Undergraduate Students

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

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:57:39 +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��.

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:08:31 +0000

Thirty-two ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers awarded $5.5 million in CFI funding

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:35:17 +0000

Infrastructure funding from the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, matched by Quebec, propels research innovation at ��Ǿ�Ʒ��
Twenty ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers have received infrastructure awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $5.5 million.
These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.

Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:37:07 +0000

Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).

Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:54:27 +0000

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:19:25 +0000

Jérôme Fortin, Paul Masset, and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological disabilities.

The ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers are among 22 successful applicants from across the country. They will each receive $100,000 in research funding distributed over a period of two years.

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researcher awarded Blood Quality of Life Grant to improve post-transplant care for blood cancer patients and caregivers

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:17:54 +0000

Supported by funding from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada and the Canadian Cancer Society, Professor Sylvie Lambert and her PhD student, Sarah Chehayeb, will explore how remote monitoring can improve recovery and quality of life for patients undergoing stem cell transplants and ease the burden on their caregivers.

2025 Trottier Public Science Symposium

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:20:35 +0000

The Genesis of the COVID Vaccine: The Path to the Nobel Prize Featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Drew Weissman

Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:08:19 +0000

Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is jointly funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies (FRQNT).

Eleven ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:41:44 +0000

��Ǿ�Ʒ��’s 2025 cohort includes seven newly elected Fellows and four new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

SSHRC invests over $7 million in ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� research

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:40:12 +0000

Forty ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� researchers received funding from the 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants competition to support studies related to social sciences and humanities

Isabel Wilkerson to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000

Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23

Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program Ideas, will moderate the event.

Professor Simon Roy wins Marathon of Hope Clinician-Scientist Award for melanoma research

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:09:19 +0000

Simon Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of four early-career clinician-scientists across Canada to receive the 2025 Clinician-Scientist Award from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network (MOHCCN).

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:43:14 +0000

��Ǿ�Ʒ�� is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the Earthshot Prize. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.

The Earthshot Prize is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or Earthshots.

CIHR grants $48.4M to ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� health research

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 15:16:07 +0000

53 ��Ǿ�Ʒ�� research projects were awarded funding through CIHR’s Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, to support high-potential health research across all areas and career stages.

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently announced a total national investment of $411 million through the CIHR Spring 2025 Project Grant competition, funding 444 grants led by 428 lead investigators. At ��Ǿ�Ʒ��, 53 projects were funded for a total research investment of $48.4 million.

Undergraduate Students

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

���Ǿ�Ʒ���� researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding

���Ǿ�Ʒ���� researchers awarded $5.5 million in CFI funding

Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant

Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding

���Ǿ�Ʒ���� researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award

���Ǿ�Ʒ���� researcher awarded Blood Quality of Life Grant to improve post-transplant care for blood cancer patients and caregivers