Alumni

Sustainable Futures Festival

kelsey.litwin@mcgill.ca — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:40:38 +0000

McGill’s Bicentennial milestone is a significant occasion to highlight the importance of collaboration and innovation in sustainability, locally and beyond.

Topological and geometric structures in low dimensions

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:19:05 +0000

his thematic program will focus on contemporary classiﬁcation problems in low-dimensional topology and the interplay between the algebraic, topological, geometric and analytic structures that arise in these classiﬁcations.

Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act

admin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000

Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.

David Stephens named Academic Lead for Horizon McGill

admin — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:14:02 +0000

Congratulations to Professor David Stephens (Department of Mathematics and Statistics), former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, who has been named Academic Lead for Horizon McGill.

Read the full story here.

Appointment of Alanna Watt as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:28:54 +0000

Dear community members,

I am pleased to announce that Professor Alanna Watt, of the Department of Biology, has graciously agreed to take on the role of Interim Dean of Science, effective July 1, 2025. She will oversee the Faculty while we continue the search for a new Dean of Science. In accordance with the University Statutes, an Advisory Committee will be established to support this process.

Experience and expertise

Celebrating science fair mentor clubs and judging in Kahnawà:ke

admin — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:30:38 +0000

For the second year in a row, Science Outreach and student volunteers from the 51�Թ��BrainReach and Chemistry Outreach groups collaborated with the Kahnawà:ke Education Center and local schools for their annual Science Fair and science mentor clubs.

Provost honours 31 51�Թ��professors for exceptional research achievements

admin — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

51�Թ��announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 51�Թ��Professors, James 51�Թ��Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 51�Թ��professors as Distinguished James 51�Թ��Professors, James 51�Թ��Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Professor Courtney Paquette recipient of the CAIMS-SCMAI/PIMS Early Career Award (2025)

admin — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0000

Professor Courtney Paquette is the winner of the 2025 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award.

51�Թ��Professor Simon Caron-Huot awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship

admin — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:40:33 +0000

Simon Caron-Huot, Professor and Canada Research Chair in High-Energy Physics, has been awarded a 2025 Dorothy Killam Fellowship. The prestigious Dorothy Killam Fellowship is part of Canada’s National Killam Program, which also includes the Killam Prize. Eight Fellowships were awarded across the country.

The Dorothy Killam Fellowship provides researchers with up to two years of relief from teaching and administrative duties to focus on transformative research that has potential to positively improve Canadian lives.

Aranka Hrušková (Weizmann Institute of Science)

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:40:50 +0000

Title: Asymptotically commuting measures share the Furstenberg-Poisson boundary

Dr. Victoria Glynn creates art to communicate science

admin — Fri, 02 May 2025 18:13:54 +0000

Authors: Ava Craig, Camille Taggart, Raphaelle Reyes

"Art is like a common language that draws people in, regardless of their background." - Dr. Victoria Glynn

2025 Fessenden Professorship Awards and Tomlinson Science Awards winners announced

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:36:19 +0000

The winners of the 2025 Fessenden Professorship Awards and Tomlinson Science Awards have been announced.

The Fessenden Professorship in Science and Innovation Award, named after Canadian electrical engineer Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, was established in 2007 to accelerate the validation and technology transfer of promising concepts in the early- or mid-stages of development and bring them closer to a commercial product and market.

Laura Lopez Gonzalez “borrows trust” in public health journalism

admin — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:59:19 +0000

By: Adele Lopes

"There's a power to witnessing and being able to recount something that has happened." - Laura Lopez Gonzalez

Tim Hoheisel (51�Թ��)

admin — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:39:30 +0000

A computational framework for linear inverse problems via the maximum entropy on the mean method Abstract:

Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000