Faculty /sustainability/taxonomy/term/3/all en Biodiversity Garden Community Planting /sustainability/channels/event/biodiversity-garden-community-planting-359986 Get your hands dirty and contribute to Biodiversity at 黑料社! 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 黑料社 researchers help ATLAS Collaboration share in 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-help-atlas-collaboration-share-2025-breakthrough-prize-fundamental-physics-365039 <p>Twenty-eight 黑料社 researchers are among the winners of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/Laureates/1/L3993">2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics</a> for their contributions to the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN鈥檚 Large Hadron Collider (LHC).</p> <p>Sometimes referred to as the Oscars of Science, Breakthrough prizes are awarded annually by the foundation of the same name for achievements in life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.</p> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:35:19 +0000 admin 6405 at /sustainability Science Showcase helps students build communication skills /sustainability/channels/news/science-showcase-helps-students-build-communication-skills-364583 <p>Students from across the University gathered at the University Centre (SSMU) on March 25 to share their research, fieldwork, in-class assignments and passion projects in a supportive, non-competitive environment.</p> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:45:58 +0000 admin 6410 at /sustainability 2025 Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced /sustainability/channels/news/2025-faculty-science-excellence-award-winners-announced-365506 <p>Danielle Vlaho (Academic Associate), Joe Iantomasi (Clerical), Luisa Sabaz (Management), and Badawy Sha鈥檃th (Technical) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards.聽聽</p> <p>These awards, announced at the Faculty of Science Council meeting on May 20th, recognize the outstanding contributions made by members of the Faculty鈥檚 administrative and support staff during the 2024-2025 academic year.聽聽</p> <p>Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.聽</p> Fri, 23 May 2025 15:09:58 +0000 admin 6390 at /sustainability Geoscientist Meghomita Das believes everyone deserves a seat at the equity table /sustainability/channels/news/geoscientist-meghomita-das-believes-everyone-deserves-seat-equity-table-365058 <p>Written by Ezrah Roy, edited by Adele Lopes聽</p> <p>Meghomita Das, a recent PhD graduate of 黑料社鈥檚 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, first discovered a passion for science communication in the wake of a natural disaster. When Das was a high school student in India, an earthquake in nearby Nepal impacted both countries.聽</p> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:30:48 +0000 admin 6404 at /sustainability 黑料社 names winners of the 2025 President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-names-winners-2025-presidents-prize-public-engagement-through-media-364673 <p>Congratulations to J茅r么me Waldisp眉hl and Attila Szantner (Computer Science), The Eclipse Task Force (Physics), and Andrew Gonzalez (Biology), who are among this year's winners of the President鈥檚 Prize for Public Engagement through Media!</p> <p>In announcing the winners and runners-up, President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini noted that they were among a strong field of applicants spanning all 12 Faculties.</p> <p>鈥淭his is further evidence that the sharing of knowledge and a love of learning are core 黑料社 values,鈥 he said.</p> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:45:04 +0000 admin 6409 at /sustainability 黑料社 Professor Simon Caron-Huot awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-professor-simon-caron-huot-awarded-2025-dorothy-killam-fellowship-364355 <p>Simon Caron-Huot, Professor and Canada Research Chair in High-Energy Physics, has been awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship.鈥疶he prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship is part of Canada鈥檚 National Killam Program, which also includes the Killam Prize. Eight Fellowships were awarded across the country.聽聽</p> <p>The Dorothy Killam Fellowship provides researchers with up to two years of relief from teaching and administrative duties to focus on transformative research that has potential to positively improve Canadian lives.聽聽</p> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:40:33 +0000 admin 6418 at /sustainability Hilary Sweatman Helps Stop the Spread of Misinformation with a 鈥淕oogle of Neuroscience鈥 /sustainability/channels/news/hilary-sweatman-helps-stop-spread-misinformation-google-neuroscience-365511 <p>Authors: James Wang and Zeynep Alsancak聽</p> <p><em>"If you're not targeting someone, you鈥檙e missing the target." -聽Hilary Sweatman</em></p> Mon, 26 May 2025 13:55:20 +0000 admin 6389 at /sustainability Aranka Hru拧kov谩 (Weizmann Institute of Science) /sustainability/channels/news/aranka-hruskova-weizmann-institute-science-364128 <p><b><u>Title:</u></b> Asymptotically commuting measures share the Furstenberg-Poisson boundary</p> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:50 +0000 admin 6422 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 6401 at /sustainability David Stephens named Academic Lead for Horizon 黑料社鈥 /sustainability/channels/news/david-stephens-named-academic-lead-horizon-mcgill-364895 <p>Congratulations to Professor David Stephens (Department of Mathematics and Statistics), former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, who has been named聽Academic Lead for Horizon 黑料社.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/david-stephens-named-academic-lead-for-horizon-mcgill/">Read the full story here.</a></p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:14:02 +0000 admin 6408 at /sustainability Laura Lopez Gonzalez 鈥渂orrows trust鈥 in public health journalism /sustainability/channels/news/laura-lopez-gonzalez-borrows-trust-public-health-journalism-364433 <p>By: Adele Lopes</p> <p><em>"There's a power to witnessing and being able to recount something that has happened." -聽Laura Lopez Gonzalez</em></p> Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:59:19 +0000 admin 6415 at /sustainability Appointment of Alanna Watt as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science /sustainability/channels/news/appointment-alanna-watt-interim-dean-faculty-science-365726 <p><em>Dear community members,聽</em></p> <p><em>I am pleased to announce that Professor Alanna Watt, of the Department of Biology, has graciously agreed to take on the role of Interim Dean of Science, effective July 1, 2025. She will oversee the Faculty while we continue the search for a new Dean of Science. In accordance with the University Statutes, an Advisory Committee will be established to support this process.聽</em></p> <p><em><strong>Experience and expertise聽</strong></em></p> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:28:54 +0000 admin 6386 at /sustainability Tim Hoheisel (黑料社) /sustainability/channels/news/tim-hoheisel-mcgill-university-364136 A computational framework for linear inverse problems via the maximum entropy on the mean method 聽 Abstract: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:39:30 +0000 admin 6421 at /sustainability