ºÃÉ«TV News - Medicine and Health Sciences /channels/news_feeds/all/term/med_fac/rss en Provost honours 31 ºÃÉ«TVl professors for exceptional research achievements /channels/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-365241 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div><em><strong>ºÃÉ«TVl announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James ºÃÉ«TVl Professors, James ºÃÉ«TVl Professors and William Dawson Scholars </strong></em></div> <div><br /> Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 ºÃÉ«TVl professors as Distinguished James ºÃÉ«TVl Professors, James ºÃÉ«TVl Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</div> <div></div></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-cupola-spring-930x523.jpg?itok=92zKul6C" width="160" height="90" 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">1 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000 webfull 209088 at /channels ºÃÉ«TVl Cares: Building your team for unplanned life transitions /channels/channels/news/mcgill-cares-building-your-team-unplanned-life-transitions-364984 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Join us on <strong>May 7th</strong> at noon for the next ºÃÉ«TVl Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.</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/seguin_43_edited2_jpg.jpg?itok=J6MYa1Z_" width="160" height="160" 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">15 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:12:17 +0000 webfull 208807 at /channels Cross-pollinating ideas at the SCSD Research Day /channels/channels/news/cross-pollinating-ideas-scsd-research-day-364569 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><img alt="" height="566" src="https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-28_SCSDResearchDay-1-451_1080x566.jpg" /> Student presenters at the SCSD Research Day, which took place on February 21, 2025.</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">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:49:49 +0000 webfull 208336 at /channels D2R awards $10 million to accelerate RNA-based therapies for rare diseases and cancer /channels/channels/news/d2r-awards-10-million-accelerate-rna-based-therapies-rare-diseases-and-cancer-364466 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Montreal, March 26, 2025</strong> – ºÃÉ«TV’s <a href="/dna-to-rna/">DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) </a>has awarded over $10 million in funding to support three groundbreaking research projects that will advance RNA-based therapies for cancer and rare genetic diseases. The awards were initially announced at the D2R Research Symposium on March 13, 2025.</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/tir_announcement-1.png?itok=0HzBeXHJ" width="160" height="90" 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">26 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:03:15 +0000 webfull 208255 at /channels Scaringi Lecture Series in Speech Language Pathology - Research Talk /channels/channels/news/scaringi-lecture-series-speech-language-pathology-research-talk-364276 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em><b>Research Talk </b><br /> Thursday April 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm<br /> 2001 ºÃÉ«TVl College Ave. Room 606</em></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">17 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:53:55 +0000 webfull 207936 at /channels ºÃÉ«TVl researchers receive funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for cancer equity research /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-funding-canadian-cancer-society-cancer-equity-research-363707 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Co-Principal Investigators Manisha Pahwa, CIHR Research Excellence, Diversity, and Independence Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Professor <a href="/epi-biostat-occh/ananya-tina-banerjee" target="_blank">Ananya Banerjee</a>, from ºÃÉ«TVl's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, have been awarded $449,604 from the Canadian Cancer Society’s <a href="https://cancer.ca/en/research/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/2024-ccs-health-equity-research-grants" target="_blank">Health Equity Research Grant</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">17 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:31:39 +0000 webfull 207245 at /channels SCSD Research Day /channels/channels/news/scsd-research-day-363540 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Friday February 21st 2025 • 3pm to 5pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p> </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/untitled_design_1.png?itok=uK0Q_nQU" 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">10 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:05:16 +0000 webfull 207023 at /channels Sunsetting of the Vanier and Banting programs /channels/channels/news/sunsetting-vanier-and-banting-programs-363532 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>In alignment with the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/research-coordinating-committee/priorities/research-talent-for-a-knowledge-based-society/tri-agency-research-training-strategy.html">Tri-Agency Research Training Strategy</a> and as announced in <a href="https://www.budget.canada.ca/2024/home-accueil-en.html">Budget 2024</a>, the three federal granting agencies, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering and Research Council (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) are working to offer a harmonized and streaml</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">10 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:30:19 +0000 webfull 207013 at /channels Save the Date: 2025 Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture /channels/channels/news/save-date-2025-donald-g-doehring-memorial-lecture-363060 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Thursday March 27th 2025 • 4:30pm to 6pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p><b>Lori Leibold Ph.D.<br /> Senior Director • Center for Hearing Research</b></p> <p><b>Speaker Bio</b></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">3 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:05:51 +0000 webfull 206493 at /channels Fourteen ºÃÉ«TVlians appointed to the Order of Canada /channels/channels/news/fourteen-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-362232 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div><em><strong>Governor General recognizes ºÃÉ«TVl community members for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></em></div> <div> <p><span>Fourteen members of the ºÃÉ«TV community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours. <span> </span></span></p> <p><span>Among the honourees are <span>the University’s Chancellor and three professors<span>:<span> </span></span></span></span></p></div></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/order-of-canada.jpg?itok=VtX11gHw" width="160" height="107" /></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">18 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:15:11 +0000 webfull 205559 at /channels