Quantum Materials: How Quantum Mechanics Determine the Properties of Materials

Thursday, January 21, 2021 19:00to20:00

To kick off the new year, Dr. Tami Pereg-Barnea will demystify how quantum mechanics can give rise to surprising effects - like superconductivity - in materials!/scienceCategory: Public outreach...

Student art exhibition to highlight McGill Bicentennial

Published: 12 January 2021

The Faculty of Science is celebrating McGill’s 200th anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of “Science!”. McGill students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit...

Special Public Lecture - Surveying the Universe

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 19:00to20:30

A very special virtual public lecture by Steven M. Kahn, the Director of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a unique new major astronomical facility that will stitch together a completely new image of...

Network science study of Montreal bilinguals could deepen understanding of real-world language use

Published: 8 October 2020

Psychology researchers at McGill University have used network science – a mathematical technique for revealing connections and patterns – to gain novel insights into Montrealers’ experience of...

McPherson Public Lecture in Physics - Gravitational waves: a Window Into the Universe

Thursday, October 1, 2020 18:30to19:30

This year's Anna McPherson Public Lecture will be given by Dr. Nergis Mavalvala from MIT on gravitational waves! You can read Dr. Mavalvala’s bio here./scienceCategory: Dept. of Physics...

Public Lecture on Gravitational Waves by Dr. Nergis Mavalvala

Thursday, October 1, 2020 18:30to19:30

Anna McPherson Public Lecture 2020 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqmnq65MjKk/scienceCategory: Public outreach Lectures Dept. of Physics Faculty of Science

A more sustainable way to make DNA-based medications

Published: 24 August 2020

Scientists at McGill University have developed a solvent-free method for making oligonucleotides, short strands of DNA of growing significance in research and the pharmaceutical industry.

Cause-and-effect approach could help machines become better learners

Published: 15 July 2020

For human beings, the ability to generalize – to extract broad principles from our experiences of the world and use these principles to help us make decisions in new situations – is an essential...

Innovative simulations and analysis accelerate search for COVID-19 treatment

Published: 23 June 2020

McGill University researchers are using cutting-edge computer simulations and analytical techniques to identify and validate promising compounds in the search for a treatment for COVID-19....

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