Staff /sustainability/taxonomy/term/2/all en Winter is coming: Biodiversity Garden Fall Clean-Up /sustainability/channels/event/winter-coming-biodiversity-garden-fall-clean-359986 Get your hands dirty and contribute to Biodiversity at 黑料社! <p>Do you enjoy getting your hands dirty, learning about native plants, and sipping hot apple cider?</p> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:52:12 +0000 barbara.zsigovics@mcgill.ca 3355 at /sustainability Sustainable Futures Festival /sustainability/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-340437 <p>黑料社鈥檚 Bicentennial milestone is a significant occasion to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation in sustainability, locally and beyond.聽</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:40:38 +0000 kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca 3032 at /sustainability Yang Feng (New York University) /sustainability/channels/event/yang-feng-new-york-university-368546 <p>Title:聽Regularized Fine-Tuning for Representation Multi-Task Learning: Adaptivity, Minimaxity, and RobustnessRegularized Fine-Tuning for Representation Multi-Task Learning: Adaptivity, Minimaxity, and Robustness.</p> <p>Abstract:</p> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:53:25 +0000 admin 8284 at /sustainability Timo Takala (Aalto University) /sustainability/channels/event/timo-takala-aalto-university-368445 <p><strong>Title:</strong> <i>An introduction to John-Nirenberg spaces and recent results featuring vanishing subspaces and maximal functions</i></p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:17:21 +0000 admin 8281 at /sustainability Alan Lindsay (Notre Dame) /sustainability/channels/event/alan-lindsay-notre-dame-368547 <p>Title: Mathematics of randomness, heterogeneity in cellular decision making and signaling</p> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:58:00 +0000 admin 8285 at /sustainability Yang Feng (New York University) /sustainability/channels/event/yang-feng-new-york-university-368448 Title:聽Regularized Fine-Tuning for Representation Multi-Task Learning: Adaptivity, Minimaxity, and Robustness 聽 Abstract: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:27:19 +0000 admin 8282 at /sustainability Thomas Brazelton (Harvard University) /sustainability/channels/event/thomas-brazelton-harvard-university-368450 <p>聽</p> <p>鉁掞笍 <strong>TITLE /聽TITRE</strong></p> <p>Symmetry and enumerative geometry</p> <p>馃搫 A<strong>BSTRACT /聽R脡SUM脡聽</strong></p> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:50:17 +0000 admin 8283 at /sustainability Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act /sustainability/channels/event/hughlings-jackson-lecture-2025-basal-ganglia-and-motivation-act-362529 <p>Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro鈥檚 premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000 admin 8291 at /sustainability Radio-Canada reports on 15 years of 黑料社 Feeding 黑料社 /sustainability/channels/news/radio-canada-reports-15-years-mcgill-feeding-mcgill-366083 <p>For 15 years, 黑料社 dining halls have been serving up fresh, local produce grown by students at Macdonald Campus as part of their agricultural and environmental sciences programs. Last year alone, 3.4 tons of tomatoes and almost 2 tons of onions ended up on students' plates thanks to the <a href="/foodservices/sustainability">黑料社 Feeding 黑料社 initiative</a>.</p> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 21:50:45 +0000 admin 8276 at /sustainability TISEDTalk: Bridging the Gap Between the Environmental Impacts of Tyre Particles, Tyre Recovery and End-of-Life Solutions /sustainability/channels/news/tisedtalk-bridging-gap-between-environmental-impacts-tyre-particles-tyre-recovery-and-end-life-367018 Date: September 29th, 2025 | Time: 1:00 PM | Location: Macdonald Engineering Building- MD 267 <p>Tyres keep the world moving鈥攂ut at a cost. From microscopic wear particles to end-of-life waste, the environmental footprint of tyres spans their entire lifecycle. In this eye-opening seminar, Dr. Linda Mitchell, Science, Research and Innovation Manager at Tyre Stewardship Australia, will unpack the complex challenges and emerging solutions across the global tyre value chain.</p> <p>馃實 <strong>What to Expect:</strong></p> Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:08:50 +0000 admin 8274 at /sustainability Global Change Symposium: Bieler School of Environment /sustainability/channels/event/global-change-symposium-bieler-school-environment-368267 The Global Change Symposium Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:13:22 +0000 admin 8273 at /sustainability Fast Radio Burst Conference hosted at 黑料社 for the first time /sustainability/channels/news/fast-radio-burst-conference-hosted-mcgill-first-time-368536 Physics researchers Amanda Cook and Alice Curtin organize FRB2025, celebrating the 10th anniversary of a major finding in the field <em>Doris Hua, Faculty of Science Communications Assistant</em> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:03:31 +0000 admin 8267 at /sustainability Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to 黑料社 /sustainability/channels/news/nineteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-368524 <p><em>Federal investment boosts 黑料社鈥檚 research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs聽</em></p> <p>Today, the Honourable M茅lanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs鈥攏ine new and ten renewed鈥攁t 黑料社. 聽</p> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:58:35 +0000 admin 8227 at /sustainability Eight Faculty of Science professors honoured by Provost for exceptional research achievements /sustainability/channels/news/eight-faculty-science-professors-honoured-provost-exceptional-research-achievements-365191 <p><em>Clockwise from top left:聽Robert Brandenberger (Physics), Christian Genest (Mathematics and Statistics),聽Joel Kamnitzer (Mathematics and Statistics), B盲rbel Kn盲uper (Psychology), Milica Mio膷evi膰 (Psychology), Adrian Liu (Physics), Nagissa Mahmoudi (Earth and Planetary Sciences), and聽Galen Halverson (Earth and Planetary Sciences)</em></p> <p>Eight Faculty of Science professors are among this year鈥檚 cohort of Distinguished James 黑料社 Professors, James 黑料社 Professors, and William Dawson Scholars. 聽</p> Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:21:17 +0000 admin 8207 at /sustainability Biology鈥檚 Mahnaz Mansoori wins President鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff /sustainability/channels/news/biologys-mahnaz-mansoori-wins-presidents-award-administrative-and-support-staff-368428 <p>Phytotron Manager Mahnaz Mansoori (pictured above, left, with Biology Department Chair Prof. Gregor Fussmann)聽was one of nine 黑料社 staff members honoured with the President鈥檚 Award for Administrative and Support Staff at last week's afternoon convocation ceremony. These annual awards recognize the talent, dedication, and hard work of staff members who have made outstanding contributions to the University鈥檚 mission.聽</p> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:16:58 +0000 admin 8163 at /sustainability