Staff /biology/taxonomy/term/2/all en Cristian Popescu (University of California) /biology/channels/event/cristian-popescu-university-california-370728 <p><strong>Title</strong>: Equivariant Iwasawa theory for Artin motives and applications<br /> <br /></p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:10:50 +0000 admin 11773 at /biology Felix Parraud (Queen's University) /biology/channels/event/felix-parraud-queens-university-370725 <p>Title: The Eigenvalues of Brownian Motions on GL(N,C)</p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:01:06 +0000 admin 11770 at /biology Catherine Haeck (UQAM) /biology/channels/event/catherine-haeck-uqam-370726 <p>Title: Age at Immigration and the Intergenerational Income Mobility of the 1.5 Generation.</p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:03:23 +0000 admin 11771 at /biology Thierry Giordano (University of Ottawa) /biology/channels/event/thierry-giordano-university-ottawa-370723 <p>Title: The first cohomology group of a free minimal -action on the Cantor set</p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:50:53 +0000 admin 11768 at /biology Guilherme Oliveira (ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï) /biology/channels/event/guilherme-oliveira-mcgill-university-370724 <b>Title: </b>A Zero-Inflated Spatiotemporal Model for Underreported Infectious Diseases Counts <p> </p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:56:27 +0000 admin 11769 at /biology Andrew Granville (Université de Montréal) /biology/channels/event/andrew-granville-universite-de-montreal-370721 <p><strong>TITLE / TITRE </strong>Can AI develop true reasoning skills? (A pure mathematician's perspective.)</p> <p><strong>ABSTRACT / RÉSUMÉ</strong></p> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:34:01 +0000 admin 11766 at /biology Dr. Bridget Andersen awarded the Dr. Allie Vibert Douglas Astrophysics PhD Thesis Prize /biology/channels/news/dr-bridget-andersen-awarded-dr-allie-vibert-douglas-astrophysics-phd-thesis-prize-370650 <p>Congratulations to Dr. Bridget Andersen, who has received the Dr. Allie Vibert Douglas Astrophysics PhD Thesis Prize! </p> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:25:05 +0000 admin 11765 at /biology La géographie à ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï.. en français! /biology/channels/event/la-geographie-mcgill-en-francais-370645 <p>Premier événement francophone du Département de géographie à ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï!</p> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:35:48 +0000 admin 11763 at /biology Two funding opportunities available for students participating in a Field Study Semester /biology/channels/news/two-funding-opportunities-available-students-participating-field-study-semester-370528 <p>The Faculty of Science is pleased to share two awards available for students participating in a <a href="/science/undergraduate/internships-field/field">Field Study Semester (FSS)</a> in the 2026-2027 or 2027-2028 academic year.</p> Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:40:35 +0000 admin 11758 at /biology ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï team awarded CIFAR AI Safety Catalyst Grant to advance developer oversight in AI-assisted coding /biology/channels/news/mcgill-team-awarded-cifar-ai-safety-catalyst-grant-advance-developer-oversight-ai-assisted-coding-370356 <em>ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï team aims to develop guidelines, tools, and policy insights that help software engineers work safely and effectively with AI-assisted coding systems.</em><br />   <p>A ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï research team is tackling one of AI’s fastest-moving challenges: how software developers can steer and safeguard code as AI systems become capable of writing large portions of software on their own. </p> Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:02:25 +0000 admin 11747 at /biology Biology’s Mahnaz Mansoori wins President’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff /biology/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) was one of nine ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï staff members honoured with the President’s 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’s mission. </p> Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:16:58 +0000 admin 11707 at /biology Professor Courtney Paquette featured in SIAM news (2025) /biology/channels/news/professor-courtney-paquette-featured-siam-news-2025-368115 <p>Professor Courtney Paquette from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is featured in <em>SIAM News</em>—the journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The publication showcases the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science, and data science, while highlighting real-world applications of mathematical research. In doing so, it helps lay the groundwork for scientific advances and new discoveries, supports efforts to address pressing global challenges, and enables leaders and policymakers to make informed decisions.</p> Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:55:53 +0000 admin 11691 at /biology 24 ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers identified in Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List /biology/channels/news/24-mcgill-researchers-identified-clarivate-highly-cited-researchers-list-369355 <p>Twenty-four ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers have been named to the <a href="https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/">2025 Highly Cited Researchersâ„¢ list</a>, a ranking prepared each year by Clarivate, an analytics company based in the US. The list assesses researchers in a wide range of disciplines, from neuroscience to environmental science. The number of ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï scholars on the list grew from 14 in 2024 to 24 in 2025.</p> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:15:58 +0000 admin 11663 at /biology Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant /biology/channels/news/chemistry-professor-eric-mccalla-awarded-designing-materials-revolutionize-and-engineer-our-future-368188 <p>Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/DMREF-CMFRA/index_eng.asp">Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future</a> (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). </p> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:37:08 +0000 admin 11686 at /biology ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding /biology/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-97-million-cfi-funding-368290 <p>Thirty-two ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.   </p> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:32 +0000 admin 11682 at /biology