Family Science Day: McGill’s Family Friendly Foray into Science

This past September, McGill hosted Family Science Day on McGill’s Downtown Campus, a free scientific discovery event aimed toward families in Montréal.

Soup & Science event opens up research opportunities for undergraduate students

Twenty-two speakers from the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering presented their research in “lightning talks” to more than 480 undergraduate students at Soup & Science, a biannual event.

A Resounding Success: Celebrating McGill’s Biodiversity Festival

On September 24th 2024, McGill groups and community organizations joined forces at the downtown and Mac campuses for the Biodiversity Festival, in celebration of McGill’s Biodiversity Plan.

Experts: 2024 state of the climate report 

A new report by some of the world’s top climate scientists examines key indicators and finds that the world is “on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster.” The authors found that 25 out of 35 indicators used to track the planet's climate risk, from ocean temperatures to tree-cover loss, are at record levels.

New global database of dams and reservoirs could transform water management

A groundbreaking database developed by the Global Dam Watch  (GDW) consortium is set to transform the global understanding of dams and reservoirs. 

Co-ordinated and led by members of a research lab at McGill University, with funding from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Bank, the database integrates existing global datasets to provide the most comprehensive resource for large-scale analyses to date.

When we cannot hear our own speech, even temporarily, ability to speak is impaired: McGill study

A McGill University study has shown that hearing plays a crucial role in how people coordinate and control speech movements in real-time.

Published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA), the research shows that when people cannot hear their own speech, even briefly, their ability to move their jaw and tongue in a coordinated manner is impaired.

New findings can help improve our understanding of winter weather in the St. Lawrence River Valley

A recent study at McGill University provides new insights into how winter storms develop in the St. Lawrence River Valley, findings that could potentially improve the accuracy of winter weather forecasts in the region.

Mathematics and Statistics Department Picnic

New sustainable catalyst: Fast, selective, reductive conversion of CO2!

Anthropogenic climate change drastically affects our planet, with CO2 being the most critical gaseous driver. Here, we present a fast, effective, and sustainable route for coupling diverse alcohols, amines and amides with CO2 via heterogenization of a natural metal-based homogeneous catalyst through decorating on functionalized graphene oxide.

Mark your calendars! Family Science Day: September 28th

On September 28th between 9 am and 4 pm, join McGill’s Office of Science Outreach, STEMM Diversity @ McGill, the Trottier Space Institute and McGill Physics Outreach, for free science activities for families. Activities will be held both indoors and outdoors at the downtown campus and are intended for children ages 6 and up.

Registration is required for some activities.

Tracking Whale Calls in the Lower St. Lawrence Seaway at Land Seismometers

A new paper led by the Earthquake Seismology group recently published, exploring spatial and temporal patterns of whale calls detected by land seismometers along the Lower St. Lawrence Seaway in Eastern Canada. 

Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

McGill University researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.