Undergraduate Students

Chemical Society Seminar: Youhei Takeda-Triplet-Harvesting Organic Emitters Based on a Dibenzo[a,j]phenazine Core: From Novel Synthesis to Multifunctional Applications

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:07:50 +0000

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Schulich Leaders pursue passion for STEM

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 13:44:57 +0000

As a CEGEP student, Daniel Wei captained his college robotics team to victories with a dodgeball-throwing robot and a biodegradable soil sensor for farmers.

He and a peer also earned a bronze medal at a science and technology fair for their research on biomechanical processes involved in developing artificial intestines.

The achievements are part of Wei’s impressive track record of leadership, innovation and academic success that landed him Canada’s most generous scholarship for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

Homecoming 2025: Water, Climate Change, and the Future

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:26:51 +0000

As part of last weekend’s Homecoming festivities, Interim Dean of Science Alanna Watt hosted an engaging and timely event on Friday morning entitled “Water, Climate Change, and the Future,” which highlighted the importance of freshwater science research in the face of a changing climate.

Biology’s Mahnaz Mansoori wins President’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:16:58 +0000

Phytotron Manager Mahnaz Mansoori (pictured above, left, with Biology Department Chair Prof. Gregor Fussmann) was one of nine ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� staff members honoured with the President’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff at last week's afternoon convocation ceremony. These annual awards recognize the talent, dedication, and hard work of staff members who have made outstanding contributions to the University’s mission.

2025 Faculty of Science Excellence Award winners announced

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 15:09:58 +0000

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.

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.

Read below the citations prepared by the Faculty of Science Excellence Awards Committee.

Appointment of Alanna Watt as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:28:54 +0000

Dear community members,

I am pleased to announce that Professor Alanna Watt, of the Department of Biology, has graciously agreed to take on the role of Interim Dean of Science, effective July 1, 2025. She will oversee the Faculty while we continue the search for a new Dean of Science. In accordance with the University Statutes, an Advisory Committee will be established to support this process.

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Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��Ǿ�Ʒ��

admin — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:58:35 +0000

Federal investment boosts ��Ǿ�Ʒ��’s research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced over $198 million in federal funding through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, including more than $13 million to support 19 Chairs—nine new and ten renewed—at ��Ǿ�Ʒ��.

The Science of Studying: How Understanding Your Brain Can Boost Academic Success

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:16:19 +0000

by Jasmine El-Sawaf

What if the key to studying smarter wasn’t about what you learned, but how you learned it? At ��Ǿ�Ʒ��, the Office of Science Education’s (OSE) neuroscience-based program SciLearn is helping students in the Faculty of Science do just that.

Fast Radio Burst Conference hosted at ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� for the first time

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:03:31 +0000

Physics researchers Amanda Cook and Alice Curtin organize FRB2025, celebrating the 10th anniversary of a major finding in the field Doris Hua, Faculty of Science Communications Assistant

Five Walls and a Door: The Secret Sauce of Canadian Immigration

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:22:28 +0000

In the second of three 2025 ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Max Bell Lectures, Tony Keller explores how modern Canada built an economically successful, politically popular immigration system.

The Future of Canadian Immigration

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:27:38 +0000

In the final of three 2025 ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Max Bell Lectures, Tony Keller explores the options for restoring the Canadian immigration consensus, rediscovering the immigration middle-ground shared by most voters, and building a model immigration system that

Dr. Alison Bain (PhD’21) named to C&EN’s 2025 Talented 12

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 18:04:43 +0000

Congratulations to Dr. Alison Bain, who completed her PhD in the Preston Group at ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� in 2021, on being selected for Chemical & Engineering News’s Talented 12 list for 2025. Now an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Oregon State University, Dr. Bain continues to develop state-of-the-art optical trapping techniques to study aerosols at the single-particle level. Her research centres on how fundamental physical and chemical properties of aerosols shape climate, air quality, and other pressing environmental issues. This honour recognises Dr.

Documentary Screening - "Virulent: The Vaccine War"

emily.shore@mcgill.ca — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:55:08 +0000

On May 11th, 2023 the ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Office for Science and Society (OSS) will host a screening of the documentary, "Virulent: The Vaccine War". Following the screening, Director of the OSS Dr.

The Art-chemist

ada.mcvean@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 16:07:21 +0000

Join the ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Chemistry Outreach Group in our secret art museum to learn the underlying chemistry in different forms of art!

COVID and More: Conversations with the ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� Office for Science and Society

emily.shore@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:56:29 +0000

This week, the OSS is speaking with Fred Morin, co-owner of Joe Beef, McKiernan, Liverpool House, & Le Vin Papillon, along with Joel Tietolman, owner of the Mile End Deli in New York City, to discuss the cha