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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 ��ñ�� 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).

��ñ�� now accepting expressions of interest for the 2026 Earthshot Prize

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

��ñ�� 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 ��ñ�� health research

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

53 ��ñ�� 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 ��ñ��, 53 projects were funded for a total research investment of $48.4 million.

The Government of Canada invests $51 million in ��ñ�� research

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:04:34 +0000

253 ��ñ�� projects received major funding from the Government of Canada to help build a more innovative, inclusive, and resilient future in Canada

School of Information Studies Professors Awarded $5.6M Grant to Propel Canada to the Forefront of Cybersecurity Data Analytics Research

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:52 +0000

Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications.

Nine ��ñ��ians appointed to the Order of Canada

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 19:10:47 +0000

Neuroscientist Alan Evans and music performance scholar Michael McMahon among ��ñ�� community members recognized for exceptional accomplishments and service

Nine members of the ��ñ�� community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours.

Among the honorees are two ��ñ�� faculty members, Professors Alan Evans (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) and Michael McMahon (Schulich School of Music).

Human genetics professor receives Banting Discovery Award

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:38:46 +0000

��ñ��’s President honours outstanding early-career researchers

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:48:45 +0000

Professors Guojun Chen, Mahsa Dadar and Phoebe Friesen – all members of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – win President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers

Three ��ñ�� scholars were recognized with the 2025 President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers at the Health Sciences Convocation Ceremony on May 27. The award honours exceptional early-career researchers whose work is expanding the frontiers of knowledge in their fields.

$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by ��ñ�� researchers

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Wed, 21 May 2025 21:04:42 +0000

Seven ��ñ�� researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Professor Emeritus Prakash Panangaden elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Tue, 20 May 2025 16:59:15 +0000

��ñ�� receives a $12.3M research investment from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 May 2025 19:59:32 +0000

The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) have announced a significant $265.3M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2025-2026 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture, and Interdisciplinary Research.

Provost honours 31 ��ñ�� professors for exceptional research achievements

robin.koning@mcgill.ca — Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000

��ñ�� announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ��ñ�� Professors, James ��ñ�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ��ñ�� professors as Distinguished James ��ñ�� Professors, James ��ñ�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.

Panagiotis Prinos appointed as Director of Réseau DePTAQ

amanda.testani@mcgill.ca — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:36:29 +0000

��ñ��, the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) and Université de Sherbrooke, partners in the RNA Network for Therapy Development & Production (Réseau DePTAQ), are pleased to announce the appointment of Panagiotis (Takis) Prinos, PhD, as Director of Réseau DePTAQ.

Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��ñ��

eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:05:59 +0000

On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.