/channels/taxonomy/term/9952/all en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-over-12-million-nserc-alliance-grants-356023 <p><em>Federal funding program supported 59 research projects in cleantech, astrophysics, medtech, and more. </em></p> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:41:18 +0000 webfull 198550 at /channels /channels/channels/news/265-million-mcgill-research-nserc-discovery-research-programs-340045 <p>Asked to list the most earthquake prone countries, few people would earmark Canada. Yet, in 2021, Natural Resources Canada identified 46 earthquakes, which registered between 1.8 and 5.3 magnitude and to date, 26 earthquakes have occurred in 2022. Damaging earthquakes are surprisingly common in the Western Quebec Seismic Zone, which encloses the Ottawa Valley from Montreal to Témiscamingue as well as the Laurentians. The question is not if but when a major quake will hit one of Canada’s major urban centres, an event that poses risks to human life and infrastructure.</p> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:35:05 +0000 webfull 180682 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgills-hanadi-sleiman-wins-2021-polanyi-award-334982 <p><i>Recognized for her ground-breaking advancements in the field of DNA nanotechnology and precision medicine to combat major diseases</i></p> <p><a href="/chemistry/faculty/hanadi-sleiman">Hanadi Sleiman</a>, Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in DNA Nanoscience, has transformed the field of DNA nanotechnology and revolutionized precise medical treatments for major diseases, like cancer – and she has just earned national recognition for her research.</p> Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:37:56 +0000 webfull 174898 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-engineering-youth-outreach-program-awarded-nserc-promoscience-grant-331419 <p>Education that changes outcomes for whole communities—that’s the aim of the project, Engineering Engagement in School Curricula: Multi-year Design-thinking Projects for Indigenous and Marginalized Youth, led by Professor and Chair of the Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Richard Chromik, Faye Siluk, and Robert Pozeg of the Faculty of Engineering’s E-IDEA initiative (Engineering Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity Advancement), which today received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) PromoScience grants program.</p> Wed, 09 Jun 2021 17:00:19 +0000 webfull 171023 at /channels /channels/channels/news/human-song-universal-302755 <p>Music, including songs with words, appears to be a universal phenomenon according to a paper published this week in Science. An international team of researchers involving musicians, data scientists, psychologists, political scientists and linguists, including one from ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, reached this conclusion after five years of collaboration, bringing together a broad range of skills and tools to the question of whether music is universal.</p> <p><b>Using broad datasets to arrive at deep conclusions about music</b></p> Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:09:40 +0000 webfull 155651 at /channels /channels/channels/news/55m-support-new-canadian-ecosystem-service-network-300245 <p>Protecting Canada’s vast wealth of natural resources, which contribute significantly to our national economy, will depend on our ability to manage ecosystems and all the services they provide for human well-being now and in the future. Leading sustainability scientist, Elena Bennett, a professor in the School of the Environment and Department of Natural Resource Sciences at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, has assembled a network of researchers to ensure that Canada’s working landscapes—land actively used for production of resources such as food—remain biologically diverse, resilient, and adaptive.</p> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 18:36:02 +0000 webfull 152611 at /channels /channels/channels/news/government-canada-promotes-equity-and-invests-discovery-research-mcgill-298329 <p>In conjunction with a $35 million <a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/nserc-awards-35m-to-mcgill-led-research-projects/">research funding announcement</a> to support 128 researchers through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGIGP-PSIGP_eng.asp">Discovery Grants program</a>, Canada’s Minister of Science and Sport, Kirsty Duncan, was on campus today to sign the <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/EDI-EDI/Dimensions_Dimensions_eng.asp">Dimensions Charter.</a></p> Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:56:20 +0000 webfull 150489 at /channels /channels/channels/news/widespread-permafrost-degradation-seen-high-arctic-terrain-297371 <p>Rapid changes in terrain are taking place in Canada’s high Arctic polar deserts due to increases in summer air temperatures.</p> Wed, 22 May 2019 18:06:10 +0000 webfull 149500 at /channels /channels/channels/news/nserc-awards-37m-mcgill-led-research-projects-296845 <p>On May 3, the <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp">Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)</a> announced the recent recipients of the NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants program. Six ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ-led projects in the Faculty of Engineering and one in the Faculty of Medicine are receiving more than $3.7 million to conduct research in collaboration with a supporting organization.</p> Fri, 03 May 2019 14:57:46 +0000 webfull 148972 at /channels /channels/channels/event/evolving-research-funding-landscape-changes-nserc-291817 <p>The Associate Dean (Research) is pleased to invite you to a presentation about "Evolving Research Funding Landscape, Changes at NSERC", with special guest speaker <b>Dr. Marc Fortin</b>, Vice-President, Research Partnerships Directorate NSERC.</p> Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:07:27 +0000 webfull 143387 at /channels /channels/channels/news/alterations-seabed-raise-fears-future-291163 <p>The ocean floor as we know it is dissolving rapidly as a result of human activity.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 19:01:00 +0000 webfull 142609 at /channels /channels/channels/news/seemingly-useless-organ-makes-huge-soldier-ants-290511 <p></p> Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:11:41 +0000 webfull 141873 at /channels /channels/channels/event/nserc-john-c-polanyi-award-289958 <p>The NSERC John C. Polanyi Award is given to an individual or team whose research, conducted in Canada, has led to a recent outstanding advance in any NSERC-supported field of the natural sciences or engineering.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:41:09 +0000 webfull 141260 at /channels /channels/channels/event/nserc-gerhard-herzberg-canada-gold-medal-science-and-engineering-289949 <p>The Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC’s highest honour, recognizes research contributions characterized by both excellence and influence – two qualities that defined Dr. Herzberg's illustrious career.</p> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:58:10 +0000 webfull 141249 at /channels /channels/channels/event/nserc-e-w-r-steacie-memorial-fellowships-289947 <p><b>Please provide names of those being nominated to the OSR by April 6. Completed nomination packages should be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Research by April 27.</b></p> <p><b>Sponsor deadline: June 7</b></p> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:56:37 +0000 webfull 141247 at /channels