Final Exams

Ameer Dharamshi (University of Washington)

TITLE: “Expanding the scope of post-selection inference”

Jialin Zhang (Mississippi State University)

Shannon’s entropy is a cornerstone of information theory, quantifying uncertainty within a probability distribution. However, the classical definition may fail for distributions with heavy tails or infinite alphabets, leaving gaps in its theoretical foundation.

Audrey Kern: Oral Defence ECP

Prof. Rachel Langevin, from The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, is proud to announce that doctoral candidate, Audrey Kern, will be defending their dissertation on December 8, 2025, at 1:00PM in Room 233 and on Zoom (by invitation only). The topic of their dissertation is: “A descriptive study of Montreal families involved in intergenerational cycles of child maltreatment and reported to Child Protective Services”.

Future Students Webinar: Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Intervention

The Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Intervention is designed as professional development for in-service teachers and candidates with a background in early childhood education, educational psychology, or related fields.

Deadline: President’s Prize for Public Engagement Through Media

The goal of the President’s Prize for Public Engagement Through Media is to recognize outstanding achievement by members of the McGill community who share their knowledge with the media and the public, enhancing the University's reputation. They play a vital role in supporting McGill University’s commitment to being of service to society and engaging with the broader community.

Submission Deadline: TechIdea Pitch Competition

The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages McGill students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems. This year's pitch competition is taking place on January 29th, 2026 during the John D.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101

This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.

Date: Jan. 14, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 - Design Thinking Methodology

The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.

Date: Jan. 21st, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 - Introduction to Industry Analysis

This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied to during an exercise.

2026 McGill Education Career Fair | Journée carrière en éducation

DATE: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

TIME: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

LOCATION: 3rd Floor Ballroom, University Centre, McGill University, 3480 McTavish

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets. We will then do some actual patent searching using the DERWENT worldwide patent database. 

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research. Our market research librarian will walk us through some of those resources using a new market research canvas tool.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Date: Feb. 18th, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: in-person @ Engine Seminar Room - FDA 3 (Accessibility Map)