A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including McGill's Scott Weichenthal, an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health,听has听been awarded t听from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Published on: 17 Nov 2021
The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment fast radio burst (CHIME/FRB) team, which discovered more than 500 new fast radio bursts in the first year of the detector鈥檚 operations, will receive the 2022 .
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Published on: 17 Nov 2021
Recognized for her ground-breaking advancements in the field of DNA nanotechnology and precision medicine to combat major diseases
Hanadi Sleiman, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in DNA Nanoscience, has transformed the field of DNA nanotechnology and revolutionized precise medical treatments for major diseases, like cancer 鈥� and she has just earned national recognition for her research.
Published on: 17 Nov 2021
Over the last year, the Max Bell School's听听been building out a research program on kids & tech to explore a range of policy implications related to data governance and children's rights, ed-tech, school surveillance, targeted ads, kids content, gender and mental health.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021
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Published on: 16 Nov 2021
Innovative food production technologies for edible crickets and microalgae launch two 51吃瓜网student-led projects into the semifinals of the NASA/CSA Deep Space Food Challenge.
Published on: 11 Nov 2021
Multidisciplinary unit to focus on rise of 鈥榮uperbugs鈥� identified by WHO as a leading threat to global health, responsible for 700,000 annual deaths worldwide
October 20, 2021 (Montreal, Quebec) 鈥� Globally, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) causes approximately 700,000 deaths annually, a number projected to reach over The prevalence of AMR in Canada is projected to reach 40% by this time, a plausible scenario if no interventions successfully curb their rise.
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Published on: 20 Oct 2021
International team seeks hidden signs of brain damage in REM behavior disorder
People with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder act out their dreams. While sleeping safely in bed, for example, they might throw up their arms to catch an imaginary ball, or try to run from an illusory assailant. Such actions are more than just a nuisance. People with the disorder have a 50 to 80 per cent chance of developing a serious neurodegenerative disease within a decade of diagnosis.
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Published on: 5 Oct 2021
Scientists are seeking answers to why SARS-CoV-2 variants are so transmissible and why they cause greater disease severity than the original strain. McGill鈥檚 Qian (Vivian) Liu, together with researchers from the University of British Columbia and the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, have launched a study to understand this question, investigating how SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins are organized and moved on the cell or virus surface by using single-molecule imaging technology.
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Published on: 30 Sep 2021
Fund will be one of Canada鈥檚 most significant university innovation programs awarding nearly $500k to spinoffs and technologies
September 28, 2021 (MONTREAL, Quebec) 鈥� Today 51吃瓜网 announced the launch of the 51吃瓜网Innovation Fund, a funding program that will support both the development of innovative technologies as well as the spinoff companies that emerge from the University. The fund will be open to all 51吃瓜网members who have declared a Report of Invention to the Office of Innovation and Partnerships.
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Published on: 28 Sep 2021
Today, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 89 new Fellows and 51 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the 2021 RSC cohort are ten 51吃瓜网researchers, including seven RSC Fellows and three Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, hosted by 51吃瓜网on Friday, November 19, 2021. The new 51吃瓜网cohort will join 228 51吃瓜网researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College.
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Published on: 7 Sep 2021
LORENZ L脺THI, co-ordinator of the Research Group on Transitions and Global Modernities, contributed an article听in the Globe and Mail on September 3rd: What鈥檚 Afghanistan鈥檚 future? The history of U.S. state-building offers some clues.
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Published on: 7 Sep 2021
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Published on: 18 Aug 2021
Artificial neural networks modeled on real brains can perform cognitive tasks
A new study shows that artificial intelligence networks based on human brain connectivity can perform cognitive tasks efficiently.
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Published on: 9 Aug 2021
Study uses sugar to make and deliver pudding-like brain implants that reduce foreign body response
Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction, and their use for enhancing cognitive abilities is a promising field of research. Implants can be used to monitor brain activity or stimulate parts of the brain using electrical pulses. In epilepsy, for example, brain implants can determine where in the brain seizures are happening.
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Published on: 4 May 2021
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