/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2740/all en /newsroom/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 13:35:04 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288220 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 14:17:17 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 269429 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/55m-support-new-canadian-ecosystems-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 �鶹Լ��, 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 18:36:01 +0000 mona.noonoo@mail.mcgill.ca 187950 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 �鶹Լ��, 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 18:04:31 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 188800 at /newsroom /newsroom/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> Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:57:21 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 177135 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 17:50:07 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 164247 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 �鶹Լ��-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 13:11:34 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 160586 at /newsroom /newsroom/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 15:48:34 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 96290 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/making-soldier-ants-290511 <p> </p> Wed, 10 Oct 2018 17:11:41 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 87919 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nserc-awards-99m-mcgill-led-research-projects-288690 <p><em><span>By Amanda Testani</span></em></p> <p><span>On August 10, the <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/index_eng.asp">Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)</a> announced the recipients of the 2018 NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants program. Eight �鶹Լ��-led projects are receiving more than $4.4 million to collaborate with a supporting organization on strategic research in hopes of enhancing Canada’s economy, society, and environment within the next 10 years.</span></p> Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:17:36 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 70410 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/babies-eggs-send-signals-when-hungry-286454 <div> Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:45:48 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 36759 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/plants-fungi-and-bacteria-work-together-clean-polluted-land-286247 <p><span>Highly complex interactions among roots, fungi and bacteria underlie the ability of some trees to clean polluted land, according to a novel study by bioinformatics and plant-biology experts from �鶹Լ�� and Université de Montréal.</span></p> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:36:37 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 35543 at /newsroom /newsroom/article/around-campus/nsercs-science-action-contest-open-voting <p>Public Voting is now open for <a href="http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ScienceAction/index_eng.asp">NSERC's Science, Action!</a><span> contest, and seven �鶹Լ�� students are in the running.</span></p> <p>From February 6 to March 2, watch and share your favourite videos. Show your family and friends how science and engineering is improving their lives.<br /> The 25 videos with the most views on March 2 will proceed to NSERCs judges’ panel, where they will compete for one of 15 cash prizes.</p> <p>Vote for your favourite now!</p> Wed, 07 Feb 2018 16:07:56 +0000 Newsroom 32939 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/tomislav-friscic-awarded-nsercs-steacie-memorial-fellowship-265609 <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada has awarded an E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship to Prof. Tomislav Friščić, to support his work in an innovative branch of chemistry that aims to develop environmentally friendly alternatives to solvent-based chemical processes.  </p> <p><span>NSERC awards up to six of these two-year, $250,000 fellowships annually to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising scientists and engineers.</span></p> Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:51:22 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26683 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-gets-165-m-nserc-training-project-260408 <p><a href="/newsroom"><strong><em>�鶹Լ�� Newsroom</em></strong></a></p> <p><em>CREATE project to prepare graduates for high-skills work in surgical-devices industry</em></p> <p>A team led by �鶹Լ�� professor Jake Barralet will receive $1.65 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to provide nearly 90 students with cross-disciplinary training to prepare them for high-skill jobs in the surgical devices industry.</p> Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:59:10 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25719 at /newsroom