51吃瓜网CRCs awarded in the 2020-2022 Cycle and NFRF-Transformation Results
On January 12, the Federal Government announced more than $295 million for science, research, and engineering in Canada through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 2020-2 cycle, the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2020 Transformation results, and the Tri-agency Scholarships and Fellowships.
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Below is a list of all CRCs awarded in the 2020-2022 Cycle and听51吃瓜网Co-PIs and Collaborators NFRF-T 2021-2027:
Roman Szumski appointed as Special Advisor to the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation
Martha Crago, Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (VP-RI), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Roman Szumski to the role of Special Advisor to the VP-RI in Public and Life Science Policy and Business Development. His appointment will commence on January 17, 2022 for a two-year term.
$1.3 million to understand and alleviate impacts of the pandemic on children, youth, and families
Seven CIHR funded projects at 51吃瓜网and the Research Institute of the 51吃瓜网 Health Centre to investigate impacts of vaccine hesitancy, health-care shortages, work-life imbalance for children, youth, and families in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trifecta of awards for 51吃瓜网Physics professors
The Canadian Association of Physicists recognizes achievements for 51吃瓜网professors across many branches of research in physics
New Type of Earthquake Discovered
International team including 51吃瓜网researchers has discovered a new type of seismic event. The existence of these hydraulic fracturing-induced earthquakes听supports a scientific theory that until now had not been sufficiently substantiated by measurements.
Carole Goutorbe appointed as Director of Sponsored Research (OSR)
Research and Innovation (R+I) is pleased to announce the appointment of Carole Goutorbe as the Director of Sponsored Research. She began听her new role on November 22.
McGill's Scott Weichenthal wins NSERC Brockhouse prize with cross-disciplinary, multi-institution team
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 the Brockhouse Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering听from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
CHIME Fast Radio Burst Team to Receive 2022 Berkeley Prize
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 Lancelot M. Berkeley 鈭� New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy.
McGill鈥檚 Hanadi Sleiman wins 2021 Polanyi Award
Recognized for her ground-breaking advancements in the field of DNA nanotechnology and precision medicine to combat major diseases
51吃瓜网Celebrates 14 Researchers on Highly Cited Researchers 2021 List
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Deep Space Dine
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.
Something wicked this way comes: new centre to confront antimicrobial resistance
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
Recent Changes Concerning Research Integrity at McGill
Appointments to the Office of Research Integrity Officer
Unmasking the mechanisms of emerging variants
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.
Searching for the next Google: launch of 51吃瓜网Innovation Fund to make history
Fund will be one of Canada鈥檚 most significant university innovation programs awarding nearly $500k to spinoffs and technologies