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AstroMcGill will make history tonight (Nov 24) with its first ever Virtual Astro Trivia event, featuring astronomy-themed trivia and mini talks from McGill Space Institute astrophysicists with audience Q&A.

Each year, the Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media recognizes the many members of the McGill community who, by sharing their expertise and knowledge, advance our understanding of a range of pressing issues. Apply now!

Research into bilingualism conducted by Mehrgol Tiv and Debra Titone of the McGill Psychology Department shows French-English bilinguals in Montreal use their non-dominant language in a surprising range of settings. Broad Science founder Rackeb Tesfaye filed this report for CBC.

McGill students: Reaching out to a friend in need of help is a caring gesture but it's not always easy to do. Join McGill wellness advisers Marie-Paule Deveau and Melissa Cobbler for their Helping a Friend workshop for tips on how to recognize signs of distress, how to respond, and how to protect yourself in the process.

Joëlle Pineau from the McGill School of Computer Science is one of many leading scientists concerned about a lack of transparency and reproducibility in artificial intelligence research. "Our dedication to sound methodology is lagging behind the ambition of our experiments," she says.

[Updated: A recording of this video can be found here: https://youtu.be/-m2bgDio9rk] TODAY at 12pm the OSS speaks with guest Dr. David Zlotnick, Medical Directo...r of the TEREM Urgent Care Centres in Israel, on "COVID & More". They take a look at the 2nd wave of coronavirus that completely shut down Israel, what went wrong, and how (or if) they have learned from previous mistakes upon the reopening of the country. And of course, also on tap, any other scientific developments of the week. Questions welcome and will be answered in real-time! Stream LIVE: YouTube.com/mcgilloss/live See more

Congratulations to McGill University Physics professor Ken Ragan, winner of the Canadian Association of Physicists Medal for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Physics!

Thursday, October 1, 12 PM EDT: How taxing is it to work across disciplines, and why is this so critical in the area of sustainability research? What are the ob...stacles to bringing great ideas from the laboratory to commercial use? Join us as Audrey Moores and Brian Robinson from the McGill University Faculty of Science tackle these questions and more in the third instalment of our four-part webcast series on sustainability Leave your questions for our researchers in the comments below to have them answered during the broadcast! #sustainability #mcgillalumni #mcgillu #research

Gravitational waves whose existence was predicted by Einstein over 100 years ago but only confirmed by direct observation in 2016 are providing astronomers with a new window on the universe. Learn more at this year's Anna I. McPherson Public Lecture. Open to all no prior knowledge of physics required! McGill University Physics Physics Matters - McGill Physics Outreach Group AstroMcGill McGill Physics Equity Diversity and Inclusion EDI

McGill students and recent graduates: Do you have an idea for making our campuses, our city, and the world more sustainable? McGill impact200 is your opportunity to turn it into something that will make a difference.

Congratulations to Prof. Jeffrey Mogil of the McGill Psychology Department on being elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences!

Science Literacy Week is back! This week at McGill, join in a workshop on the Art of Communicating Science to Non-Scientists, a health information workshop, a talk with Professor Raja Sengupta about the Urban Heat Island effect, a book club discussion of Data Feminism, and more.

McGill undergrad Science and Arts & Science students: Meet the Dean of Science and ask him all your burning questions about life at McGill. Registrations open today (Sep 18) at 4pm, Montreal local time.

First-year students: Find the study strategies that work best for you with the Faculty of Science's SciLearn program. Be quick! Registrations close Tuesday, Sep 22.

Congratulations to the four McGill researchers recognized by the The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) / La Société royale du Canada (SRC), including oceanographer Alfonso Mucci, who was awarded the Miller Medal, and statistician Christian Genest, recipient of the Synge Award. McGill University Earth & Planetary Science Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University

At noon today (10 Sep), Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa and author of 'The Diet Fix', will join the McGill Office for Science and Society (OSS)'s COVID & More panel to discuss the risks of obesity in the age of COVID-19.

Calling all first-year Science and Arts & Science students: there's plenty of good advice out there about how to be a good student, but which study strategies will work best for you? The Faculty of Science's SciLearn program will help you figure this out based on the latest neuroscience. McGill First-Year Undergraduate Science Society - FUSS

Starting today (Sep 8), McGill students have access to on-campus Study Hubs for quiet, individual study. Visit the McGill Library website to learn more and book a spot.

Registrations are now open for the 2020 Beatty Lecture with Steven Pinker, one of the world’s leading authorities on language and the mind.

This Thursday (Sep 3), two experts from the McGill School of Environment will discuss the important work being done to better understand and reverse the widespread impact of human activity on the environment.

Oligonucleotides are of growing importance in pharmaceuticals and research but conventional methods for making them are energy-intensive and use huge amounts of toxic solvents. Now McGill chemists have found a better way.

For those wondering how lab classes will be taught this upcoming semester, this McGill Tribune article touches on everything from the difficulty of the transition to the available solutions.

The McGill Science Orientation Week is up and running! Whether you're in Montreal or abroad, register now for four days of engaging virtual events -- a great opportunity to get introduced to McGill Science and Montreal culture! Check out the link below for more details.

Sign up now for Fall orientation! This year, orientation will happen virtually, but we are still committed to providing new students with a seamless, safe and fun orientation experience. Click on the link below for more details.

Est-ce qu’on va avoir un vaccin efficace et sécuritaire? La probabilité est que oui, mais ce n’est pas une absolue certitude affirme le Dr Karl Weiss, médecin, microbiologiste et infectiologue à l'Hôpital général juif de Montréal et professeur de médecine à l'Université McGill.

"If we can understand the interactions that are leading to the increases in cases, then we can change our behaviour, we can change the rules," says Dr. Strumpf, a professor in McGill University's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health.