Enabling new probes of the cosmos with novel technology

Tuesday, December 14, 2021 19:00to20:00

Join us for our final public lecture of the year! We all agree that the Universe is incredible, but have you ever thought about how neat the instruments we use are? Learn more at Professor Matt...

Real-time alert system heralds new era in fast radio burst research

Published: 18 November 2021

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...

McGill tackles systemic underrepresentation

Published: 4 November 2021

Improving representation is one of the key goals behind McGill’s current drive to recruit a greater number of Black faculty members. The Faculty of Science is proud to be a part of this effort,...

Astronomy Trivia Night

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 19:00to20:30

Phoning home to all space enthusiasts! Join us for a night of fun astronomy-themed virtual trivia./scienceCategory: Public outreach Dept. of Physics Public lectures Faculty of Science

Picture a Scientist

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 15:00to17:00

When you picture a scientist, who do you see?...

Learn about unEarth , one of McGill's impact200 finalists

Published: 21 October 2021

unEarth is one of the impact200 Bicentennial Student Sustainability Challenge finalists' and their platform and supplemental educator's manual are designed to reach out and teach youth about...

Astronomy in the blink of an eye: Searching for the fastest events in the Universe

Tuesday, October 19, 2021 19:00to20:00

Join us for our next public lecture, with Dr. Emily Petroff from McGill University! Come and learn about fast radio bursts, these bright flashes of light from distant galaxies that have captured...

Stress affects our motivation – but not necessarily our ability – to do difficult tasks

Published: 24 September 2021

Stress increases people’s tendency to avoid cognitively demanding tasks, without necessarily altering their ability to perform those tasks, according to new research from McGill University....

STEMM Diversity publishes paper and blog post

Published: 24 September 2021

STEMM Diversity group members have recently published a blog post with Cell Mentor, and a paper in Trends in Ecology.

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