/smerg/taxonomy/term/1203/all en /smerg/channels/event/old-books-and-new-research-uncovering-forgotten-work-mary-hinckley-answer-new-ecological-questions-362855 <p><i>Version française à venir.</i></p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:40:52 +0000 admin 6320 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mcgills-department-psychology-ranks-21st-times-higher-education-top-50-list-362911 <p>McGill provides a top-tier education in a wide variety of fields, as highlighted in the <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE). </p> <p>McGill ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The number of institutions of higher education considered varied by discipline, from 389 for Law to 1,488 for Engineering. </p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:08:12 +0000 admin 6319 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/geography-department-celebrates-80th-anniversary-362910 <p>McGill’s Department of Geography turns 80 this year! </p> <p>This milestone marks the anniversary of George Kimble’s appointment as McGill’s first Professor of Geography and Department Chair on January 1, 1945. </p> <p>Kimble, who had previously been a meteorologist with the Royal Navy, was allocated two rooms in the Arts Building (rooms 30 and 38) by the Faculty of Arts and Science to lay the foundation for the new department. A few months later, F.K. Hare was appointed as McGill’s second Professor of Geography (eventually becoming Dean of Arts and Science in 1961). </p> Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:03:17 +0000 admin 6318 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mcgill-education-named-3rd-canada-38th-globally-362892 <p>According to <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE), McGill ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The University placed third in Canada in  in Education Studies and six other domains. THE’s subject rankings evaluate 11 disciplines based on five performance indicators: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and Industry. </p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:07:35 +0000 admin 6317 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/celena-scheede-bergdahl-comments-prehab-impact-patient-recovery-362847 <p>The Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education's <a href="/education/celena-scheede">Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl </a>was interviewed by CBC for an article, "Prehab' before surgery speeds up patient recovery, review suggests" regarding how pre-op exercise, nutritional changes, and psychological support could reduce complications.  Dr. Scheede-Bergdahl commented she sees high rates of participation in prehab at Montreal General Hospital's surgery program. "We're capturing them in a teaching moment," Scheede-Bergdahl said.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:33:36 +0000 admin 6298 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-362802 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:39:06 +0000 admin 6294 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-market-research-and-analysis-competition-362803 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at McGill to perform market research.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:40:18 +0000 admin 6295 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-362804 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model or lean canvas.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:41:22 +0000 admin 6296 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-2-startup-law-101-362799 <p>Led by a team of caseworkers from <a href="http://www.compassclinic.org/">Compass Startup Legal Clinic</a>, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on important considerations such as</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:36:25 +0000 admin 6292 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-introduction-industry-analysis-362800 <p>This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:37:47 +0000 admin 6293 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-1-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-362798 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.</p> Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:32:57 +0000 admin 6291 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-funding-nserc-quantum-science-362774 <div> <div> <p><span><span>On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announce<span>d<span> <span>over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects<span>, including fifteen to McGill researchers<span>. <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:28:53 +0000 admin 6290 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/deans-speaker-series-professor-manu-kapur-productive-failure-and-rethinking-how-we-learn-362751 <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="/x/w9h">RSVP for the Dean's Speaker Series</a></div> <h6 class="bl-tpl">(You may choose to attend a single session or both.)</h6> <h4><br /></h4> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:40:12 +0000 admin 6288 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/carolina-araujo-impa-362740 <p><strong>Title</strong><b>: </b>Birational geometry of Calabi-Yau pairs.</p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:39:09 +0000 admin 6286 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/application-deadline-startup-internships-program-summer-2025-362739 <h2><strong>Application deadline for interns is February 9th, 2025@ 11:59 PM ET. </strong></h2> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:23:40 +0000 admin 6284 at /smerg