/biology/taxonomy/term/5/all en /biology/channels/news/mcgill-names-winners-2025-presidents-prize-public-engagement-through-media-364673 <p>Congratulations to Jérôme Waldispühl and Attila Szantner (Computer Science), The Eclipse Task Force (Physics), and Andrew Gonzalez (Biology), who are among this year's winners of the President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media!</p> <p>In announcing the winners and runners-up, President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini noted that they were among a strong field of applicants spanning all 12 Faculties.</p> <p>“This is further evidence that the sharing of knowledge and a love of learning are core 91������ values,” he said.</p> Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:45:04 +0000 admin 9934 at /biology /biology/channels/event/hughlings-jackson-lecture-2025-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 9932 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-366470 <p>This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:44:07 +0000 admin 9923 at /biology /biology/channels/event/dingke-tang-university-ottawa-367929 <p><strong>Title:</strong> Sparse Causal Learning: Challenges and Opportunities</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:30:12 +0000 admin 9920 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-366479 <p>This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:34:14 +0000 admin 9929 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-1-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-366473 <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> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:08:47 +0000 admin 9924 at /biology /biology/channels/event/nirenberg-lectures-geometric-analysis-366869 <strong>Joshua Zahl (Nankai University)</strong> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:38:16 +0000 admin 9915 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-2-design-thinking-methodology-366474 <p>The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:10:44 +0000 admin 9925 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-startup-law-101-366476 <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> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:13:15 +0000 admin 9926 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-market-research-and-analysis-competition-366468 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 91������ to perform market research.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:40:18 +0000 admin 9921 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-366477 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:30:06 +0000 admin 9927 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-366469 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:42:00 +0000 admin 9922 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-market-research-and-analysis-competition-366478 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 91������ to perform market research.</p> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:32:18 +0000 admin 9928 at /biology /biology/channels/news/2025-faculty-science-excellence-award-winners-announced-365506 <p>Danielle Vlaho (Academic Associate), Joe Iantomasi (Clerical), Luisa Sabaz (Management), and Badawy Sha’ath (Technical) have been named recipients of the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards.  </p> <p>These awards, announced at the Faculty of Science Council meeting on May 20th, recognize the outstanding contributions made by members of the Faculty’s administrative and support staff during the 2024-2025 academic year.  </p> <p>Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee. </p> Fri, 23 May 2025 15:09:58 +0000 admin 9908 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-help-atlas-collaboration-share-2025-breakthrough-prize-fundamental-physics-365039 <p>Twenty-eight 91������ researchers are among the winners of the <a href="https://breakthroughprize.org/Laureates/1/L3993">2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics</a> for their contributions to the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).</p> <p>Sometimes referred to as the Oscars of Science, Breakthrough prizes are awarded annually by the foundation of the same name for achievements in life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics.</p> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:35:19 +0000 admin 9910 at /biology