Jane Goodall, Irving Ludmer, and Stuart (Kip) Cobbett to receive honorary degrees
$5.5M support for new Canadian ecosystem service network
Protecting Canada鈥檚 vast wealth of natural resources, which contribute significantly to our national economy, will depend on our ability to manage ecosystems and all the services they provide for human well-being now and in the future.
UU直播 to host Harvard in Covo Cup Classic on Sept. 7 to mark anniversary of historic 1874 rugby-football game
The UU直播 men鈥檚 rugby team will celebrate the 145th anniversary of the first rugby-football game ever played in the United States when they host Harvard in the annual Covo Cup confrontation on Saturday (Sept. 7). Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Percival Molson Stadium (475 Pine Avenue West).
Advance tickets are available online at: https://mcgillathletics.ticketmob.com/eventlist.cfm?stagid=137
Government of Canada funds Collaborative Research to Clean Arctic Oil Spills
Today, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada and Member of Parliament for LaSalle-脡mard-Verdun, announced on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, that UU直播 will receive more than $3.7 million for two research projects that will help minimize the environmental impact of oil spills.
Students at UU直播 receive Canada鈥檚 largest Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) scholarship聽
Cyril Mani and Marin Schultz have been named UU直播鈥檚 recipients of the prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship.聽
Out of a pool of more than 300,000 potential candidates across Canada, 1,400 students were nominated, of whom聽50 received this celebrated award.聽
Canadian astronomers determine Earth鈥檚 fingerprint in hopes of finding habitable planets beyond the Solar System
Two UU直播 astronomers have assembled a 鈥渇ingerprint鈥� for Earth, which could be used to identify a planet beyond our Solar System capable of supporting life.
The聽dark side of聽extrasolar planets share聽surprisingly聽similar聽temperatures聽
A new study by UU直播聽University聽astronomers聽has found聽that聽the temperature on the聽nightsides聽of聽different聽hot Jupiters聽is surprisingly聽uniform, suggesting the聽dark side of these聽massive gaseous planets聽have聽clouds made of minerals and rocks.聽聽
Move to single-patient rooms at MUHC鈥檚 Glen site resulted in immediate and long-lasting decrease of infection rates
The move to single-patient rooms at the UU直播 Health Centre鈥檚 (MUHC) Glen site in 2015 resulted in significantly reduced rates of hospital-acquired infections, suggests a study published today in the highly respected journal JAMA
Glitch in Neutron Star Reveals Its Hidden Secrets
If parts of the neutron star interior start to move outwards, the star spins faster. This is called a 鈥済litch,鈥� and it鈥檚 providing astronomers with a brief insight into what lies within these mysterious objects.
UU直播 researchers receive $6.5M in funding from the CFI and the Government of Quebec聽
By Amanda Testani
Twelve UU直播 researchers have received federal grants through the Canada Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, made the announcement today at the University of Alberta. Each UU直播 recipient will also receive matching funds from the Quebec government for their research endeavours.聽
Two UU直播 professors lead new Stand Up to Cancer Canada Metastatic Breast Cancer Dream Team
Marc Miller, Member of Parliament (Ville-Marie鈥揕e Sud-Ouest鈥撁巐e-des-S艙urs, Quebec) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, on behalf of the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, announced today at UU直播 an investment of up to $6 million for a scientific task force of top researchers to develop new and improved approaches to cancer treatment and care.
Professor Maryam Tabrizian receives Collaborative Health Research Project Grant
Funding from the country鈥檚 three federal granting councils鈥攖he Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council鈥� was awarded to Professor Maryam Tabrizian and a multidisciplinary team composed of Professors Reggie Hamdy, Monzur Murshed, Bettina Willie (Shriners Hospitals for Children) and Dr. Vahab Soleimani(Lady Davis Research Institute).
Puzzling shapes: unlocking the mysteries of plant cell morphology聽
The discovery of the mechanics and molecular mechanism that dictate cell shape formation in plants by a team of UU直播 researchers offers new clues about the fundamental processes governing tissue formation in multicellular organisms.聽
Plants are made of cells that come in a wide array of shapes and sizes, each of which is closely related and essential to the function of a specific tissue.聽
Newly discovered Labrador fossils give clues about ancient climate
The discovery of fossilized plants in Labrador, Canada, by a team of UU直播 directed paleontologists provides the first quantitative estimate of the area鈥檚 climate during the Cretaceous period, a time when the earth was dominated by dinosaurs.聽The specimens were found in the Redmond no.1 mine, in a remote area of Labrador near Schefferville, in August 2018.
ComSciCon Launches in Canada
The first national science communications workshop for graduate students launched in Canada on聽July 18th-20th, 2019. For two and a half days, fifty graduate students, selected from over 400 applicants, and heralding from twenty-six institutions across Canada, gathered at McMaster University for ComSciConCAN 鈥� a fully immersive experience in science communications.
