Q&A with Doina Precup
DeepMind, the AI company famous for its Go-playing AlphaGo program, is setting up an office in Montreal, making it the latest high-profile company to join the city鈥檚 artificial-intelligence research community. Doina Precup, an Associate Professor in McGill鈥檚 School of Computer Science, will lead DeepMind鈥檚 office here, while continuing to teach and do research at the University. We spoke with Prof.
RI-MUHC scientist takes HIV self-testing global with HIVSmart!鈩�
By Julie Robert
US$75,000 Cundill History Prize reveals longlist that spans the globe
Mitochondria drive cell survival in times of need
By Cynthia Lee
香蕉视频 researchers have discovered a mechanism through which mitochondria, the energy factory of our body鈥檚 cells, play a role in preventing cells from dying when the cells are deprived of nutrients 鈥� a finding that points to a potential target for next-generation cancer drugs.
The research, published in Molecular Cell, builds on previous work by McGill professor Nahum Sonenberg, one of the senior authors of the new study.
Claudia Mitchell named Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Fellow
By Meaghan Thurston
McGill duo honoured by the Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced today that Professor Michel Tremblay (Department of Biochemistry and the Director of the McGill Cancer Institute) has been awarded the McLaughlin Medal for important research of sustained excellence in medical science.
McGill researcher to head Facebook鈥檚 new Montreal AI lab
Facebook is opening a new Artificial Intelligence Research Lab in Montreal 鈥� FAIR Montreal. This is the company鈥檚 first research and development investment in Canada, and only its fourth AI research lab in all. Prof. Joelle Pineau, from the School of Computer Science and co-director of McGill鈥檚 Reasoning & Learning Lab, will head the new Montreal AI lab while maintaining her academic position at the university.
NASA's Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it back into space. This light-eating prowess is due to the planet's unique capability to trap at least 94 percent of the visible starlight falling into its atmosphere.
Royal Society of Canada elects seven McGill scholars to The College
Today, the Royal Society of Canada announced 70 new members to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, including seven McGill scholars. With seven members, McGill has more new inductees this year than any other university in the country.
Message from Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier on the passing of Chancellor Emerita Gretta Chambers
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our Chancellor Emerita, Gretta Chambers. On behalf of聽the聽香蕉视频 community, I extend my condolences to her family and pay homage to the many ways she supported McGill throughout her life. She has made an immense contribution to聽our聽university and to the society in which she lived.
NSERC awards over $35M to McGill scientists and engineers
Meeting a microbe in the morning or in the evening: is it all the same?
Does the time of day matter when our body is infected by a parasite? According to new research from 香蕉视频, it matters a great deal.
