Staff /epi-biostat-occh/taxonomy/term/2/all en SCSD Research Day /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/scsd-research-day-363540 <p><em>Friday February 21st 2025 • 3pm to 5pm<br /> Leacock Building #232, 855 Sherbrooke West</em></p> <p> </p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:05:16 +0000 admin 5488327 at /epi-biostat-occh Alan Evans named Fellow of the Royal Society /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/alan-evans-named-fellow-royal-society-358885 <p>Alan Evans, PhD, was among the 85 new Fellows of the <a href="https://royalsociety.org/">Royal Society</a>, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, announced May 14, 2024. Candidates were nominated for their substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge.</p> <p>Read the <a href="/ludmercentre/article/alan-evans-named-fellow-royal-society">full story from Naghmeh Shafiei and the Ludmer Centre</a>. </p> <p> </p> Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:27:00 +0000 admin 5488342 at /epi-biostat-occh Fourteen ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëùians appointed to the Order of Canada /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/fourteen-mcgillians-appointed-order-canada-362232 <div><em><strong>Governor General recognizes ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù community members for exceptional accomplishments and service </strong></em></div> <div> <p><span>Fourteen members of the ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù 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> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:15:11 +0000 admin 5488331 at /epi-biostat-occh Quebec government awards $1.6 million to ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù researchers providing innovative solutions for industry /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù-led projects in genomics, imaging,<span> and manufacturing<span> <span>serve<span> businesses across Quebec<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 admin 5488332 at /epi-biostat-occh Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> <p><em><strong><span><span><span><span>$<span>13.8<span><span> <span><span>million <span>in federal funding <span>for<span> <span>²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù’s cohort of <span>10 <span>new<span>,<span> five renewed Canada Research Chairs<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 5488337 at /epi-biostat-occh Prix Grands Sages honours ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> <p><span><span><span><em><strong>R</strong></em><span><em><strong>esearchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec</strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em><span><span><em><strong> </strong></em></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 5488335 at /epi-biostat-occh Save the Date: 2025 Donald G. Doehring Memorial Lecture /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/save-date-2025-donald-g-doehring-memorial-lecture-363060 <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> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:05:51 +0000 admin 5488329 at /epi-biostat-occh Caring Conversations - Home care or care home? /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/caring-conversations-home-care-or-care-home-360818 <p><a href="/dementia/support-groups/caring-conversations/caring-conversations-past-episodes"><em><strong>Caring Conversations</strong></em></a> is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from experts, share concerns and ask questions.</p> Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:51:13 +0000 admin 5488340 at /epi-biostat-occh SCSD’s Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/scsds-distinguished-alumni-award-ceremony-360428 <p>SCSD’s Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony will take place on Friday, October 25<sup>th</sup> 2024 from 4:30pm to 7pm</p> <p>Kindly RSVP to (<span><span>admin.scsd</span> [at] <span>mcgill.ca</span></span>) before October 21<sup>st</sup>.</p> <p>Refreshments will be served following the talk.</p> <p> </p> Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:54:30 +0000 admin 5488341 at /epi-biostat-occh Sunsetting of the Vanier and Banting programs /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/sunsetting-vanier-and-banting-programs-363532 <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> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:30:19 +0000 admin 5488328 at /epi-biostat-occh FREE Hearing Screening /epi-biostat-occh/channels/news/free-hearing-screening-360889 <p>No apppointment needed.</p> <p>First come, first serve.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you</p> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:30:07 +0000 admin 5488338 at /epi-biostat-occh Dissecting Tumor Transcriptional Heterogeneity from Single-cell RNA-Seq Data by Generalized Binary Covariance Decomposition /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/dissecting-tumor-transcriptional-heterogeneity-single-cell-rna-seq-data-generalized-binary-363760 <h2><b>Yusha Liu, PhD</b></h2> <p>Assistant Professor<br /> Department of Biostatistics | UNC-Chapel Hill<br /> <br /> <strong>WHEN:</strong> Wednesday, March 26, 2025, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.<br /></p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:28:16 +0000 dora.ferrara@mcgill.ca 5482629 at /epi-biostat-occh Online Info Session: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/online-info-session-graduate-certificate-healthcare-management-gchm-363797 <p>Join us for an online information session to learn about the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and Medicine and Health Sciences, ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù.</p> Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:29:21 +0000 admin 5487130 at /epi-biostat-occh Postpartum Weight Retention, Long-Term Mortality, and a Novel Path Forward Addressing Food and Nutrition Security in High Risk Communities /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/postpartum-weight-retention-long-term-mortality-and-novel-path-forward-addressing-food-and-nutrition-363769 <h2><b>Stefanie N. Hinkle, PhD</b></h2> <p>Assistant Professor of Epidemiology<br /> Departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology<br /> University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine</p> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:01:59 +0000 dolores.coleto@mcgill.ca 5484650 at /epi-biostat-occh Predicting Academy Award Winners Using Discrete Choice Modeling & Oscar Competition - Winter 2025 /epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/predicting-academy-award-winners-using-discrete-choice-modeling-oscar-competition-winter-2025-363759 <h2><b>Iain Pardoe, PhD</b></h2> <p>Open Learning Faculty Member<br /> Thompson Rivers University</p> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:51:18 +0000 dora.ferrara@mcgill.ca 5482528 at /epi-biostat-occh