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Prof. Bruce A. Reed, Humboldt Research Award
Congratulations to Prof. Bruce A. Reed, FRSC, Canada Research Chair in Graph Theory in the School of Computer Science for receiving a prestigious Humboldt Research Award. This award recognizes researchers at the peak of their careers whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline, and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future.
Dr. Joe in Grenada!
Prof. Isztar Zawadzki, Luis Federico Leloir Award for International Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation
Congratulations to Dr. Isztar Zawadzki, FRSC, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences for receiving a 2013 Luis Federico Leloir Award from the Argentinian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Productive Innovation. This award recognizes non-Argentinian scientists who have contributed significantly to scientific, technological, and innovation cooperation with Argentina.
uApply (Graduate Admissions System) maintenance - Mar 26
The uApply system will undergo a scheduled maintenance operation Wednesday, March 26, between 4 pm and 6 pm. The system will be unavailable during this period.
uApply is the system used by applicants to McGill graduate programs and by admissions staff to process those applications.
uApply (Graduate Admissions System) maintenance - Mar 19
The uApply system will undergo a scheduled maintenance operation Wednesday, March 19, between 4 pm and 6 pm. The system will be unavailable during this period.
uApply is the system used by applicants to McGill graduate programs and by admissions staff to process those applications.
uApply (Graduate Admissions System) maintenance - Mar 12
The uApply system will undergo a scheduled maintenance operation Wednesday, March 12, between 4 pm and 6 pm. The system will be unavailable during this period.
uApply is the system used by applicants to McGill graduate programs and by admissions staff to process those applications.
Kitchens heat up in Iron Chef competition
On Feb. 8, McGill hosted the first-ever inter-university Iron Chef competition, where teams of one staff and three students from UMASS, the University of Toronto, the University of Ottawa and McGill cooked their hearts out to impress celebrity judges Jonathan Garnier of La Guilde culinaire, Juliette Brun of Juliette & Chocolat and Dr.Joe Schwarcz of McGill.
Brenda Milner Neuropsychology Day 2014
The Annual Neuropsychology Day will take place Monday, April 28, 2014. In addition to poster presentations by members of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group, The Neuro will welcome Dr. Wolfram Schultz of the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge who will deliver the 17th Annual Brenda Milner Lecture. The lecture takes place at 4:30 pm in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre. The title of Dr. Schultz’s talk is “ Reward, dopamine and what is driving you”.
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2nd FRANCE-QUEBEC ALS/FTD WORKSHOP - ALS/FTD: A tale of many diseases
The 2nd France-Quebec ALS/FTD Workshop is focused on the meeting theme, ALS/FTD: A tale of many diseases.
Registration is free, but required. Students and postdocs are welcome. To attend please complete the attached registration form and return to debbie [dot] rashcovsky [at] mcgill [dot] ca.
Deadline: February 26, 2014
Quebec Travel Awards sponsored by the ALS Society of Quebec
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Prof. Fred Genesee, CPA Gold Medal Award
Congratulations to Prof. Fred Genesee (Department of Psychology) for winning the 2014 Gold Medal Award from the Canadian Psychological Association. This award recognizes distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to Canadian Psychology, and is fitting, as Professor Genesee's research on immersion education, bilingualism, and language acquisition has had enormous impact on science and public policy over the course of several decades.