/research/taxonomy/term/540/all en /research/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 <p><em>Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics</em></p> <p>Two 91˿����Ƶ researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.</p> <p><a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in 91˿����Ƶ’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.</p> Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:09 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 9796 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-led-projects-awarded-360000-occupational-health-and-safety-research-quebec-360237 <div> <p><em><span><span><span>I<span>mproving air quality and developing advanced health monitoring devices<span> <span>are the aims of research projects <span>funded <span>by the<span> Robert Sauvé Research Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IRSST) <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></em></p></div> Mon, 07 Oct 2024 21:53:21 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 9742 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-55-million-cfi-funding-359622 <div><em>Infrastructure funding from the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, matched by Quebec, propels research innovation at 91˿����Ƶ </em></div> <div><br /> <span>Twenty 91˿����Ƶ 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. <span> </span></span></div> <div> <p style="text-align:left"><span>These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value. <span> </span></span></p></div> Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:35:17 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 9672 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-spinoff-fex-energy-receives-major-grant-axelys-358220 <p><i>Company technology leverages high energy density of iron to provide carbon-free, stable renewable energy that is environmentally safe and highly dispatchable</i></p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 18:43:00 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 9382 at /research /research/channels/news/101-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-235-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-358031 <p><strong><em>Funding supports groundbreaking research in the natural sciences and engineering</em></strong></p> <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 101 91˿����Ƶ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $23.5 million.</p> <p>The Discovery Grants support ongoing programs with long-term goals, recognizing the creativity and innovation that are at the heart of all research advances.</p> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:20:06 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 8333 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-scholars-expand-impact-research-social-sciences-and-humanities <p>Seven 91˿����Ƶ researchers have been awarded over $190,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The awards are part of $1.7 million in federal funding invested in 54 projects nationwide. </p> Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:57:03 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5657 at /research /research/channels/news/provost-awards-28-mcgill-professors-distinguished-awards-357871 <p><em>91˿����Ƶ honours its accomplished researchers with Distinguished James 91˿����Ƶ Professor, James 91˿����Ƶ Professor, and William Dawson Scholars awards.</em></p> Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:59:09 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5565 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-sshrc-grants-foster-collaboration-community-partners-357802 <p><em>Two 91˿����Ƶ faculty members and their collaborators received Partnership Development Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</em></p> <p>The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has announced the recipients of its latest Partnership Development Grants competition, including $400,000 awarded to two 91˿����Ƶ researchers.</p> Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:16:05 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5464 at /research /research/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>91˿����Ƶ awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:31:16 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 5450 at /research /research/channels/news/two-mcgill-projects-selected-funding-genome-canada-357488 <p><i>Quebec-based projects awarded over half of the total national allotment, demonstrating the province’s strength in the transformative science of genomics</i></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 13:22:49 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 5408 at /research /research/channels/news/sustainable-data-science-training-program-awarded-165-m-nserc-create-357359 <p>Today, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Media-Media/NewsDetail-DetailNouvelles_eng.asp?ID=1461"> announced </a>more than $26 million in funding for <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATEResults-ResultatsFONCER_eng.asp?Year=2024">16 new training initiatives</a> through its <a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/CREATE-FONCER_eng.asp">Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE)</a> program.</p> Thu, 16 May 2024 13:43:53 +0000 meaghan.thurston@mcgill.ca 5383 at /research /research/channels/news/nada-jabado-2024-loreal-unesco-women-science-laureate-north-america-357325 <p><em>Prestigious award honours 91˿����Ƶ and RI-MUHC pioneer in the field of pediatric brain tumours</em></p> <p>91˿����Ƶ Professor and Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Nada Jabado, has been named the 2024 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America. Dr. Jabado is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, a Senior Scientist in the Child Health and Human Development Program at the Research Institute of the 91˿����Ƶ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and a Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital of the MUHC.</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 14:06:33 +0000 eunillyne.lazado@mcgill.ca 5376 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-receives-funding-canadian-space-agency-exoplanet-studies-using-james-webb-space-telescope-357237 <p><i>91˿����Ƶ researcher to leverage prodigious capacity of the telescope for studies on a failed star and a hot Neptune-like exoplanet, both with unique stellar characteristics </i></p> <p>91˿����Ƶ announced today it has received funding from the Canadian Space Agency for two separate projects dedicated to the study of exoplanets, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The projects are slated for completion by June 2025. Both studies will be led by Professor Nicolas Cowan.</p> <p><b>Brown dwarves: failed stars</b></p> Mon, 13 May 2024 16:15:00 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 5357 at /research /research/channels/news/mcgill-cleantech-project-selected-innovations-future-axelys-356872 <p><i>Team chosen as part of a cohort of 10 projects identified by Axelys, a Quebec-based non-profit organization helping to accelerate innovation stemming from public research, for their high potential after a thorough 6-month review by an independent board</i></p> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:19:27 +0000 junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca 5289 at /research /research/channels/news/erik-martinez-kuhonta-named-john-h-mcarthur-research-fellow-357187 <p><a href="/politicalscience/erik-martinez-kuhonta">Erik Martinez Kuhonta</a>, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at 91˿����Ƶ, is the recipient of the John H. McArthur Research Fellowship for 2024-2025 in recognition of his outstanding scholarship.</p> Thu, 02 May 2024 19:55:19 +0000 robin.koning@mcgill.ca 5344 at /research