/biology/taxonomy/term/145/all en /biology/channels/event/techidea-pitch-competition-extended-submission-deadline-360679 <p>The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems.</p> Fri, 25 Oct 2024 18:53:46 +0000 admin 5478 at /biology /biology/channels/news/bellairs-brings-science-programming-barbadian-students-362121 <p>Last week, hundreds of students in Barbados saw science come to life in a whole new way.</p> <p>As part of the celebrations marking its <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/bellairs-research-institute-going-strong-at-70/">70th anniversary</a>, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s Bellairs Research Institute opened its doors to the community Dec. 5. Three hundred students from five local schools were treated to free science kits, lunch and a day of hands-on activities.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:53:58 +0000 admin 5477 at /biology /biology/channels/news/bellairs-research-institute-going-strong-70-362122 <p>To mark its 70th anniversary, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s <a href="/bellairs/">Bellairs Research Institute</a> in Barbados hosted events Dec. 5-6 that brought together researchers, students, elected officials and community partners to celebrate its history and build momentum for the future.  </p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:56:14 +0000 admin 5476 at /biology /biology/channels/event/chemistry-teaching-assistant-program-chem-tap-january-training-meeting-362087 <p><strong>Host:</strong> Department of Chemistry & Office of Science Education </p> <p><strong>Event:</strong> Chemistry Teaching Assistant Program (Chem TAP) January training meeting </p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:45:43 +0000 admin 5475 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-3-introduction-industry-analysis-361973 <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> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:36:24 +0000 admin 5468 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-4-market-research-and-analysis-competition-361974 <p>This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ to perform market research.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:38:13 +0000 admin 5469 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-5-foundations-ip-and-patent-searching-361975 <p>This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:39:58 +0000 admin 5470 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-6-customer-discovery-361977 <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> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:41:34 +0000 admin 5471 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-1-technological-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-101-361971 <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> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:32:17 +0000 admin 5466 at /biology /biology/channels/event/pre-startup-skills-workshop-2-design-thinking-methodology-361972 <p>The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.            </p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:34:16 +0000 admin 5467 at /biology /biology/channels/news/steam-day-celebrate-70-years-mcgills-bellairs-research-institute-barbados-361965 <p>To celebrate the 70th anniversary of ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ’s acclaimed <a href="/bellairs/">Bellairs Research Institute</a> in Barbados and to promote STEAM education to local students, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ partnered with the <a href="https://cosi.org/">Center of Science and Industry (COSI)</a>, and the U.S. State Department for a full day of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) activities and presentations.</p> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:21:55 +0000 admin 5463 at /biology /biology/channels/news/next-stop-oxford-361796 <p>For Vincent Wong, life truly is a journey.</p> <p>As a <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/meet-mcgills-newest-loran-scholars-2/">Loran Scholar</a>, the Vancouverite moved across the country in 2021 to pursue his B.Sc. Honours in Neuroscience at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ. He was drawn by The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital), Canada’s largest neuroscience research centre.</p> <p>In the summer of 2022, Wong traveled to Yellowknife to conduct a research project on the unique health-care challenges in the North, an experience that would shift his career trajectory.</p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:59:58 +0000 admin 5460 at /biology /biology/channels/news/west-island-high-schoolers-participate-summer-research-mcgills-gault-nature-reserve-361705 <p>This summer, Gault Nature Reserve hosted four high schoolers from the West Island Black Community Association for this year’s Youth Biodiversity Internships Program. Led by Professor Bruno Tremblay, this collaboration brought together a diverse range of community members from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ and beyond to connect on their passion for science. For 5 weeks, youth conducted fieldwork at Gault with ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ students, explored how scientific research happens in nature and made links to their own lives and future careers.  </p> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:08:20 +0000 admin 5455 at /biology /biology/channels/news/mapping-benefits-and-trade-offs-natural-climate-solutions-361702 <p>A new study published today in <em>Nature Sustainability</em> uses advanced machine learning methods and large language models to assess the benefits and trade-offs of natural climate solutions (NCS). </p> <p>Led by The Nature Conservancy and co-led by Brian Robinson, Associate Professor of Geography at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, the researchers analyzed over 250,000 peer-reviewed publications to produce a global evidence map of NCS co-impacts. </p> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:47:30 +0000 admin 5454 at /biology /biology/channels/news/unleashing-creativity-mcgill-physics-hackathon-361491 <p>On November 15<sup>th</sup> – 17<sup>th</sup>, the Trottier Space Institute and the Department of Physics hosted its 9<sup>th</sup> <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Annual ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Physics Hackathon</a>. This friendly coding competition brought together 163 people, from grade 10 high school students to graduate students. Participants had a total of 24 hours over the span of 3 days to create computing and physical science projects in teams. <a href="https://www.hackathon.physics.mcgill.ca/">Learn more here</a>.</p> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:01:01 +0000 admin 5448 at /biology