Staff /smerg/taxonomy/term/2/all en Minds in Motion Conference 2025 /smerg/channels/event/minds-motion-conference-2025-363693 <p>The Kinesiology and Physical Education Graduate Student Association is thrilled to announce that registration and abstract submission is open for the <strong>2025 Minds in Motion Conference</strong> at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University on March 14 and 15!</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:02:33 +0000 admin 6387 at /smerg Changes to ChemDraw and Signals Notebook /smerg/channels/news/changes-chemdraw-and-signals-notebook-363771 <p>The vendor of ChemDraw and Signals Notebook is changing the portal used to access these products.</p> <p><span style="margin:0px; padding:0px">If you have a ChemDraw/Signals Notebook account, you may need to take important steps because <strong>all experiment data stored in the old portal must be migrated by Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, or it will be permanently deleted.</strong></span></p> <p><b>If you have logged into your ChemDraw/Signals Notebook account within the last 14 months:</b></p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:38 +0000 admin 6386 at /smerg Research Guided by Kinship Teachings and Relational Renewal /smerg/channels/event/research-guided-kinship-teachings-and-relational-renewal-363764 <p>Join the Artful Inquiry Research Group as they explore how research commitments are guided by ancient kinship teachings that promote relational renewal. </p> <p>With Guests:</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:42:51 +0000 admin 6383 at /smerg 2025 Mossman Lecture | Tropicality or Utopia: Not all anthropocenes are the same (hybrid) /smerg/channels/event/2025-mossman-lecture-tropicality-or-utopia-not-all-anthropocenes-are-same-hybrid-363737 <p>Trenholme Dean of Libraries Guylaine Beaudry and the team at the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries are pleased to invite you to the Elizabeth B.</p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:48:28 +0000 admin 6382 at /smerg 6th Annual Women in Entrepreneurship Panel /smerg/channels/event/6th-annual-women-entrepreneurship-panel-363727 <p>Since 2020, the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Engine has co-hosted an annual <a href="/engine/events/women-entrepreneurship-panel/2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women in Entrepreneurship Panel</a> with <a href="https://can01.safelin</body></html>"></a></p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:39:41 +0000 admin 6381 at /smerg Paul Masset and David Rolnick awarded 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowships /smerg/channels/news/paul-masset-and-david-rolnick-awarded-2025-alfred-p-sloan-research-fellowships-363722 <p><span>Professors <a href="/psychology/paul-masset">Paul Masset</a> (Psychology) and <a href="https://davidrolnick.com/">David Rolnick</a> (Computer Science) have been named Sloan Research Fellows.<span> </span></span></p> Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:27:07 +0000 admin 6380 at /smerg DISE PhD Student Azam Dashti Khavidaki Awarded Funding through Digital Research Alliance of Canada /smerg/channels/news/dise-phd-student-azam-dashti-khavidaki-awarded-funding-through-digital-research-alliance-canada-363692 <p>Azam Dashti Khavidaki, a Ph.D. student in Educational Studies at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University’s Department of Integrated Studies in Education and a Fellow at the Participatory Cultures Lab (PCL), has been awarded the prestigious DRI EDIA funding from the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. </p> <p>This recognition underscores her unwavering commitment to strengthening digital research infrastructure and expanding access to 21st-century skills for marginalized children and youth, advancing the pursuit of digital equality.</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:47:14 +0000 admin 6373 at /smerg Bloom & Vallée Launch Dare to Win /smerg/channels/news/bloom-vallee-launch-dare-win-363689 <p>Kinesiology and Physical Education Chair and leading sports psychology researcher, <a href="/education/gordon-bloom">Dr. Gordon Bloom</a>, paired up with KPE alum and five-time National Championship coach, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Vall%C3%A9e">Chantal Valée</a>, to co-author <strong>Dare to Win: The Blueprint to Building and Leading High Performance and Championship Teams</strong>. Currently in pre-sales, "The book is about more than just coaching," says Bloom, "it’s also about leadership."</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:50:01 +0000 admin 6370 at /smerg TA Award (Fall 2024) - Mathematics & Statistics /smerg/channels/news/ta-award-fall-2024-mathematics-statistics-363684 <p> </p> <p>Dear Students and Fellow Colleagues,</p> <p>It gives me great pleasure to announce the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award winners for the Fall 2024 term.</p> <p>Congratulations to<b> Rudy Ariaz </b>(MATH 242),<b> Ruben Calzadilla-Badra</b> (MATH 141), <b>Edward Chernysh </b>(MATH 254), <b>Maxwell Kaye</b> (MATH 223), <b>Othmane Oukrid</b> (MATH 223), and <b>Aaron Shalev</b> (MATH 242).</p> <p>Honorable mention goes to <b>William Holman-Bissegger </b>(MATH 475) and <b>Kevin Xiao</b> (MATH 242).</p> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:19:54 +0000 admin 6369 at /smerg DISE Language Education Soirée Celebrates Students and Faculty /smerg/channels/news/dise-language-education-soiree-celebrates-students-and-faculty-361377 <p>On November 20, 2024, undergraduate and graduate students from diverse Language Education programs at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's <a href="/dise/">Department of Integrated Studies in Education</a> (DISE) marked the end of another successful term. The DISE Language Education Soirée, held bi-annually, brought together students and faculty for an evening of community building, collaboration, and fun at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Faculty of Education Learning Commons. Over pizza, snacks, and games, participants engaged in informal and enriching discussions about research, teaching, and future projects.</p> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:52:46 +0000 admin 6368 at /smerg ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Education Named 3rd in Canada, 38th Globally /smerg/channels/news/mcgill-education-named-3rd-canada-38th-globally-362892 <p>According to <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/by-subject">World University Rankings by Subject 2025</a>, released on January 22 by Times Higher Education (THE), ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ranks among the top 90 in the world in all of the 11 subjects assessed, placing six subjects in the top 50. The University placed third in Canada in  in Education Studies and six other domains. THE’s subject rankings evaluate 11 disciplines based on five performance indicators: teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook and Industry. </p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:07:35 +0000 admin 6352 at /smerg Black History Month Opening Ceremony with Keynote Shane Laptiste /smerg/channels/news/black-history-month-opening-ceremony-keynote-shane-laptiste-362485 <p>This year's Black History Month will launch with an Opening Ceremony on February 6 and keynote delivered by <b>Shane Laptiste, </b>principal and co-founder of the award-winning Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA).</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:21:25 +0000 admin 6353 at /smerg Mohit Kumar (DISE) Featured in Building 21 Video /smerg/channels/news/mohit-kumar-dise-featured-building-21-video-363023 <p>McCall MacBain Scholar (2023), Mohit Kumar, is an M.A. Educational Leadership student in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE). He is working to devise curricula for Eklavyas (have-nots), for primary school students which aims to catalyze quality education and larger behavioral changes regarding learning, educational awareness, and opportunities.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:29:48 +0000 admin 6350 at /smerg DISE Student Julia Minardi Featured in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ en français: New Faces ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ â€“ Why I Chose ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ /smerg/channels/news/dise-student-julia-minardi-featured-mcgill-en-francais-new-faces-mcgill-why-i-chose-mcgill-360218 <p>Whether in education, law, literature, or medicine, many French and Francophones of all walks of life have chosen ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ to surpass themselves.</p> <p>Julia Minardi, a B.Ed. PIF student from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education, was recently featured in the <em>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ en français: New Faces ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ â€“ Why I Chose ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ</em> article.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://vivreenfrancais.mcgill.ca/nouveaux-visages-mcgillois-pourquoi-jai-choisi-mcgill/">Read the Full Article</a></div> Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:50:37 +0000 admin 6362 at /smerg Changes to MCGILL ALERT! Mobile Device Notifications /smerg/channels/news/changes-mcgill-alert-mobile-device-notifications-359756 <p>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Emergency Notification System allows you to opt in your mobile device to receive alerts during time-sensitive situations and disruptions in the use of various buildings on campus.</p> <p>In the past, some mobile phone carriers only allowed voice messages, not SMS text messaging. Today, all carriers support SMS, so we will switch Emergency Notification System messaging to SMS for all mobile phones starting <b>September 18</b>.</p> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:04:43 +0000 admin 6365 at /smerg