ECP Researchers, Professors Shanna Williams and Victoria Talwar, Tackle Youth Loneliness and Technology Dependence
McGill professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.
Dr. Chiaki Konishi and her Team (SED-RG) Recognized as the Distinguished Guest for the National Day Reception on the Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan
Dr. Chiaki Konishi, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, has recently been invited and attended as the distinguished guest for the National Day Reception on the Occasion of Anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan in recognition of her and her team's (Social-Emotional Research Group [SED-RG]) research and community contributions.
Researchers tackle youth loneliness and technology dependence
McGill professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation.
Mindy Carter, DISE, Recognized as the 2022 Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award Winner
The Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award is awarded annually in recognition of exceptional mentorship at the level of graduate instruction. This year the 2022 Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE) Mentorship Award was presented to Mindy Carter from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education.
Jade LaFointaine, MA Student in DISE, Wins ACLA/CAAL Indigneous Graduate Student Award
Jade LaFontaine, Master's student in Second Language Education and lecturer at McGill University, is the winner of the prestigious Indigenous Graduate Student Award of the 2022 Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL/ACLA) conference. This important award recognizes excellence in graduate student research submitted to the 2022 CAAL/ACLA conference.
Applied Theatre Students Perform "Explain Quebec; Quebec Explain!"
On Friday May 13, 2022, Applied Theatre students from The Faculty of Education and Nursing put on a show entitled "Explain Quebec; Quebec Explain!" for the public, outside of the Redpath Museum, led by their Professor, Dr. Mindy R. Carter.
Exploring topics such as discrimination and systemic racism, the gathered audience had the opportunity to dialogue about these issues and to then consider, through theatre, possibly pathways for change.
Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the centre of most galaxies. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes.
Faculty of Education Helps Ukranians
On May 5th members of the Faculty of Education launched a four-part series of live, interactive seminars to assist Ukrainian teachers, psychologists and support staff in helping people, particularly children, deal with the horrific consequences of the on-going war. Professor Emerita, Alenoush Saroyan, Director of the McGill International Institute of Education, created the series at the request of Dean Dilson Rassier. In 2021, Dr.
Professor Philip Howard, DISE, Recognized as the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, 2021-2022 Doctoral Level
The Department of Integrated Studies in Education is proud to share that Dr. Philip Howard is the recipient of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, 2021-2022 Doctoral Level.
This award recognizes excellence and creativity in teaching of graduate students at the doctoral program level and innovation in graduate curriculum development and implementation.
Media Spotlight – Grace Skahan, DISE Master's Student, on TVA Nouvelles
Faculty of Education Master's Student, Grace Skahan, was recently interviewed for the outlet TVA Nouvelles on her research on engaging male youth on issues of gender based violence.
Read the full TVA Nouvelles article here.
Congratulations to Award Winners, Dr. Bassam Khoury, ECP, and Dr. Lynn Butler-Kisber, DISE
Congratulations to Dr. Bassam Khoury of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, on receiving McGill Education’s 2022 Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching!
Congratulations to our 2022 NSERC (USRA) Award Recipients!
The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education would like to congratulate this year's NSERC (USRA) Award Recipients.
Making data science accessible to all
The Faculty of Science’s new Computational and Data Systems Initiative will help researchers unlock the power of data-intensive research methods
Congratulations to our 2022 Adriano Tassone Internship Award Recipients!
The Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education would like to congratulate the five recipients of the 2022 Adriano Tassone Internship Award.
In Memoriam: Dr. Jacques Rebuffot (1936-2022)
Dr. Jacques Rebuffot, Emeritus Professor of Second Language Education at McGill’s Faculty of Education, passed away on January 5, 2022, at the age of 85. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 60 years, Denise, and their three children (Geneviève, Anne, and Philip) and seven grandchildren.