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Eight Faculty of Science professors honoured by Provost for exceptional research achievements

admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000

Clockwise from top left: Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics), Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), Bärbel Knäuper (Psychology), Milica Miočević (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year’s cohort of Distinguished James �� Professors, James �� Professors, and William Dawson Scholars.

Montreal Open Tools Symposium

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:39:31 +0000

This premier event will feature lectures and hands-on tutorials from the creators of open-source tools for music and speech analysis.

ECHO-Autism: Differential Diagnosis

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:17:04 +0000

ECHO-Autism: Differential Diagnosis September 11, 2025 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. (ET) Virtual training (online)

Remembering Morton Mendelson (1949-2025)

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:32:52 +0000

The Department of Psychology is mourning the passing of Professor Morton Mendelson, a longstanding faculty member who joined the department in 1977. Professor Mendelson demonstrated a deep commitment to education and student well-being, and served as ��'s first Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning. He will be missed by many.

Professor Emerita Debbie Moskowitz offered these words about Professor Mendelson:

New publication in PAIN by PhD student Wenbo Yi, Prof. Caroline Palmer, and Prof. Mathieu Roy

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:12:04 +0000

Congratulations to PhD student Wenbo Yi, Prof. Caroline Palmer, and Prof. Mathieu Roy for their recent publication in PAIN! The paper is titled, Individualizing musical tempo to spontaneous rates maximizes music-induced hypoalgesia, and a recent news article on this work can be found here. The full publication can be accessed here.

New publication in Cognitive Science by postdoc Bavo van Kerrebroeck and Prof. Caroline Palmer

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 05:36:56 +0000

Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Bavo van Kerrebroeck and Prof. Palmer for their recent publication in Cognitive Science! The paper is titled, Virtual Partners Improve Synchronization in Human−Machine Trios, and more information (including the full article) can be found here. Great work!

Psychology: Hebb Lecture Series- Dr. Morgan Barense

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 15:48:26 +0000

On Friday January 10th, 2025 �� Psychology Department will host Dr. Morgan Barense who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University

Prof. Jelena Ristic presents TEDx talk at the Amazing Brain Science Talks

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:05:16 +0000

On October 17, 2024, Prof. Jelena Ristic presented a TEDx talk entitled, Eyes speak louder than words, at the Amazing Brain Science Talks hosted by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL), which is an interdisciplinary neuroscience program at ��. This event brought together leading Canadian brain health experts to showcase some of the latest advances in brain health research. For more information on the event, see here. To watch Prof.

New publication in the International Journal of Eating Disorders by graduate student Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Sarah Racine

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:46:51 +0000

Congratulations to PhD candidate Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Racine for their recent publication in the International Journal of Eating Disorders! The paper is titled, A Psychophysiological Investigation of Mechanisms Underlying “Feeling Fat” in Women With and Without Binge Eating, and more information (including the full article) can be found here. Great work!

New publication in Nature Communications Psychology by graduate student Florence Mayrand and Prof. Jelena Ristic

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:06:45 +0000

Congratulations to graduate student Florence Mayrand, postdoc Dr. Sarah McCrackin, and Prof. Ristic for their recent publication in Nature Communications Psychology! The paper is titled, Intentional looks facilitate faster responding in observers, and can be found here. This work represents one of the first experimental demonstrations that humans can “read” information regarding mental states from others’ eyes. Great work!

Psychology: Hebb Lecture Series- Dr. Sandip Sinharay

antonina.pinzarrone@mcgill.ca — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:28:06 +0000

On Friday November 8th, 2024, �� Psychology Department will host Dr. Sandip Sinharay, who will deliver a Hebb Lecture of interest to many members of the University

New publication in Nature Neuroscience by Prof. Rosemary Bagot and her team

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:38:45 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Bagot, her lab, and their co-authors for their recent publication in Nature Neuroscience! The paper is titled, Sex-biased neural encoding of threat discrimination in nucleus accumbens afferents drives suppression of reward behavior, and can be found here. Additional brief information about this paper can be found in this thread. Prof.

Professor Karim Nader elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:01:22 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Karim Nader on becoming a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada! Prof. Nader is being honoured as a renowned leader in memory research focusing on fear. More information on this honour can be found here.

Professor Eric Hehman has been given a William Dawson Scholar award

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:26:34 +0000

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 �� Professor award

joshua.starr@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:21:17 +0000

Congratulations to Prof. Caroline Palmer on becoming a Distinguished James �� Professor! ��’s highest honour is reserved for late-career researchers who have established themselves as international leaders in their field of study. More information on this award can be found here and here.