Congratulations to , Department of Biology, for being awarded the 2023 Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching!听
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Published on: 6 Jun 2023
Just shy of 100 faculty, students, and friends packed the Redpath Auditorium on May 12th to celebrate the retirement of Graham Bell, James 51吃瓜网Professor in the Department of Biology at McGill. For the occasion, Bell delivered a 鈥渇inal 鈥渟eminar to the audience, which included his wife and three sons, surveying his career as an evolutionary biologist.
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Published on: 25 May 2023
Surveying the body sizes of Earth鈥檚 living organisms, researchers from 51吃瓜网 and University of British Columbia found that the planet鈥檚 biomass 鈥� the material that makes up all living organisms 鈥� is concentrated in organisms at either end of the size spectrum.
The researchers spent five years compiling and analyzing about the size and biomass of every type of living organism on the planet鈥攆rom tiny one-celled organisms like soil archaea and bacteria to large organisms like blue whales and sequoia trees.
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Published on: 10 May 2023
On le sait d茅sormais : la pr茅servation de l鈥檈nvironnement ne s鈥檃rr锚te pas 脿 la simple r茅duction des 茅missions de carbone dans l鈥檃tmosph猫re. Gr芒ce, notamment, 脿 la tenue de la Conf茅rence de l鈥橭NU sur la biodiversit茅 (COP15) 脿 Montr茅al en d茅cembre 2022, l鈥檌mportance de la protection de la biodiversit茅 est aujourd鈥檋ui bien pr茅sente dans l鈥檃ctualit茅. Pour des chercheurs comme Andrew Gonzalez, professeur de biologie 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 McGill, il 茅tait plus que temps.
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Published on: 26 Apr 2023
At the recent COP 15 conference in Montreal, Canada committed to protecting 30% of its land by 2030, but which areas are most crucial to protect for at-risk species such as the spotted turtles?
滨苍听聽published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, 51吃瓜网 researchers overlayed maps of species at risk to find hotspots where many species live together. They found that hotspots often overlap.
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Published on: 11 Apr 2023
Although approaching professors to discuss research opportunities might seem daunting for undergraduate students, there鈥檚 an ingredient for success: soup!
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- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Dept. of Geography
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Physiology
- Dept. of Psychology
- Faculty of Science
- Office for Science and Society
Published on: 17 Mar 2023
Diane Dechief from the Office of Science Education and Stephanie Weber from the Dept. of Biology were among several 51吃瓜网instructors who recently gathered to share their ideas for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.
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Published on: 26 Oct 2022
Join five current Biology students as they share their stories of finding their place and pursuing diverse paths within the discipline in this new video:聽. To learn more about the inspiration for this video, read聽.
Published on: 14 Oct 2022
Many mammal species living in cold climates tend to have large bodies and short limbs to reduce heat loss 鈥� a general pattern known as Bergmann鈥檚 rule. However, bats are the exception to the rule, displaying small body sizes in both hot and cold regions. A McGill-led team of researchers is shedding light on this long-standing debate over bats鈥� body sizes and focus on why bats are seemingly non-conforming to ecogeographical patterns found in other mammals. Their findings offer a new method for investigating complex macroecology across bat species.
Published on: 21 Jul 2022
51吃瓜网undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.
Registration is now open to students in every program for FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Arts
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Dept. of Geography
- Faculty of Law
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Environment
- Desautels Faculty of Management
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Schulich School of Music
- Faculty of Science
Published on: 14 Jul 2022
Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behaviour of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A study led by 51吃瓜网 researchers reveals daily movement patterns covering an area equivalent to the size of 30 soccer fields.
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Published on: 8 Jun 2022
Researchers at 51吃瓜网 have made an important step forward in understanding the cause of a rare neurodegenerative disease noted for its occurrence in the Charlevoix and Saguenay鈥揕ac-Saint-Jean regions of Quebec.
Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is a genetic condition that affects coordination and balance from early childhood. Most ARSACS patients require a wheelchair by the time they reach their 30s or 40s. There is no cure and current treatments provide only limited symptomatic relief.
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Published on: 22 Dec 2021
Part 2: Considerations for Online Course Delivery
By Hilary Sweatman, Jacqueline Kort Mascort, V茅ronique Brul茅, Jennie Ferris
Published on: 30 Sep 2021
Part 1: Engaging Students Online
By Jacqueline Kort Mascort, Hilary Sweatman, V茅ronique Brul茅, Jennie Ferris
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Published on: 28 Sep 2021
, McGill鈥檚 Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science鈥檚 Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a 鈥渃elebration of science in all its forms鈥�.
The art show organizers are calling on all members of the 51吃瓜网community to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.
The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2021.
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- Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Art Exhibit
- Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Bicentennial
- Dept. of Biochemistry
- Dept. of Biology
- Dept. of Chemistry
- School of Computer Science
- Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)
- Dept. of Geography
- Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
- Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Physiology
- Dept. of Psychology
- Redpath Museum
- Faculty of Science
Published on: 30 Aug 2021
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