/smerg/taxonomy/term/1228/all en /smerg/channels/event/9th-annual-human-development-conference-mobilizing-inclusion-diversity-accessibility-364518 <p>The 9th Annual Human Development Conference is a <strong>free, one-day student-organized and peer-reviewed event</strong> on <strong>May 8th, 2025</strong>, in the Education Building Learning Commons (EDUC120) at 91ÉçÇø.</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:30:25 +0000 admin 8419 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/spring-2025-faculty-education-convocation-362721 <p>The Spring 2025 Faculty of Education Convocation Ceremony will take place <strong>Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 PM</strong>.</p> Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:34:38 +0000 admin 8420 at /smerg /smerg/channels/event/extreme-events-emerging-threats-translating-climate-and-health-research-actionable-solutions-364976 <p><strong>Where:</strong> 91ÉçÇø Faculty Club or online<br /> 3450 Rue McTavish, Montreal Quebec H3A 0E5</p> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:07:35 +0000 admin 8414 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/2025-fessenden-professorship-awards-and-tomlinson-science-awards-winners-announced-364972 <div> <div> <p><span><span>The winners of the 2025 Fessenden Professorship Awards and Tomlinson Science Awards have been announced.<span> </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>The </span></span></span>Fessenden Professorship in Science and Innovation Award, named after Canadian electrical engineer Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, was established in 2007 to a<span>ccelerate the validation and technology transfer of promising concepts in the early- or mid-stages of development and bring them closer to a commercial product and market.</span></p></div></div> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:36:19 +0000 admin 8413 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/professor-courtney-paquette-recipient-caims-scmaipims-early-career-award-2025-364958 <p><b>Professor Courtney Paquette</b> is the winner of the 2025 CAIMS/PIMS Early Career Award.</p> Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0000 admin 8412 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/harm-reduction-and-naloxone-training-workshops-364923 <p>Canada in general, and Montreal specifically, have been facing a drug toxicity and fatal overdose crisis for nearly a decade. While integrated systems of interventions are necessary to address drug-related harms, the use of naloxone has been a key strategy to reduce the acute effect of opioid-involved deaths. Currently, 91ÉçÇø does not offer naloxone trainings to the campus community, limiting students’ ability to assist in the event of an overdose.</p> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:56:37 +0000 admin 8406 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/joseph-levitan-dise-presents-kaushalam-program-study-results-scert-uttarakhand-364896 <p><span>The Kaushalam program, a collaborative initiative between the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Uttarakhand and the Udyam Learning Foundation, aims to cultivate 21st-century life skills and an entrepreneurial mindset among students in Uttarakhand. <span>A comprehensive study conducted during the 2024–25 academic year assessed the program's impact on Grade 9 students across seven districts.</span></span></p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:41:39 +0000 admin 8398 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/david-stephens-named-academic-lead-horizon-mcgill-364895 <p>Congratulations to Professor David Stephens (Department of Mathematics and Statistics), former Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, who has been named Academic Lead for Horizon 91ÉçÇø.</p> <p><a href="https://reporter.mcgill.ca/david-stephens-named-academic-lead-for-horizon-mcgill/">Read the full story here.</a></p> Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:14:02 +0000 admin 8397 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/participate-fmri-study-language-and-learning-364879 <h4><b>fMRI study: Language and Learning </b></h4> <p>We are looking for adults (18-35 years of age) who speak and understand both English and French to participate in a study. You will:</p> Tue, 08 Apr 2025 13:50:48 +0000 admin 8396 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/call-research-participants-does-breast-reduction-surgery-change-way-you-breathe-move-363016 <p>The <a href="/cerpl">Clinical Exercise and Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (CERPL)</a> and the Movement Technologies and Innovation (MOTION) Laboratory, in collaboration with <a href="https://lululemon.com">Lululemon</a>, are seeking female volunteers for a research study investigating whether breast reduction surgery impacts breathing and biomechanics during exercise.</p> <p>The study is looking for 16 healthy women who are planning to undergo breast reduction surgery and are able to walk, jog, and run on a treadmill.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:44:56 +0000 admin 8370 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/dean-vivek-venkatesh-and-professor-josheph-levitan-visit-unesco-mgiep-part-research-tour-364667 <p>UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development in India (MGIEP) recently hosted Faculty of Education Dean, <a href="/education/dr-vivek-venkatesh">Vivek Venkatesh</a>, and Professor <a href="/education/joseph-levitan">Joseph Levitan</a>, DISE, for a dialogue on community based participatory action research, and pluralism and polarization.</p> <p>Their visit was part of a research tour including a dialogue on these topics to foster collaboration and to exchange ideas on education and societal challenges.</p> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:07:18 +0000 admin 8341 at /smerg /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), 91ÉçÇø 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 8352 at /smerg /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 91ÉçÇø’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 8347 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/remembering-howard-riggs-364504 <p>Howard Riggs was a dedicated, hard-working professor of math education. His work ethic was a product of his Prairie upbringing and his deep commitment to his students. He was hired by 91ÉçÇø to teach social studies, but was pressed into service as a math educator in the Department of Elementary Education, one of the units that eventually morphed into DISE.</p> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:12:36 +0000 admin 8343 at /smerg /smerg/channels/news/ratna-ghosh-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-361565 <p>Ratna Ghosh is being honoured with 91ÉçÇø’s <a href="/tls/instructors/awards/university/lifetime">Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Learning</a>, which recognizes sustained excellence in leadership and innovation, as well as the active integration of teaching and learning with inquiry, scholarship and research.</p> Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:55:55 +0000 admin 8357 at /smerg