Anaïs Remili receives President's Prize for unparalleled commitment to science communication on whale diets
Photo: Anaïs Remili (centre), winner of the Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, with Valérie Orsat, Acting Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and McGill President, Deep Saini
Ï㽶ÊÓƵ has announced the winners and runners-up of the 2024 President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media. The Prize was created to recognize outstanding achievement among those who share their knowledge on a vast range of subjects with the media and the public. This year, there were applicants from 11 of the 12 faculties, a sign that sharing knowledge and a love of learning continue to be embedded in McGill’s DNA.
Awards are given out each year in four categories: student groups, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, early-career researchers, and established faculty members.
Raising the alarm on contaminants in killer whales’ diets
, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, is the winner of the Prize for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows. In selecting her, the jury highlighted Remili’s unparalleled commitment to science communication, particularly regarding her research on feeding ecology and North Atlantic killer whales.