/science/taxonomy/term/4/all en /science/urc-2018-10-04 <p><strong>Science students present their research projects.</strong> Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!</p> Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:06:13 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 623637 at /science /science/urc-2017-10-26 <p><strong>Science students present their research projects.</strong> Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!</p> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:41:50 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 591421 at /science /science/trottier-symposium-2017 <p><em>"The mind can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven." (John Milton)</em></p> Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:18:18 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 585049 at /science /science/20170926-mssi-launch <p><a href="/mssi/">The ���������Թ� Sustainability Systems Initiative</a> is pleased to invite you to the inaugural MSSI event for the 2017-18 academic year<strong>.</strong></p> Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:43:47 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 590023 at /science /science/science-literacy-week-201709 <p>Science Literacy Week @ ���������Թ� is happening from September 18 to 24! ���������Թ� Library, Let’s Talk Science ���������Թ�, Graphos, and Redpath Museum, have planned a wide range of activities across both campuses, including a lecture by Dr.</p> Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:22:33 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 589396 at /science /science/2016-urc <p><strong>Science students present their research projects.</strong> Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!</p> Mon, 17 Oct 2016 02:22:44 +0000 victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca 440316 at /science /science/channels/news/nasa-should-build-biocontainment-facility-moon-protect-earth-researchers-advise-373359 <p>A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.</p> <p>“Humanity is entering a new era of space exploration, but our planetary protection strategies have not kept pace with the risks associated with returning extraterrestrial samples to Earth,” said paper co-author Frederick I. Moxley, Director of Strategic Threat Analysis and Research Laboratories, an Idaho-based consultancy.</p> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:24:52 +0000 admin 1078460 at /science /science/channels/news/aes-researcher-daiva-nielsen-receives-asns-mead-johnson-award-373368 <p>Daiva Nielsen, Associate Professor in the School of Human Nutrition and Scientific Director of the Clinical Nutrition Research Unit (CNRU), has been selected to receive the Mead Johnson Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation. </p> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:24:10 +0000 admin 1078458 at /science /science/channels/news/congratulations-silar-gardy-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-373342 <p>Silar Gardy successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304  on June 15th, 2026.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "The influence of dietary protein on bone health in endurance runners"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Dr. Jenna Gibbs (Supervisor), Dr. Dennis Jensen, Dr. Anne-Sophie Brazeau, Dr. Andrea Josse, Dr. Rowan Barrett, Dr. Panagiota Klentrou</p> <p>Silar Gardy is with Dr. Jenna Gibbs's Gibbs lab.</p> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:02:49 +0000 admin 1078455 at /science /science/channels/event/phd-oral-defence-jack-tisdell-373334 <p><b>���������Թ� DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS</b></p> <b>PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Jack Tisdell</b> <p><b>DATE:</b> Monday, July 20, 2026</p> <p><b>TIME / PLACE:</b> Pre-Defence 10:00 a.m. / BURN 1010C</p> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:16:22 +0000 admin 1078454 at /science /science/channels/event/phd-oral-defence-arihant-jain-373333 <p> </p> <p><a name="_Hlk196470747" id="_Hlk196470747"><b>���������Թ� </b></a><b>DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS</b></p> <p><b>PhD Oral Defence of Mr. Arihant Jain</b></p> <p><b>DATE:</b> Thursday, July 16, 2026</p> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:44:40 +0000 admin 1078453 at /science /science/channels/news/congratulations-kerrigan-sunday-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-373327 <p>Kerrigan Sunday successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304  on June 8th, 2026.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "Sex-specific biomechanics of fatigue and foot numbness in cycling"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Prof. Julie Côté, Dr. Tyler Churchward-Venne, Prof. Rosaire Mongrain, Dr. Guillaume Durandau, Dr. Katherine Boyer</p> <p>Kerrigan Sunday<strong> </strong>was with Dr. Julie Côté's Biomechanics of Occupation and Sport (BOS) lab.</p> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:02:04 +0000 admin 1078452 at /science /science/channels/news/congratulations-cinthuja-pathmanathan-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-373305 <p>Cinthuja Pathmanathan successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304  on June 2nd, 2026.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "Sex-specific effects of running-induced fatigue on lower-limb interlimb symmetry patterns and muscle synergies in endurance runners"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Prof. Julie Côté, Dr. Jordan Koch, Dr. Caroline Paquette, Dr. Philippe Dixon, Dr. Laurent Bouyer, Dr. Jorge Armony</p> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:30:46 +0000 admin 1078451 at /science /science/channels/news/outstanding-ta-award-winners-2025-2026-373307 <p>The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is pleased to announce the recipients of the <strong>2025–2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.</strong></p> <p>Congratulations to <strong>Zakary Horton</strong>, <strong>Helena Heinonen</strong>, and <strong>Boris Zupancic</strong>, who have been selected as this year's award winners. We also extend our congratulations to <strong>Damien LeBlanc</strong>, who received an Honourable Mention in recognition of his outstanding contributions.</p> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000 admin 1078449 at /science /science/channels/news/well-deserved-retirement-four-mac-staff-members-373289 <p>The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES) is proud to celebrate four members of the Macdonald Campus community who are preparing to embark on a well-deserved retirement: Luis Agellon (Professor in Human Nutrition), Shelly Johnston (Research Finance Services Supervisor), Roger Cue (Associate Professor in Animal Science) and Yvan Gariepy (Academic Associate in Bioresource Engineering.)</p> <p>We sat down with Roger and Yvan to reflect on their journeys at ���������Թ�- the paths that brought them here, some of the work that defined their careers and what lies ahead.</p> Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:23:07 +0000 admin 1078446 at /science