Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate Students /wie/taxonomy/term/862/all en E-IDEA accepting applications for the E-IDEA Summer Internship Program /wie/channels/news/e-idea-accepting-applications-e-idea-summer-internship-program-363824 The Office of E-IDEA is now accepting applications for the 2025 edition of the E-IDEA Summer Internship Program! This Program provides paid opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students to learn about equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives in Higher Education, lead both independent and collaborative projects, and develop core professional skills including inclusive teamwork and leadership behaviours. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:34:26 +0000 admin 3778 at /wie Chandra Madramootoo: A lifetime of service to ��о��, Macdonald Campus and the world /wie/channels/news/chandra-madramootoo-lifetime-service-mcgill-macdonald-campus-and-world-361559 In 1974, <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/chandra-madramootoo">Chandra Madramootoo</a> arrived at Macdonald Campus to pursue his BSc in Agricultural Engineering. He never left. “I loved the program. I loved the professors. I loved my courses,” said Madramootoo. “It was giving me exactly what I wanted in life. I was fulfilling a dream.” After also earning his MSc (1981) and his PhD (1985) at Mac, he accepted an 11th hour offer from ��о�� for an assistant professorship, declining opportunities at other universities. Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:33:19 +0000 admin 3770 at /wie ��о�� iGEM Achieves Gold Medal and Three Nominations at the Grand Jamboree /wie/channels/news/mcgill-igem-achieves-gold-medal-and-three-nominations-grand-jamboree-362368 ��о�� IGEM team proudly secured a gold medal along with three nominations for Best Diagnostics, Best Software, and Best Parts Collection at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Grand Jamboree in October 2024. Composed of students from the Bioengineering program and various disciplines within the Faculty of Science, ��о�� iGEM team is supervised by Prof. Codruta Ignea and Prof. Lisa Munter. Each year, they develop a synthetic biology research project from inception to completion to compete in a thematic category aimed at addressing critical global challenges. Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:32:20 +0000 admin 3750 at /wie ��о��-led projects awarded $360,000 for occupational health and safety research in Quebec /wie/channels/news/mcgill-led-projects-awarded-360000-occupational-health-and-safety-research-quebec-360237 <div> Improving air quality and developing advanced health monitoring devices are the aims of research projects funded by the Robert Sauvé Research Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (IRSST) </div> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:47:39 +0000 admin 3765 at /wie CUBEC coming up on Jan 25th /wie/channels/news/cubec-coming-jan-25th-362512 The Canadian Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Conference (CUBEC) is set to take place this January 25th, 9am - 6pm, at The Neuro on ��о�� campus! CUBEC is an event bringing together passionate students (CEGEP, undergraduate, and graduate) and industry professionals in the field of biomedical engineering. Events include panel discussions with professionals from both academia and industry, workshops, case competition, and a networking event. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:47:08 +0000 admin 3749 at /wie Winning iGEM 2023 /wie/channels/news/winning-igem-2023-361733 Dan Voicu (BEng’26), co-lead of the 2023 ��о�� iGEM team, described last year’s experience as busy! Students formed the team at the end of 2022 and spent the first two months of 2023 ideating their proposal. Read more <a href="/engineering/channels/news/winning-igem-2023-357169">here </a>(May 2024). Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:36:24 +0000 admin 3758 at /wie Two ��о�� researchers win 2024 Prix du Québec honours /wie/channels/news/two-mcgill-researchers-win-2024-prix-du-quebec-honours-360619 Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of ‘intelligent’ fabrics Two ��о�� researchers won Prix du Québec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science. <a href="/socialwork/about/people/faculty/denov">Myriam Denov</a>, Professor in ��о��’s School of Social Work won the <a href="https://prixduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/">Prix du Québec</a>’s Marie-Andrée-Bertrand Prize for social innovation. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:10 +0000 admin 3764 at /wie ��о�� researchers awarded funding from NSERC for quantum science /wie/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-funding-nserc-quantum-science-362774 <div> <div> On January 21, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), announced over $74 million in funding to support 107 quantum science projects, including fifteen to ��о�� researchers. </div></div> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:28:53 +0000 admin 3746 at /wie Bioengineering brings home the gold! /wie/channels/news/bioengineering-brings-home-gold-361736 Voted by the EUS as Department of the Year, a lot of the excitement around Bioengineering's sudden rise to stardom is last year’s 1st place at the 2023 iGEM Grand Jamboree. Read more <a href="/engineering/channels/news/bioengineering-brings-home-gold-357167">here </a>(May 2024). Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:54:47 +0000 admin 3756 at /wie Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur (Associate Professor) has been awarded the recognition of Photonics100 of 2025. Congratulations! /wie/channels/news/odile-liboiron-ladouceur-associate-professor-has-been-awarded-recognition-photonics100-2025-360930 Congratulations go to Professor Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, who has been awarded the recognition of Photonics100 of 2025. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:26:20 +0000 admin 3742 at /wie Quebec government awards $1.6 million to ��о�� researchers providing innovative solutions for industry /wie/channels/news/quebec-government-awards-16-million-mcgill-researchers-providing-innovative-solutions-industry-362124 <div> ��о��-led projects in genomics, imaging, and manufacturing serve businesses across Quebec </div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:55:57 +0000 admin 3753 at /wie Fifteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to ��о�� /wie/channels/news/fifteen-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-awarded-mcgill-361164 <div> <div> $13.8 million in federal funding for ��о��’s cohort of 10 new, five renewed Canada Research Chairs </div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 admin 3762 at /wie iGEM Winter 2025 Applications Open! /wie/channels/news/igem-winter-2025-applications-open-362983 iGEM ��о�� is recruiting! Join an interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students to develop a synthetic biology project over the course of a year. We spend the winter semester on design, planning wet lab/dry lab projects, as well as related initiatives under our education, media, outreach, entrepreneurship, and finance subteams. The summer is then dedicated to full time wet lab (or dry lab) work. We are particularly interested in recruiting applicants with experience in either wet lab or dry lab work to lead those projects. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:18:18 +0000 admin 3745 at /wie Dominique Bérubé awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal /wie/channels/news/dominique-berube-awarded-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-362136 ��о��’s Vice-President of Research and Innovation recognized for transformative leadership in Canadian research Mon, 16 Dec 2024 21:37:56 +0000 admin 3751 at /wie Prix Grands Sages honours ��о�� professor emeritus Dr. Phil Gold and two PhD candidates /wie/channels/news/prix-grands-sages-honours-mcgill-professor-emeritus-dr-phil-gold-and-two-phd-candidates-361165 <div> Researchers’ outstanding contributions to science and society celebrated by the Fonds de recherche du Québec  </div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 19:11:21 +0000 admin 3760 at /wie