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27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:22:49 +0000

The 27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.

America First Goes Hemispheric: Trump’s Foreign Policy and Canada’s Strategic Dilemmas Webinar

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:39:50 +0000

Join MISC and the Diamond Brown Chair in Democratic Studies at 12:00 pm on Friday, February 13 online for a webinar featuring Maria Popova, Vincent Rigby, and Carsten-Andreas Schulz.

Professor Erin Hurley receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:10:08 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Erin Hurley for receiving a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant!

Professor Alexander Manshel has won the MELUS Book Award

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:28:53 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Manshel for winning the MELUS Book Award!

Carmen Faye Mathes Has Been Awarded the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:44:54 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Carmen Faye Mathes!

Professor Mathes has been awared the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize for her essay “Apostrophe’s Occasions: Two Postures of Abolitionist Address.”

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Professor Signy Sheldon Featured on CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:06:39 +0000

We’re excited to share that Professor Signy Sheldon appeared on CNN’s “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, where she discussed her research on memory, the brain, and how our past experiences shape who we are. In this engaging interview, Professor Sheldon offers insights into the science of autobiographical memory and why we remember certain moments more vividly than others.

Watch the show here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5HSEjYrMM

QLS Seminar Series - Daniele Avitabile

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:13:12 +0000

Noise-induced pattern formation in networks of spatially-dependent neural networks

Daniele Avitabile, VU University Amsterdam
Tuesday February 17, 12-1pm

Determining new international and domestic orders: reflections on Modern Canada's endurance and more so resilience as Black and West Indian

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:55:00 +0000

Join MISC at 4:00 pm on Monday, February 2ndth at the Faculty Club (3450 McTavish Street) for a lecture by Cecil Foster, Determining new international and domestic orders: reflections on Modern Canada's endurance and more so res

Three ��Թ� researchers receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:32:44 +0000

Department Research Featured Among Quebec’s Top Discoveries

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:59:55 +0000

We’re proud to share that a paper on pain research, featuring Professor Caroline Palmer, Professor Roy, and PhD student Wenbo Yi, has been recognized as one of Quebec Science’s Top 10 Discoveries of the Year. This achievement highlights the innovative work being done in our department to advance understanding of pain mechanisms and perception.

Congratulations to Social Work Professor Myriam Denov receives SSHRC’s highest honour

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:33:20 +0000

"Myriam Denov, a leading advocate for children’s rights and a Professor in ��Թ�’s School of Social Work, has won a Gold Medal from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), its highest honour.

The award is for sustained leadership, dedication and originality of thought that have inspired students and colleagues; it comes with a $100,000 prize for future research.

Denov’s research interests include children born of war and families affected by war and genocide. Over the past 25 years, she has worked with war-affected children on three continents and advised NGOs and such governmental organizations as Global Affairs Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Department of National Defence." (��Թ� Reporter)

Faculty of Arts Internship Awards Information Session

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:06:23 +0000

February 3, 2026
Time: 2:00-3:00PM
Zoom Registration Link: https://mcgill.zoom.us/meeting/register/6FuXwSzdTNmD4FIIL62ing

Ricardo Wilson is the 2025-26 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:19:50 +0000

The Department of English is delighted to announce Professor Ricardo Wilson as the 2025-2026 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence.

How immigrants reshape cities: Simulating urban diversity with geospatial agent-based modeling (Liliana Perez, Université de Montréal)

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:33:20 +0000

Alexandra Lesnikowski, Concordia University - Title TBA

admin — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 21:34:32 +0000