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Making data science accessible to all
The Faculty of Science’s new Computational and Data Systems Initiative will help researchers unlock the power of data-intensive research methods
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Published: 29 Apr 2022
Science students share their passion with school students across Québec
McGill students participated for the first time this year in École en rĂ©seau and CĹ“ur des sciences, two programs that provide programming for elementary and secondary school students across Quebec. Read about McGill students Jeremy Dawkins and Kirsten Crandall's engaging collaborations with  École en rĂ©seau and CĹ“ur des sciences in McGill dans la ville's articleÂ
Published: 22 Mar 2022
McGill Chemistry Outreach Group founders describe the group's work in new tribute
Founding members of the award-winning McGill Chemistry Outreach program have documented the inception and work of the group in Beyond exploding balloons- bringing the science of chemistry to the public, a new piece in the Canadian Journal of Chemistry.
Published: 9 Mar 2022
McCall MacBain Scholarships set to open to international applicants
Join the first global cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars!Are you interested in mentorship, leadership skills development, and full funding to start a graduate degree?
Published: 1 Feb 2022
Get to know a scientist: Herpetologist Jessica Ford
Watch herpetologist Jessica Ford explain the work she does with the easily overlooked, yet massively important tadpoles.Â
Published: 28 Jan 2022
Office of Science Outreach launches online inquiry-based training
The Office of Science Outreach is excited to take its inquiry-based theory training completely online and asynchronous. Intro to McGill Science Outreach and Inquiry-Based Learning is now available on myCourses, McGill’s learning platform, for anyone interested in participating in the training.
Published: 27 Jan 2022
Promoting diversity in science
STEMM Diversity @ McGill co-founders Jessica Ford and Charles Xu detail their paths as scientists and what led them to come together to form STEMM Diversity @ McGill in the new article Promoting diversity in science.
Published: 21 Jan 2022
McGill researchers tackle rare disease first identified in Quebec
Researchers at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ have made an important step forward in understanding the cause of a rare neurodegenerative disease noted for its occurrence in the Charlevoix and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean regions of Quebec.
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Published: 22 Dec 2021
Real-time alert system heralds new era in fast radio burst research
Ď㽶ĘÓƵ scientists have developed a new system for sharing the enormous amount of data being generated by the CHIME radio telescope in its search for fast radio bursts (FRBs), the puzzling extragalactic phenomenon that is one of the hottest topics in modern-day astronomy.
Published: 18 Nov 2021
McGill tackles systemic underrepresentation
Improving representation is one of the key goals behind McGill’s current drive to recruit a greater number of Black faculty members. The Faculty of Science is proud to be a part of this effort, with applications now open for tenure-track positions in the School of Computer Science and the Department of Geography.
Published: 4 Nov 2021
Learn about unEarth , one of McGill's impact200 finalists
unEarth is one of the impact200 Bicentennial Student Sustainability Challenge finalists' and their platform and supplemental educator's manual are designed to reach out and teach youth about sustainability through environmental systems thinking.
Published: 21 Oct 2021
Stress affects our motivation – but not necessarily our ability – to do difficult tasks
Stress increases people’s tendency to avoid cognitively demanding tasks, without necessarily altering their ability to perform those tasks, according to new research from Ď㽶ĘÓƵ.
Published: 24 Sep 2021
STEMM Diversity publishes paper and blog post
STEMM Diversity group members have recently published a blog post with Cell Mentor, and a paper in Trends in Ecology.
Published: 24 Sep 2021
Science literacy for everyone: Science Literacy Week and Chemistry Walk and Talk
Science Literacy week is happening across Canada from September 20th to September 26th, and there many activities to participate in right in Montreal. For the seventh consecutive year, McGill Library is planning a range of activities.
Published: 15 Sep 2021
Climate change artist-in-residence to curate bicentennial art show
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”.
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Published: 30 Aug 2021