It's today!

Time for, Question 2 of 3 that we asked 10 students of the Redpath Museum on their research, career and general path in science. 

This week, "What is a notable struggle you had that you overcame?"

Without further ado, here is the video: https://youtu.be/D0nGZzYI054

Stay tuned and meet us on Facebook, YouTube or our website to know more on the last question we asked on February 23rd, always at noon!

Published on: 16 Feb 2022

It's today!

Time for, Question 1 of 3 that we asked 10 students of the Redpath Museum on their research, career and general path in science. 

This week, What brought you to science?

Without further ado, here is the video: https://youtu.be/W0Iw-CBoWiM

Stay tuned and meet us on Facebook, YouTube or our website to know more on February the 16th and February the 23rd, always at noon!

Published on: 9 Feb 2022

Join the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars!

Are you interested in mentorship, leadership skills development, and full funding to start a graduate degree?

Published on: 1 Feb 2022

Watch herpetologist Jessica Ford explain the work she does with the easily overlooked, yet massively important tadpoles. 

Classified as: STEM Outreach, Redpath Museum
Published on: 28 Jan 2022

The Office of Science Outreach is excited to take its inquiry-based theory training completely online and asynchronous. Intro to McGill Science Outreach and Inquiry-Based Learning is now available on myCourses, McGill’s learning platform, for anyone interested in participating in the training. The Office created this course specifically to meet the needs of McGill outreach students but it is available to all students, faculty, and staff across the University and in other institutions.

Classified as: STEM Outreach, science outreach
Published on: 27 Jan 2022

STEMM Diversity @ McGill co-founders Jessica Ford and Charles Xu detail their paths as scientists and what led them to come together to form STEMM Diversity @ McGill in the new article Promoting diversity in science.

Classified as: STEMM outreach, STEM Outreach
Published on: 21 Jan 2022

Wild populations must continuously adapt to environmental changes or risk extinction. For more than fifty years, scientists have described instances of “rapid evolution” in specific populations as their traits (phenotypes) change in response to varying stressors. For example, Spanish clover has developed a tolerance for copper from the mine tailings in which it grows, and the horn size of Alberta bighorn sheep has decreased due to trophy hunting.

Classified as: evolution, Department of Biology, Redpath Museum, Andrew Hendry
Published on: 18 Jan 2022

XO-3b, a hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)

Classified as: Department of physics, Nick Cowan, exoplanets, space, Lisa Dang
Published on: 13 Jan 2022

McGill University scientists have developed a new system for sharing the enormous amount of data being generated by the CHIME radio telescope in its search for fast radio bursts (FRBs), the puzzling extragalactic phenomenon that is one of the hottest topics in modern-day astronomy.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, Fast Radio Bursts, CHIME telescope
Published on: 4 Jan 2022

Researchers at McGill University have made an important step forward in understanding the cause of a rare neurodegenerative disease noted for its occurrence in the Charlevoix and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean regions of Quebec.

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a genetic condition that affects coordination and balance from early childhood. Most ARSACS patients require a wheelchair by the time they reach their 30s or 40s. There is no cure and current treatments provide only limited symptomatic relief.

Published on: 22 Dec 2021

Research shows a syllabus written in a warm, friendly style can enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.

By Diane Dechief and Véronique Brulé

Instructors: think back to when you were an undergraduate. Do you remember how you felt as you read the syllabi for your courses? Hopefully there were feelings of excitement and intrigue. But perhaps there was also confusion or worry that certain classes weren't really what you’d thought you were signing up for.

Published on: 16 Dec 2021

The Canadian Association of Physicists recognizes achievements for McGill professors across many branches of research in physics

Classified as: Awards, Physics Department, medals
Published on: 8 Dec 2021

The search of life beyond our world is an exciting venture that may yield an enormous discovery in the not-too-distant future. However, space agencies around the world, including NASA and the European Space Agency, have long been aware of the potential risks of biological contamination and have set in place planetary protection policies.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, biosecurity, invasive species, space exploration, Anthony Ricciardi
Published on: 2 Dec 2021

Concentrations of dissolved oxygen in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary (LSLE) have dropped by over 50% over the past two years. The consequences for many marine species, who depend on oxygen to survive, are potentially very serious. A compilation of historical data reveals that dissolved oxygen concentrations in the deep waters of the Lower St. Lawrence Estuary decreased by about 50% during the fifty years between 1934 and 1985. And then remained fairly constant until 2019, when the situation changed dramatically.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, St. Lawrence river, Alfonso Mucci, Sustainability
Published on: 26 Nov 2021

In humans, the dopamine system has been tied to rewards and pleasurable sensations. As well as to memory and learning. A recent study from McGill University, published in Current Biology, suggests that dopamine may also play a key role in shaping what songs female songbirds enjoy, which may ultimately affect mating as females choose (and then remember) their mates based on the songs they prefer.

Classified as: Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Sarah Woolley, dopamine, songbirds
Published on: 23 Nov 2021

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