Alumni

Sustainable Futures Festival

kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:40:38 +0000

��’s Bicentennial milestone is a significant occasion to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation in sustainability, locally and beyond.

Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s 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.

Topological and geometric structures in low dimensions

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:19:05 +0000

his thematic program will focus on contemporary classiﬁcation problems in low-dimensional topology and the interplay between the algebraic, topological, geometric and analytic structures that arise in these classiﬁcations.

Nirenberg Lectures in Geometric Analysis

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:38:16 +0000

Joshua Zahl (Nankai University)

Koichi Oyakawa (��)

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:42:07 +0000

TBA

Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:24:58 +0000

Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two �� researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.

"Although plastic pollution wasn’t the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:08:29 +0000

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.

Hilary Sweatman Helps Stop the Spread of Misinformation with a “Google of Neuroscience”

admin — Mon, 26 May 2025 13:55:20 +0000

Authors: James Wang and Zeynep Alsancak

"If you're not targeting someone, you’re missing the target." - Hilary Sweatman

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.

David Stephens named Academic Lead for Horizon ��

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:14:02 +0000

Congratulations to Professor David Stephens (Department of Mathematics and Statistics), former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, who has been named Academic Lead for Horizon ��.

Read the full story here.

Appointment of Alanna Watt as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:28:54 +0000

Dear community members,

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.

Experience and expertise

Provost honours 31 �� professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James �� Professors, James �� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 �� professors as Distinguished James �� Professors, James �� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Professor Courtney Paquette recipient of the CAIMS-SCMAI/PIMS Early Career Award (2025)

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0000

Professor Courtney Paquette is the winner of the 2025 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award.

�� Professor Simon Caron-Huot awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:40:33 +0000

Simon Caron-Huot, Professor and Canada Research Chair in High-Energy Physics, has been awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship. The prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship is part of Canada’s National Killam Program, which also includes the Killam Prize. Eight Fellowships were awarded across the country.

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.

Aranka Hrušková (Weizmann Institute of Science)

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:50 +0000

Title: Asymptotically commuting measures share the Furstenberg-Poisson boundary