/smerg/taxonomy/term/1228/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/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/pathway-teaching-navigating-recruitment-process-hr-professionals-362732 <p><b><i>Are you a ready to become a teacher?</i></b></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:51:12 +0000 admin 6281 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/spring-2025-faculty-education-convocation-362721 <p>The Spring 2025 Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony will take place <strong>Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 PM</strong>.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:34:38 +0000 admin 6280 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/breathing-under-mechanical-load-during-exercise-join-study-362697 <p><strong>Are you a healthy non-smoking adult interested in contributing to cutting-edge research on breathing, breathlessness, and exercise?</strong></p> <p>Researchers at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s <strong>Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (CERPL)</strong> are seeking participants for a study examining how breathing mechanical loads affect inspiratory muscle activation and breathlessness during exercise.</p> <p>The study involves three lab visits, including lung function tests, cycling exercise, and safe, controlled breathing challenges, all in downtown Montreal.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:01:58 +0000 admin 6279 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/participate-research-study-parents-preschool-children-attention-problems-362622 <p>Are you a parent in Quebec who is struggling with mental health and parenting challenges? Consider joining our research study for parents of preschool children.</p> <p>The Building Regulation In Dual Generations (BRIDGE) is a program designed to support the mental health and parenting needs of mothers with depression who are parenting a 4 to 6-year-old child with attention problems. This program brings together Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Groups with therapeutic techniques to support positive parent-child interactions.</p> <p><strong>Procedure:</strong></p> Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:56:18 +0000 admin 6278 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/weekly-discussion-group-issues-pedagogy-teaching-and-learning-math-and-stats-362560 <p>Dear all,</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:40:35 +0000 admin 6271 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/2025-hughlings-jackson-lecture-basal-ganglia-and-motivation-act-362529 <p>Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000 admin 6270 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/black-history-month-opening-ceremony-keynote-shane-laptiste-362487 <p>This year's Black History Month will launch with an Opening Ceremony on February 6 and keynote delivered by <b>Shane Laptiste</b>, principal and co-founder of the award-winning Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA).</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:47:39 +0000 admin 6265 at /smerg