Restoring Quebec’s landscapes for sustainability and resilience
"To restore Quebec’s landscapes for sustainability and resilience, we need to carefully think about which pathways of development and decision-making we prioritize"
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Matthew Slopecki Presents Innovative Wearable Technology Research to Aid Team Canada Paralympic Swimmers
Matthew Slopecki, Ph.D. candidate in the Biomechanics of Occupation and Sports Lab, recently presented his research on an innovative wearable technology approach to quantify performance and fatigue related changes in the movement patterns of Paralympic Swimmers.
He presented at both the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports "Mid-Year Symposium" and Institut National du Sports du Québec's conference series "The Ingenuity Behind the Performance".Published: 1 March 2024
Home office expenses / Dépenses de bureau à domicile
This message is sent on behalf of Diana Dutton, Interim Vice-President (Administration and Finance).
Ce message est envoyé au nom de Diana Dutton, vice-rectrice, par interim (administration et finances)
La version française suit.
Dear colleagues,Published: 1 March 2024
Introducing McGill Management Insights Podcast
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work behind the scenes of your favourite sports team, or how you can leverage data and artificial intelligence in your current role? Curious about the origin story of the company whose juice kickstarts your day?Published: 1 March 2024
Asha Basu and Antoine Labelle – Winners of the 2023 William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
Asha Basu and Antoine Labelle were ranked in the top 100 receiving the accolade of Honorable Mention in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, a preeminent mathematics competition for undergraduate students in the United States and Canada.Published: 29 February 2024
Postdoc Dr. Rand Eid wins a REDI Early Career Transition Award
Congratulations to Dr. Rand Eid, a postdoc in Dr. Rosemary Bagot's lab, on winning the CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence (REDI) Early Career Transition Award! The REDI award is a new career transition award that funds researchers through the end of their postdoc and on into starting their own labs. More information on this award can be found here. Great job, Dr. Eid!
Published: 29 February 2024
OFNIE Receives Major Gift from Rideau Hall Foundation
The Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) at McGill receives investment from Rideau Hall Foundation / Fondation Rideau Hall as part of a $13.2M investment in seven Indigenous-led and teacher education programs.
Published: 29 February 2024
Published: 29 February 2024
New Publication by Postdoctoral Fellow Lia Paim
Cell division is a fundamental process for growth and repair in our bodies. It relies on the beautiful and complex machinery of the mitotic spindle to ensure the accurate distribution of genetic material. The spindle is made up of tiny structures called microtubules, which act like molecular cables to move chromosomes to the right places. When these microtubules don't work properly, cells can end up with the wrong number of chromosomes, a condition known as aneuploidy, which is linked to cancer.Published: 28 February 2024
Macdonald Campus Farm ranked best managed dairy herd in Vaudreuil−Soulanges
Each year, Lactanet recognizes top performing herds and outstanding dairy herd management based on the Herd Performance Index. McGill's Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is very proud to share Macdonald Campus Farm’s results for 2023 and to underline the farm’s ranking:
- 1 of 29 herds in Vaudreuil−Soulanges
- 4 of 189 herds in the Montérégie−Ouest region
Call for applications - McGill SGI Transformative Business Law Summer Academy
26 – 31 May 2024, Montréal
McGill Faculty of Law | McGill Desautels Faculty of Management
Call for ApplicationsPublished: 28 February 2024
Construction Start: McIntyre, Stewart Biology, Life Sciences, and Ludmer - repairs in research spaces
McGill University has mandated Construction G.E.P. Inc. to carry out the following project: McIntyre, Stewart Biology North Wing, Life Sciences, and Ludmer / 23-005 - Repairs in various research spaces.
This project includes necessary repairs in various research spaces across the downtown campus. Repair work includes patching floor finishes, painting walls and ceilings, and new window covers.
Project manager: Emika Marinacci - Emika.marinacci [at] mcgill.caPublished: 28 February 2024
A model for the evolution of intelligence
When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence.
In the largest experimental study ever conducted on this topic, a team of researchers from Rockefeller University headed by postdoctoral fellow Jean-Nicolas Audet have shown, in collaboration with McGill’s Louis Lefebvre, that foraging problems requiring overcoming obstacles, such as removing the lid off a container of food, are the only predictors of brain size and innovative behaviour in the wild.Published: 28 February 2024
School of Human Nutrition Student Wins Prix Étoiles Montantes Yves-Deshaies du Réseau CMDO
Macdonald Campus student Meryem Talbo (BSc(NutrSc)'17, MSc(NutrSc)'19; pictured above on the right) has been awarded the Prix Étoiles Montantes Yves-Deshaies du Réseau CMDO, revealed during the Joint Scientifique meeting of the CMDO network and the Société Québécoise de Lipidologie, de Nutrition et de Métabolisme (SQLNM) held in February.Published: 27 February 2024
Benevolent sexism among venture capitalists advantages male entrepreneurs
Just 17% of Canada’s small- and medium-sized enterprises are owned by women, and benevolent sexism among venture capitalists is one of the reasons for this yawning gap between female and male entrepreneurs. Benevolent sexism is a form of bias that appears positive on the surface, but ultimately reinforces gender roles and entrenches inequality, writes Desautels PhD candidate Nhu Nguyen in The Conversation.Published: 27 February 2024
3rd Annual Symposium - Research Network on Women, Peace and Security
In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the third annual Symposium of the RN-WPS – held at the University of Ottawa from February 8-10 - centered on the theme “Because We Must”. Rebecca Tiessen, Director of the Gender, Peace and Security Collaboratory, University of Ottawa was the host and co-organizer.Published: 27 February 2024
Professor Alain Pinsonneault named to SAQ Board of Directors
In January 2024, Prof. Alain Pinsonneault was appointed to a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Societé des alcools du Québec (SAQ). The Distinguished James McGill Professor brings expertise in information technology management and business digitization to the SAQ, which sells beer, wine and spirits at more 400 locations throughout Quebec.
Learn more
Published: 27 February 2024
Why the price of bananas stays low and steady
Although bananas are not immune to price spikes, as seen recently due to poor harvests, the desire of retailers to keep them affordable and an efficient production chain largely explain why the popular fruit remains among the most accessible in the supermarket year round, agronomist and economist Pascal Thériault, McGill Farm Management and Technology Program Director, told La Presse.Published: 27 February 2024
Desautels MBA grad named one of 100 people who transformed Africa in 2023
After completing his studies at McGill, Jeremy Awori (MBA’90) worked briefly in the financial services sector in Canada before becoming head of retail banking for the Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya at just 28 years old. Today, he is director general of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, a pan-African banking conglomerate with operations in 33 countries. This year, Financial Afrik named Awori one of 100 people who are transforming Africa.Published: 27 February 2024
McGill rated one of Montreal’s top employers
For the 16th consecutive year, McGill is featured on the Montréal’s Top Employers list
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A model for the evolution of intelligence
When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence.
In the largest experimental study ever conducted on this topic, a team of researchers from Rockefeller University headed by postdoctoral fellow Jean-Nicolas Audet have shown, in collaboration with McGill’s Louis Lefebvre, that foraging problems requiring overcoming obstacles, such as removing the lid off a container of food, are the only predictors of brain size and innovative behaviour in the wild.
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