-training-program-awarded-165-m-nserc-create-357359 <p>Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1461"> announced </a>more than $26 million in funding for <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATEResults-ResultatsFONCER_eng.asp?Year=2024">16 new training initiatives</a> through its <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATE-FONCER_eng.asp">Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE)</a> program.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 13:43:53 +0000 meaghan.thurston@mcgill.ca 5383 at /research Nada Jabado named 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America /research/channels/news/nada-jabado-2024-loreal-unesco-women-science-laureate-north-america-357325 <p><em>Prestigious award honours VRƵ and RI-MUHC pioneer in the field of pediatric brain tumours</em></p> <p>VRƵ Professor and Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Nada Jabado, has been named the 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America. Dr. Jabado is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, a Senior Scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the Research Institute of the VRƵ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and a Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the MUHC.</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 14:06:33 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5376 at /research VRƵ receives funding from the Canadian Space Agency for exoplanet studies using the James Webb Space Telescope /research/channels/news/mcgill-receives-funding-canadian-space-agency-exoplanet-studies-using-james-webb-space-telescope-357237 <p><i>VRƵ researcher to leverage prodigious capacity of the telescope for studies on a failed star and a hot Neptune-like exoplanet, both with unique stellar characteristics </i></p> <p>VRƵ announced today it has received funding from the Canadian Space Agency for two separate projects dedicated to the study of exoplanets, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The projects are slated for completion by June 2025. Both studies will be led by Professor Nicolas Cowan.</p> <p><b>Brown dwarves: failed stars</b></p> Mon, 13 May 2024 16:15:00 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 5357 at /research