Patently harmful: fewer female inventors a problem for women’s health

Published: 6 July 2021

"Necessity is the father of invention," but where is its mother? According to a new study published in Science, fewer women hold biomedical patents, leading to a reduced number of patented...

McGill Engineering youth outreach program awarded NSERC PromoScience grant

Published: 9 June 2021

Education that changes outcomes for whole communities—that’s the aim of the project, Engineering Engagement in School Curricula: Multi-year Design-thinking Projects for Indigenous and Marginalized...

Meet Your Major

Friday, March 12, 2021 18:00to20:00

Prospecting for geothermal or mineral resources, assessing hazard risks from volcanoes or earthquakes, tracking groundwater flow and permafrost change, predicting the variable impact of ice cap...

Family Science Day: 24hr de Science

Saturday, May 8, 2021 10:00to11:00

As part of McGill's Bicentennial and 24hr de Science, join PhD students from the Redpath Museum for these great science presentat859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA/redpathCategory:...

For McGill families: Fun with Physics — Sink or Float?

Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:00to12:30

Have you ever wondered why some objects sink and others float? Come find out with Physics Outreach's Sink or Float activity!/scienceCategory: Faculty of Science

For McGill families: Fun with Physics — Sink or Float?

Sunday, November 1, 2020 11:00to12:30

Have you ever wondered why some objects sink and others float? Come find out with Physics Outreach's Sink or Float activity!/scienceCategory: Faculty of Science

For McGill families: Fun with Physics — Sink or Float?

Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:00to12:30

Have you ever wondered why some objects sink and others float? Come find out with Physics Outreach's Sink or Float activity!/scienceCategory: Faculty of Science

Origin of a complex life form revealed

Published: 2 September 2020

Researchers from McGill University have revealed the steps by which two very distinct organisms – bacteria and carpenter ants – have come to depend on one another for survival to become a single...

Keeping the beat – it’s all in your brain

Published: 1 September 2020

How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform...

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