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Bieler School of Environment welcomes new director

webfull — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:50:18 +0000

The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.

“My vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at McGill,” said Ricciardi.

Founded in 1998, the BSE appoints directors for five-year terms.

Published: 21 January 2025

Thomas C. Preston awarded grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

webfull — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:20:42 +0000

Funding to support research on atmospheric aerosol particles and the emergence of life on Earth

Professor Thomas C. Preston -- jointly appointed to the departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry -- has been awarded a grant of USD$800,000 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant will support Professor Preston’s research on atmospheric aerosol particles, with the goal of advancing understanding of the origin of life's building blocks on early Earth.

Published: 27 September 2024

McGill research included in Québec Science’s top 10 best of the year

webfull — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:41:54 +0000

Research conducted by McGill researchers ranks among the year’s best, according to Québec Science magazine.

The magazine has published its annual top 10 list of the province’s most groundbreaking scientific discoveries, and three have ties to McGill researchers.

The three studies affiliated with McGill researchers address some of the world’s most pressing challenges: extreme climate change, treatment for cancer patients, and the quality of seawater.

Published: 11 January 2024

Connecting Students with Researchers through Soup

webfull — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:01:42 +0000

Although approaching professors to discuss research opportunities might seem daunting for undergraduate students, there’s an ingredient for success: soup!

Published: 17 March 2023

McGill receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology

webfull — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:30:02 +0000

Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

Published: 25 November 2022

McGill receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology

webfull — Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:24:13 +0000

Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-receives-4-8-million-to-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology/

Published: 24 November 2022

Meeting the climate crisis with resilience and collaborative action

webfull — Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:24:44 +0000

McGill 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.

Published: 14 July 2022

Climate change artist-in-residence to curate bicentennial art show

webfull — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:51:55 +0000

Milton Riaño, McGill’s Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science’s Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition, billed as a “celebration of science in all its forms”.

The art show organizers are calling on all members of the McGill community to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.

The deadline for submissions is October 31, 2021.

Published: 30 August 2021

Air pollution: The silent killer called PM2.5

webfull — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:49:35 +0000

Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from �㽶��Ƶ, over half of the world’s population lives without the protection of adequate air quality standards.

Published: 11 March 2021

Student art exhibition to highlight McGill Bicentennial

webfull — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:50:47 +0000

The Faculty of Science is celebrating McGill’s 200^th anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of “Science!”. McGill students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.

Faculty of Science bicentennial committee member, Torsten Bernhard, says the aim of the exhibition is to celebrate science in all its forms.

Published: 12 January 2021