Staff /smerg/taxonomy/term/2/all en Congratulations to Cinthuja Pathmanathan for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation /smerg/channels/news/congratulations-cinthuja-pathmanathan-successfully-defending-her-dissertation-373305 <p>Cinthuja Pathmanathan successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304  on June 2nd, 2026.</p> <p><strong>The title of her thesis</strong><em><strong>:</strong></em><br /> "Sex-specific effects of running-induced fatigue on lower-limb interlimb symmetry patterns and muscle synergies in endurance runners"</p> <p><strong>Oral Defence Comittee:</strong><br /> Prof. Julie Côté, Dr. Jordan Koch, Dr. Caroline Paquette, Dr. Philippe Dixon, Dr. Laurent Bouyer, Dr. Jorge Armony</p> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:30:46 +0000 admin 12498 at /smerg Outstanding TA Award Winners (2025-2026) /smerg/channels/news/outstanding-ta-award-winners-2025-2026-373307 <p>The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is pleased to announce the recipients of the <strong>2025–2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.</strong></p> <p>Congratulations to <strong>Zakary Horton</strong>, <strong>Helena Heinonen</strong>, and <strong>Boris Zupancic</strong>, who have been selected as this year's award winners. We also extend our congratulations to <strong>Damien LeBlanc</strong>, who received an Honourable Mention in recognition of his outstanding contributions.</p> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000 admin 12497 at /smerg Blane Harvey Appointed as Associate Academic Director (Teaching & Learning) for 91˿Ƶ Sustainability Park /smerg/channels/news/blane-harvey-appointed-associate-academic-director-teaching-learning-mcgill-sustainability-park-373295 <p>The 91˿Ƶ Sustainability Park has added three new leadership roles to its staff roster: Elena Bennett will serve as Associate Academic Director (Research), Blane Harvey as Associate Academic Director (Teaching &amp; Learning) and Robert Nason as Associate Academic Director (Entrepreneurship &amp; Engagement).</p> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:13 +0000 admin 12496 at /smerg Lisa-Marie Giorgio: Oral Defence ECP /smerg/channels/event/lisa-marie-giorgio-oral-defence-ecp-373283 <p>Prof. <strong>Armando Bertone </strong>from The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, is proud to announce that <strong>Lisa-Marie Giorgio</strong>, a doctoral candidate in School &amp; Applied Child Psychology, will be defending t</p> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:35:04 +0000 admin 12494 at /smerg Samantha Scholes: Oral Defence ECP /smerg/channels/event/samantha-scholes-oral-defence-ecp-373284 <p>Prof. <strong>Armando Bertone </strong>from The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, is proud to announce that <strong>Samantha Scholes</strong>, a doctoral candidate in School &amp; Applied Child Psychology, will be defending the</p> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:38:15 +0000 admin 12495 at /smerg Heather Pearson: Oral Defence ECP /smerg/channels/event/heather-pearson-oral-defence-ecp-373280 <p>Prof.</p> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:15:26 +0000 admin 12493 at /smerg Sara Scardera: Oral Defence ECP /smerg/channels/event/sara-scardera-oral-defence-ecp-373281 <p>Prof.</p> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:27:04 +0000 admin 12492 at /smerg Anthony Sciola: Oral Defence ECP /smerg/channels/event/anthony-sciola-oral-defence-ecp-373282 <p>Prof. <strong>Victoria Talwar </strong>from The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, is proud to announce that <strong>Anthony Sciola</strong>, a doctoral candidate in School &amp; Applied Child Psychology, will be defending their</p> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:31:54 +0000 admin 12491 at /smerg A leap of faith: how Astrid found her path /smerg/channels/news/leap-faith-how-astrid-found-her-path-373275 <p>Four years ago, Astrid Parrot moved from Senegal to Montreal to study, leaving her home and family for the first time to begin her B.Sc. Honours Chemistry degree at 91˿Ƶ. Without a clear picture of what her future would look like, she took what she describes as “a leap of faith."</p> <p>She immersed herself into university life, living in residence her first year and meeting new people. She had found her place at 91˿Ƶ, but uncertainty lingered throughout her degree as she quietly wondered whether chemistry was truly the right path for her.</p> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:34:32 +0000 admin 12490 at /smerg Sports Psychologist Prof. Gordon Bloom Comments about Habs and Leafs in the Media /smerg/channels/news/sports-psychologist-prof-gordon-bloom-comments-about-habs-and-leafs-media-373271 <p>With the NHL playoff season in full swing, <strong><a href="/education/gordon-bloom">Prof. Gordon Bloom</a></strong>, Director of the 91˿Ƶ Sport Psychology Laboratory and Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, has been very much in demand in the media. Recent coverage featured Prof. Bloom commenting on two of our Canadian teams, the Montreal Canadiens ("Habs") and the Toronto Maple Leafs. See the recent coverage below:</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:52:53 +0000 admin 12489 at /smerg 91˿Ƶ honours 88 Indigenous grads with 2026 Scarf Ceremony /smerg/channels/news/mcgill-honours-88-indigenous-grads-2026-scarf-ceremony-373270 <p>“While we’ve always taken care to recognize and celebrate our Indigenous graduates, for the past few years, we did it from a distance,” said <a href="/provost/who-we-are/celeste-pedri-spade">Celeste Pedri-Spade</a>, Associate Provost (Indigenous Initiatives), addressing attendees at the 2026 Scarf Ceremony. “Being together again in this space carries a different kind of meaning.”</p> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:09:09 +0000 admin 12488 at /smerg Kristy Robinson and Bassam Khoury Appointed as New and Renewed William Dawson Scholars /smerg/channels/news/kristy-robinson-and-bassam-khoury-appointed-new-and-renewed-william-dawson-scholars-373266 <p>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 91˿Ƶ professors as Distinguished James 91˿Ƶ Professors, James 91˿Ƶ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</p> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:02:00 +0000 admin 12487 at /smerg AFSA Scientific Day - New Horizons in Health Statistics /smerg/channels/event/afsa-scientific-day-new-horizons-health-statistics-373253   <p><a href="/epi-biostat-occh/seminars-events/afsa-scientific-day-new-horizons-health-statistics">/epi-biostat-occh/seminars-events/afsa-scientific-day-new-horizons-health-statistics</a></p> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:34:07 +0000 admin 12442 at /smerg Faculty of Science announces appointment of four department chairs /smerg/channels/news/faculty-science-announces-appointment-four-department-chairs-373249 <p><em>From left: Prof. Yi Huang (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Prof. Laura Nilson (Department of Biology), Prof. Brigitte Pientka (School of Computer Science), Prof. Galen Halverson (Department of Earth and Planetary Science).</em></p> <p>The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of four department chairs, who began their terms on June 1. </p> <p>The three new chairs are Prof. Yi Huang (Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), Prof. Laura Nilson (Department of Biology), and Prof. Brigitte Pientka (School of Computer Science).   </p> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:20:45 +0000 admin 12441 at /smerg Adrian Liu receives the 2026 Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision /smerg/channels/news/adrian-liu-receives-2026-carrie-m-derick-award-graduate-teaching-and-supervision-373228 <p>Congratulations to Adrian Liu (Physics), who received the 2026 Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Teaching and Supervision!</p> <p>The <a href="/gps/about/awards/carrie-derick">Carrie M. Derick Award for Graduate Supervision and Teaching</a>, awarded by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, acknowledges outstanding contributions to promoting graduate student excellence through supervision and teaching by a faculty member who has been supervising for 10 years or less.</p> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:34:49 +0000 admin 12439 at /smerg