Lighting up the circuits of the cerebellum
New McGill study sheds light on the cerebellar nucleiIn a new article published today in Nature Communications, a team of McGill researchers led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology examines the spatial organization of neurons in the cerebellar cortex.
Professor Eric Hehman has been given a William Dawson Scholar award
Congratulations to Prof. Eric Hehman on becoming a William Dawson Scholar! This honour is for researchers who have demonstrated potential to become global leaders in their field. More information on this award can be found here and here.
Professor Caroline Palmer has received a Distinguished James McGill Professor award
Congratulations to Prof. Caroline Palmer on becoming a Distinguished James McGill Professor!
Provost awards 28 McGill professors with distinguished awards
McGill honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James McGill Professor, James McGill Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.
How climate change is affecting where species live
As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.
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.
17 McGill researchers honoured with prestigious Canada Research Chairs
McGill awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program
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.
Professor Christian Genest - recipient of the 2024 Lise Manchester Award from The Statistical Society of Canada (SSC)
Professor Christian Genest is one of the three recipients of the 2024 Lise Manchester Award from The Statistical Society of Canada (SSC).
The award recognizes excellence in state-of-the-art statistical work which considers problems of public interest and which is potentially useful for formation of Canadian public policy.
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.