/research/taxonomy/term/305/all en /research/article/nineteen-mcgill-researchers-honoured-royal-society-canada <p>Today, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 101 new Fellows and 58 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The class of 2023 includes fifteen Fellows and four Members from McGill, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement (COEE) on November 16 and 17, in Waterloo, Ontario.</p> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:06:28 +0000 Meaghan Thurston and Amanda Testani 1028 at /research /research/channels/news/catherine-potvin-awarded-prestigious-sir-john-william-dawson-medal-333269 <p><em>The Royal Society of Canada bestows the Sir John William Dawson Medal biennially to</em> <i>researchers who have made important and sustained contributions interdisciplinary research</i></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1289 at /research /research/channels/news/nineteen-mcgill-researchers-honoured-royal-society-canada-350549 <p>Today, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 101 new Fellows and 58 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. Among the 2023 cohort are nineteen McGill researchers and scholars, including fifteen RSC Fellows and four new Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement (COEE) on November 16 and 17, 2023, in Waterloo, Ontario.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1333 at /research /research/channels/news/ten-mcgill-researchers-honoured-royal-society-canada-333118 <p>Today, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 89 new Fellows and 51 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Among the 2021 RSC cohort are ten McGill researchers, including seven RSC Fellows and three Members, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, hosted by McGill on Friday, November 19, 2021. The new McGill cohort will join 228 McGill researchers who are currently RSC Fellows and Members of the College.</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1284 at /research /research/channels/news/alan-evans-wins-prestigious-rsc-mclaughlin-medal-333268 <p><i>Internationally renowned neuroscientist earned career award for sustained scientific contributions to knowledge of the brain</i></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1287 at /research /research/article/catherine-potvin-awarded-rsc-medal <p>On September 14, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced fifteen Canadian scientists, scholars, and researchers who have been honoured with RSC awards and medals for their outstanding achievements in their fields. Professor <a href="/biology/catherine-potvin" rel="noreferrer noopener">Catherine Potvin</a> is the 2021 recipient of the RSC’s prestigious Sir John William Dawson Medal for her significant interdisciplinary research in conservation biology, social-ecology, policy, and the arts. She will formally receive her medal at the RSC's 2021  <a href="https://rsc-sr</body></html>"></a></p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 04:02:26 +0000 amanda.testani@mcgill.ca 773 at /research /research/article/alan-evans-wins-rsc-mclaughlin-medal <p>On September 14, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced the names of fifteen Canadian scientists, scholars, and researchers honoured with RSC awards and medals for outstanding achievements in their fields. Professor<a href="/researchhonours/alan-evans"> Alan Evans</a> is the 2021 recipient of the prestigious RSC McLaughlin Medal for important research of sustained excellence in medical science.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 03:57:47 +0000 amanda.testani@mcgill.ca 772 at /research /research/article/alfonso-mucci-awarded-royal-society-canadas-miller-medal <p>The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has today announced the award of the 2020 Willet G. Miller Medal for Ocean Sciences to Emeritus Professor <a href="/eps/mucci">Alfonso Mucci</a> of �㽶��Ƶ’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.</p> <p>The RSC applauded the oceanographer as “an internationally renowned geochemist who has made numerous contributions in geochemistry and biogeochemistry.”</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:00:39 +0000 Fergus Grieve 755 at /research /research/article/professor-lauded-putting-canadian-history-map <p>As a country, Canada is known worldwide for its bountiful lakes, friendly citizens and generally frigid climes. It is perhaps less known, however, for its fascinating and compelling history, which often only interests its own citizens.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:55:13 +0000 Junji Nishihata 752 at /research /research/article/professor-awarded-shining-light-quebec-and-belgian-writing <p>Over the span of his thirty-year career, Professor <a href="/litterature/fr/michel-biron">Michel Biron</a>’s marked contributions to Quebec and French Belgian literary history and criticism have established him as an expert in his field both in Canada and abroad. On September 15, the Royal Society of Canada honoured Professor Biron’s prolific career with the Lorne Pierce Medal. This medal, first awarded in 1926, recognizes achievement in imaginative or critical literature in either English or French.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:57:06 +0000 Sarah Huzarski 753 at /research /research/article/calculating-odds-nets-professor-big-prize <p>Devising ways of estimating the probability of rare events is a big part of what Professor <a href="https://www.math.mcgill.ca/cgenest/">Christian Genest </a>does each day in his statistical research. He may not have predicted, however, that he would be the 2020 recipient of the John L. Synge Award, as conferred by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for outstanding research in any branch of the mathematical sciences.</p> Wed, 04 Jan 2023 21:58:51 +0000 Junji Nishihata 754 at /research /research/article/ten-mcgill-researchers-honoured-royal-society-canada <p>On September 8, the Royal Society of Canada announced 87 new Fellows and 50 new members to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Amongst this year’s RSC cohort are ten McGill researchers, including six scholars who will become RSC Fellows and four researchers who will become new members of the college. The 2020 cohort of RSC Fellows and members of the college will be officially inducted to the RSC at the annual RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement on Friday, November 27.</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2022 22:59:02 +0000 amanda.testani@mcgill.ca 749 at /research