Undergraduate Students

Soup and Science

fergus.grieve@mcgill.ca — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 14:10:55 +0000

Join us for the 30th edition of Soup and Science, hosted virtually through Zoom.

Science students: funding for summer research abroad

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:50:11 +0000

Applications are now open for Schull Yang International Experience Awards, to support full-time summer undergraduate research experiences abroad for Science students (B.Sc. or B.A. & Sc.).

Apply now for a SURA or NSERC USRA in Summer 2020

victor.chisholm@mcgill.ca — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 22:08:46 +0000

Applications are now open for Science Undergraduate Research Awards (SURA) and

Information Session for Public Policy Applicants

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:12:28 +0000

Interested in becoming a McCall MacBain Scholar? Join this one-hour information session about the scholarship and applying to the Max Bell School of Public Policy's MPP program.

ɬ�﷬ researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:08:07 +0000

Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.

Engine Internship Showcase

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:32:36 +0000

Interested in knowing what's it like interning for an Engine-supported startup or stimulating entrepreneurial mindset while interning for a Design Team?

TechAccel Showcase

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:36:08 +0000

Come and meet our TechAccel teams! Student startup teams funded and supported by The ɬ�﷬ Engine will be present to demo their projects and businesses!

New Research from Prof. Rose Bagot's Lab uncovers how GABAergic neurons encode experienced rewards

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:26:58 +0000

New work from Dr. Rosemary Bagot's lab: inhibitory "GABAergic" neurons — long treated as supporting players in the brain — turn out to help track the recent history of rewards in two key decision-making regions (shown in mice). The work reshapes which neurons we think are keeping score of our past outcomes.

Read the paper in Cell Reports

AeroCellutions wins second place at the 2026 Biodesign Challenge Summit

tasha.manoukian@mcgill.ca — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:15:01 +0000

Image from left to right: Emma Louie, Olivia Cozariuc, Meenakshi Pillai, Carolyn Denton, Emmett Olthuis, Anisa Hashemi, Liberté Vaudandaine, Samathar Senso, Mannat Chandok, Emma Bryson.

2025 Patterson Distinguished Service Medal

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:38:40 +0000

Professor Parisa A. Ariya was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Patterson Distinguished Service Medal, an award widely regarded as the most prestigious Canadian distinction recognizing exceptional contributions to meteorology. Meteorology is a broad discipline within the atmospheric sciences and encompasses several specialized research areas, including atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, dynamic meteorology, hydrology, climatology, and climate change. The award consists of a formal citation, a framed letter, and a gold medal.

Unusual calcite formation discovered at the site of ɬ�﷬ Sustainability Park

tasha.manoukian@mcgill.ca — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:59:51 +0000

ɬ�﷬’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is now studying it as part of research about the Island of Montreal

A rock featuring a white calcite vein in a rare ‘petal’ formation has been extracted from the construction site of the future ɬ�﷬ Sustainability Park.

Attached to a chunk of grey stone, the full rock is the approximate size of a microwave. It was discovered by construction workers north of Pine Avenue.

Upgrade successful - Data Center firewall upgrade: Saturday, July 18, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:04:49 +0000

UPGRADE SUCCESSFUL:

Please be advised that the firewall upgrade was successful.

We thank you for your patience during this process.

ORIGINAL MESSAGE posted on July 14, 2026:

IT Services will upgrade ɬ�﷬’s Data Center firewall on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.

This change is not expected to impact Internet access. However, users may experience brief interruptions when accessing systems hosted in the ɬ�﷬ Data Center.

NSERC's Discovery Grants Program

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:21:43 +0000

36 Faculty of Science professors receive NSERC Discovery Grants funding

tasha.manoukian@mcgill.ca — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:55:53 +0000

Thirty-six Faculty of Science professors have been awarded funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant program.

The Discovery Grants program is NSERC's largest and longest-standing program. Discovery Grants support ongoing projects with long-term goals, providing researchers with the flexibility to explore the most promising avenues of research as they emerge.

122 ɬ�﷬ research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000

Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at ɬ�﷬, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 ɬ�﷬ research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.