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McGill researchers awarded over $12 million in NSERC Alliance grants
Federal funding program supported 59 research projects in cleantech, astrophysics, medtech, and more.
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Seventeen McGill researchers announced as Canada Research Chairs
From health and disability law to the emerging field of regenerative medicine, seventeen McGill scholars named to new or renewed Canada Research Chairs positions across diverse fields
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$107.5 million for eight innovative research projects led by McGill
The Government of Canada makes major investment in research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund competition.
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A model for the evolution of intelligence
When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence.
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Small dietary changes can cut your carbon footprint by 25%
The latest Canada’s Food Guide presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups, including meat and dairy, and stressing the importance of plant-based proteins. Yet, the full implications of replacing animal with plant protein foods in Canadians’ diets are unknown.
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Study sheds light on how neurotransmitter receptors transport calcium, a process linked with origins of neurological disease
A new study from a team of McGill University and Vanderbilt University researchers is shedding light on our understanding of the molecular origins of some forms of autism and intellectual disability.
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McGill launches legal challenge against government measures
Following a unanimous vote at a special Board meeting on February 15, McGill University today launched a legal challenge against two measures announced by the Government of Quebec on December 14, 2023:
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Is it possible to predict when prejudice will occur?
What if it were possible to use a scientific model to predict hate crimes, protests, or conflict? Researchers at McGill University and University of Toronto have begun the groundwork to develop a formal predictive model of prejudice, similar to meteorological weather predictions.