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2018 Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Science

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:06:13 +0000

Science students present their research projects. Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!

2017 Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Science

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 01:41:50 +0000

Science students present their research projects. Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!

2017 Trottier Public Science Symposium: MIND MATTERS - The Body-Mind Connection

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:18:18 +0000

"The mind can make a heaven of hell and a hell of heaven." (John Milton)

McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative Research Themes Launch / Invited Speaker Amy Luers

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:43:47 +0000

The McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative is pleased to invite you to the inaugural MSSI event for the 2017-18 academic year.

Science Literacy Week @ McGill 2017

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 22:22:33 +0000

Science Literacy Week @ McGill is happening from September 18 to 24! McGill Library, Let’s Talk Science McGill, Graphos, and Redpath Museum, have planned a wide range of activities across both campuses, including a lecture by Dr.

2016 Undergraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Science

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 02:22:44 +0000

Science students present their research projects. Come check out their posters and talk with the scientists of tomorrow!

2025 Trottier Public Science Symposium

admin — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:52:03 +0000

The Genesis of the COVID Vaccine: The Path to the Nobel Prize Featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Drew Weissman

Exhibit | No fixed address: Homelessness & the Law

admin — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:47:37 +0000

The new exhibit, No Fixed Address: Homelessness & the Law, located on the main floor of the Nahum Gelber Law Library, presents resources related to homelessness and housing issues, particularly within the context of housing laws.

Exhibit | Percussion at McGill

admin — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:05:00 +0000

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Professor John Gyakum (Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences) Recipient of Leo Yaffe Award for Excellence in Teaching 2025

admin — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:43:39 +0000

A professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, John Gyakum is an exceptionally talented and gifted educator, who has shaped the learning experience for many students at every stage both within McGill and far beyond, leaving an indelible mark on their academic journeys and future pursuits. Professor Gyakum is equally effective when explaining complex ideas about weather systems to first year students as when leading discussions in more advanced courses on synoptic meteorology.

Local goods shop is filling the grocery gap in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue—comments from Prof. Daiva Nielsen

admin — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:35:43 +0000

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., residents have a new spot to do their groceries. After the suburb's only grocery store closed for the second time, B Factory, a locally owned beeswax products shop that had been on the verge of bankruptcy, expanded its space to include a small grocery section called Mon Marché Local.

Will the new Canadian Grocery Code of Conduct work?

admin — Mon, 26 May 2025 20:44:00 +0000

Canada's grocery sector code of conduct will finally come into effect on June 1, after years of discussion.

The voluntary grocery code, which all major retailers have agreed to sign on to, aims to support smaller retailers by providing guidelines for fair negotiations with suppliers.

Pascal Thériault warns consumers to be on the lookout for misleading Canadian labels

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:54:28 +0000

Canned soup giant Campbell's has come under fire for engaging in "maple washing" — a marketing tactic where foreign-made products are falsely associated with Canada through the use of maple leaves or vague labels like “Designed in Canada.” This misleading practice gives consumers the impression that products are Canadian when they are not.

Nobody knows why this snowy owl is orange—David Bird weighs in

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:39:43 +0000

An orange tinted snowy owl in Michigan has baffled scientists with its orange colouring, CBC ��Ƭ��֦��Ƶs reports. Experts say it could be a genetic mutation, an accident, or human mischief.

Ornithologist and Professor Emeritus at McGill, David Bird, expressed some doubts about the strange colouration being caused by genetics.

Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier to chair expert panel on Indigenous science and food sovereignty

admin — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:58:33 +0000

The Canadian Council of Academics (CCA) has formed an expert panel to examine how Indigenous science can be supported to advance policy and governance in a way that achieves reciprocal benefits for all people in Canada. Using food sovereignty as a case study, the panel will develop a framework that can be applied across a range of policy issues.