Congratulations to STEMM Diversity@McGill!

The results are in for the 2023 Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media and STEMM Diversity@McGill is among the runners-up recognized in the Group category. 

Hundreds Gather for Undergraduate Poster Showcase

McGill community comes together to celebrate the research of over 100 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Science and beyond in an annual event organized by the Office of Science Education.

School of Religious Studies to host conversations on Science and Faith

The ongoing dialogue between science and faith will be the focus of two upcoming events hosted by the School of Religious Studies.

MSSI announces 2023 Ideas Fund recipients

The McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by McGill researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research.

Story on new Climate Action course featured on McGill homepage

Worried about the climate crisis? Want to learn about climate change from experts and explore what you can do about it?

McGill has a course for you.

The primary goal of FSCI198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions is to enable students to find enough hope to want to engage with the climate crisis.

Faculty of Science father-son duo help team win coveted intramurals ice hockey championship mug

When Professor Sebastien Breau of the Department of Geography (far left) first joined the 50s hockey team back in 2010, Vincent (second from left) was only seven years old. Now a first-year Statistics and Computer Science student at McGill, Vincent and his dad helped their team win the coveted intramurals ice hockey championship mug. 

Connecting Students with Researchers through Soup

Although approaching professors to discuss research opportunities might seem daunting for undergraduate students, there’s an ingredient for success: soup!

McGill Department of Chemistry signs the Green Chemistry Commitment

The McGill University Department of Chemistry has signed the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) from Beyond Benign, an organization that develops and disseminates green chemistry and sustainable science educational resources that empower educators, students, and the community at large to practice sustainability through chemistry.

Professor Marcin Sabok and PhD student Matt Bowen featured in Quanta Magazine

Last year, Professor Marcin Sabok and PhD student Matt Bowen of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics published an important advance in what's known as Ramsey Theory.

The Science (Students) of Course Change #4 – Universal Design for Learning in Biochemistry

For instructors and course designers, the optimal way to structure a course is a critical question. With many pedagogical perspectives and a diverse array of student needs, it is challenging to find instructional methods that work for everyone.

RI-MUHC and McGill researchers make a breakthrough in understanding brain nanoarchitecture, using computer vision

A new study published in Current Biology reveals the nanostructure of brain cells at an unprecedented level of resolution.

In Memoriam: Douglas Grant Stairs

Dr. Douglas Grant Stairs, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics at McGill University, passed away on February 19, 2023. He was 89 years old. 

The Science (Students) of Course Change #3 – Two-Stage Exams in Organic Chemistry

Two-stage exams are a form of assessment that bring student collaborative learning into the testing process. While a typical two-stage exam gathers students to re-do the exam as a group after completing it individually, this project investigates the use of “group first” two-stage exams. In this format, piloted in Organic Chemistry I midterm exams, students complete the group component before the individual component, and each part has related, but discrete questions.