Â鶹AV News - Medicine and Health Sciences /channels/news_feeds/all/term/med_fac/rss en Fourteen Â鶹AVians appointed to the Order of Canada /channels/channels/news/fourteen-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-362232 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div><em><strong>Governor General recognizes Â鶹AV community members for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></em></div> <div> <p><span>Fourteen members of the Â鶹AV community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours. <span> </span></span></p> <p><span>Among the honourees are <span>the University’s Chancellor and three professors<span>:<span> </span></span></span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/order-of-canada.jpg?itok=VtX11gHw" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">18 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:15:11 +0000 webfull 205559 at /channels Quebec government awards $1.6 million to Â鶹AV researchers providing innovative solutions for industry /channels/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span>Â鶹AV-led projects in genomics, imaging,<span> and manufacturing<span> <span>serve<span> businesses across Quebec<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/arts-wide-winter_0.gif?itok=z_GqnyB-" width="160" height="90" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 webfull 205434 at /channels Prix Grands Sages honours Â鶹AV professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates /channels/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gs_2024_3.jpg?itok=3XH1bAT0" width="160" height="134" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 webfull 204386 at /channels Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to Â鶹AV /channels/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>Â鶹AV’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/crc_pin.png?itok=Npek4W_s" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 webfull 204376 at /channels FREE Hearing Screening /channels/channels/news/free-hearing-screening-360889 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>No apppointment needed.</p> <p>First come, first serve.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/hearing_screening_poster_2024.jpg?itok=XWV4bm-K" width="160" height="207" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:30:07 +0000 webfull 204041 at /channels Caring Conversations - Home care or care home? /channels/channels/news/caring-conversations-home-care-or-care-home-360818 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="/dementia/support-groups/caring-conversations/caring-conversations-past-episodes"><em><strong>Caring Conversations</strong></em></a> is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from experts, share concerns and ask questions.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/lucy_joanne.jpg?itok=4TTX0FPt" width="160" height="88" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">31 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:51:13 +0000 webfull 203964 at /channels SCSD’s Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony /channels/channels/news/scsds-distinguished-alumni-award-ceremony-360428 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>SCSD’s Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony will take place on Friday, October 25<sup>th</sup> 2024 from 4:30pm to 7pm</p> <p>Kindly RSVP to (<span><span>admin.scsd</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>) before October 21<sup>st</sup>.</p> <p>Refreshments will be served following the talk.</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/distinguished.jpg?itok=8W90l_M2" width="160" height="112" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:54:30 +0000 webfull 203520 at /channels Alan Evans named Fellow of the Royal Society /channels/channels/news/alan-evans-named-fellow-royal-society-358885 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Alan Evans, PhD, was among the 85 new Fellows of the <a href="https://royalsociety.org/">Royal Society</a>, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, announced May 14, 2024. Candidates were nominated for their substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge.</p> <p>Read the <a href="/ludmercentre/article/alan-evans-named-fellow-royal-society">full story from Naghmeh Shafiei and the Ludmer Centre</a>. </p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/alan_evans_frs_0.jpg?itok=982lKqvi" width="160" height="84" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:27:00 +0000 webfull 201744 at /channels 101 Â鶹AV research projects awarded $23.5 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding /channels/channels/news/101-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-235-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-358031 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><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 Â鶹AV 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></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mcgill-arts-2024-c-alex-tran-1536x1025.png?itok=maxVcLPu" width="160" height="106" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">24 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:07:59 +0000 webfull 200895 at /channels A treatment for anorexia nervosa? /channels/channels/news/treatment-anorexia-nervosa-357901 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A Â鶹AV-led research team working in collaboration with a French team (CNRS, INSERM and Sorbonne university) believes it has identified both the neurological mechanism underlying anorexia nervosa as well as a possible cure.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-_-_posting_size.jpg?itok=g9lWeE9T" width="160" height="143" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:31:58 +0000 webfull 200725 at /channels