91社区 News - Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences /channels/news_feeds/all/term/atmospheric_oceanic_sci/rss en Thomas C. Preston awarded grant from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation /channels/channels/news/thomas-c-preston-awarded-grant-alfred-p-sloan-foundation-360110 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><i>Funding to support research on atmospheric aerosol particles and the emergence of life on Earth</i></p> <p>聽</p> <p>Professor Thomas C. Preston -- jointly appointed to the departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistry -- has been awarded a grant of USD$800,000 by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The grant will support Professor Preston鈥檚 research on atmospheric aerosol particles, with the goal of advancing understanding of the origin of life's building blocks on early Earth.</p></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">September </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:20:42 +0000 webfull 203144 at /channels 91社区 research included in Qu茅bec Science鈥檚 top 10 best of the year /channels/channels/news/mcgill-research-included-quebec-sciences-top-10-best-year-354157 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Research conducted by 91社区 researchers ranks among the year鈥檚 best, according to聽<em>Qu茅bec Science</em>聽magazine.</p> <p>The magazine has published its annual top 10 list of the province鈥檚 most groundbreaking scientific discoveries, and three have ties to 91社区 researchers.</p> <p>The three studies affiliated with 91社区 researchers address some of the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges: extreme climate change, treatment for cancer patients, and the quality of seawater.</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/quebec-science-square.jpg?itok=XLtEY8Qb" width="160" height="103" /></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">11 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:41:54 +0000 webfull 196314 at /channels Connecting Students with Researchers through Soup /channels/channels/news/connecting-students-researchers-through-soup-346961 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Although approaching professors to discuss research opportunities might seem daunting for undergraduate students, there鈥檚 an ingredient for success: soup!</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/img_5679.jpg?itok=CPXhmFg3" width="160" height="166" /></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">17 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:01:42 +0000 webfull 188195 at /channels 91社区 receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology /channels/channels/news/mcgill-receives-48-million-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology-343864 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050</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/smokestack-pollution-greenhouse-gas.jpg?itok=sw_ex-Zo" width="160" height="107" 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">25 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 17:30:02 +0000 webfull 184875 at /channels 91社区 receives $4.8 million to advance climate change science and technology /channels/channels/news/mcgill-receives-48-million-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology-343822 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Three projects will fill knowledge gaps about the environmental and economic impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen Canada's capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-receives-4-8-million-to-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology/">https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-receives-4-8-million-to-advance-climate-change-science-and-technology/</a></p></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">November </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:24:13 +0000 webfull 184822 at /channels Meeting the climate crisis with resilience and collaborative action /channels/channels/news/meeting-climate-crisis-resilience-and-collaborative-action-340349 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>91社区 undergraduates have a unique opportunity to expand their climate science literacy and acquire tools for taking action to reduce the impacts of the unfolding climate crisis.</p> <p>Registration is now open to <b>students</b> <b>in every program</b> for <a href="/study/courses/fsci-198">FSCI 198: Climate Crisis and Climate Actions</a>, a new undergraduate course featuring a team of multi-disciplinary instructors who will present diverse perspectives on the scientific and social dimensions of climate change.</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/fsci198_promo.png?itok=lGons6YO" width="160" height="213" /></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">July </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:24:44 +0000 webfull 180908 at /channels Climate change artist-in-residence to curate bicentennial art show /channels/channels/news/climate-change-artist-residence-curate-bicentennial-art-show-332908 <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="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/meet-milton-riano-mcgills-first-climate-change-artist-in-residence/">Milton Ria帽o</a>, 91社区鈥檚 Climate Change Artist-in-Residence, will curate the Faculty of Science鈥檚 <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/science/art200">Bicentennial Science/Art Exposition</a>, billed as a 鈥渃elebration of science in all its forms鈥.</p> <p>The art show organizers are calling on all members of the 91社区 community to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.</p> <p>The deadline for submissions is <strong>October 31, 2021</strong>.</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/milton-riano-4x6.jpg?itok=HfSyFLs9" width="160" height="240" 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">30 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 30 Aug 2021 17:51:55 +0000 webfull 172590 at /channels Air pollution: The silent killer called PM2.5 /channels/channels/news/air-pollution-silent-killer-called-pm25-329428 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from 91社区, over half of the world鈥檚 population lives without the protection of adequate air quality standards.</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/air-pollution-detection.jpg?itok=9Uf4bhna" width="160" height="107" 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">11 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:49:35 +0000 webfull 168824 at /channels Student art exhibition to highlight 91社区 Bicentennial /channels/channels/news/student-art-exhibition-highlight-mcgill-bicentennial-327607 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Faculty of Science is celebrating 91社区鈥檚 200<sup>th</sup> anniversary with a student art exhibition on the theme of 鈥淪cience!鈥. 91社区 students at all levels and all faculties are invited to submit works in any medium, expressing what science means to them.</p> <p>Faculty of Science bicentennial committee member, Torsten Bernhard, says the aim of the exhibition is to celebrate science in all its forms.</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/arts.png?itok=3IaWUxPP" width="160" height="90" /></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">12 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 18:50:47 +0000 webfull 166799 at /channels Climate change: threshold for dangerous warming will likely be crossed between 2027-2042 /channels/channels/news/climate-change-threshold-dangerous-warming-will-likely-be-crossed-between-2027-2042-327290 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 鈥 a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change鈥檚 estimate of between now and 2052. In a study published in <i><a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00382-020-05521-x">Climate Dynamics</a></i>, researchers from 91社区 introduce a new and more precise way to project the Earth鈥檚 temperature. Based on historical data, it considerably reduces uncertainties compared to previous approaches.</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/smong.jpg?itok=DPwrCf2b" width="160" height="107" 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">21 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:24:38 +0000 webfull 166429 at /channels