Generative AI in the classroom

With generative AI tools readily available to students, student assessment was a recurrent topic of discussion at a bilingual, two-day symposium hosted by McGill last month in partnership with Google and the Pôle interordres de Montréal.

Astrophysics award honours student research with nod to pioneer

Allie Vibert Douglas made history when she earned her PhD at McGill.

It was 1926 – a time when higher education wasn’t an option for most women.

By then, Douglas already had a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science from McGill – 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.

Nigel Roulet awarded David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching

Congratulations to Professor Nigel Roulet, Department of Geography, for being awarded the 2024 David Thomson Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching!    

Axel Hundemer awarded Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching

Congratulations to Professor Axel Hundemer, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, for being awarded the 2024 Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching!  This award is given each year to recognize a faculty member for superior teaching at the undergraduate level in the Faculty of Science.  

McGill doctoral and postdoctoral students earn major funding awards

Twenty McGill doctoral and postdoctoral students have received important funding from the Government of Canada. Sixteen have earned Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships and four, Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships.

The Vanier program awards doctoral students up to $50,000 per year for three years. The Banting program is worth up to $70,000 annually for two years.

Global News features 2024 honorary degree recipient Dr. Frederic Bertley

Dr. Frederic Bertley (BSc’94, PhD’00), who received an honorary doctorate at the McGill Science convocation this past Friday, is featured in a new Global News article about his life growing up in Montréal and career as a doctor and science communicator. Known affectionately as “Dr. B.,” Dr. Bertley has won eight Emmy awards and is president and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio.

Katelin Schutz named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar

Professor Katelin Schutz of the Department of Physics has been named a 2024-2026 CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar in the Gravity & the Extreme Universe prog

Gregory Dudek receives the 2024 CS-Can Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Gregory Dudek of the School of Computer Science has received the 2024 CS-Can Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Awarded annually by Computer Science Canada/Informatique Canada (CS-Can/Info-Can), this award recognizes current or former faculty who have made exceptional contributions to the field of computer science in Canada. 

2024 Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced

Michelle Maillet (Academic Associate), Lauren Kay (Clerical), Chantal Marotte (Management), and Moshe Dalva (Technical) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards.  

These awards, announced at the Faculty of Science Council meeting on May 21st, recognize the outstanding contributions made by members of the Faculty’s administrative and support staff during the 2023-2024 academic year.  

Science fair fun in Kahnawà:ke

Every year in Kahnawà:ke, a Kanien:keha’ka community on Montreal’s South Shore, students present their projects at a science fair organized by the Kahnawà:ke Education Center (KEC).

The McGill Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) announces undergraduate research award recipients

The McGill Collaborative for AI and Society (McCAIS) has announced the five recipients of the inaugural McCAIS Undergraduate Research Awards (McURA). The selected projects cover AI’s intersection with a wide range of topics, including precision medicine and efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest. 

Sustainable Data Science Training Program awarded $1.65 M from NSERC CREATE

Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced more than $26 million in funding for 16 new training initiatives through its Col

McGill receives funding from the Canadian Space Agency for exoplanet studies using the James Webb Space Telescope

McGill University 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.

Read more here.

Undergraduate research takes center stage at Poster Showcase

On the evening of March 19, more than 500 members of the McGill community gathered in celebration of student work at the fifth annual Undergraduate Poster Showcase. Hosted each March by the Office of Science Education (OSE), the Showcase invites students from across the University to share their scientific research, field work, in-class assignments, passion projects and more.

Inspiring the next generation of scientists: Future Innovators Science Fair

On March 27th, in collaboration with Real Ventures, McGill's Chemistry Outreach Group joined other STEM experts and educators for the Future Innovators Science Fair at the Royal Charles Elementary School for International Women’s Month.