/channels/news_feeds/all/term/vp_research/rss en /channels/channels/news/mcgill-receives-16m-research-investment-fonds-de-recherche-du-quebec-frq-373049 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align:center"><em>New funding propels 91ɬ�� innovation across society, health, and technology</em></p> <p>The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (Quebec Research Fund—FRQ) <a href="https://frq.gouv.qc.ca/le-frq-investit-2574-m-dans-la-recherche-en-2026-2027/" rel="noreferrer noopener">have announced</a> a $257.4M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2026-2027 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture and Interdisciplinary Research. </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/redpath_museum_summer_1.jpg?itok=DMUKj8uo" 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">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 21 May 2026 16:25:46 +0000 webfull 218294 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgills-bravo-gala-shines-spotlight-research-excellence-372950 <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>At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. </strong><br /> <br /> 91ɬ�� celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21^st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 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/bravo_gala_2026.jpg?itok=IoDizgd8" width="160" height="89" 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">14 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000 webfull 218144 at /channels /channels/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-372939 <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>The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 91ɬ�� Professors, James 91ɬ�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.</strong></p> <p>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 91ɬ�� professors as Distinguished James 91ɬ�� Professors, James 91ɬ�� Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</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/cupola-2024-spring-1536x1089.jpg?itok=aRjmup_j" width="160" height="113" 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">13 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000 webfull 218126 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-awarded-16-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-372938 <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>From fundamental physics to child well-being, 91ɬ�� researchers advance discovery across disciplines </strong><br /> <br /> 91ɬ�� has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.</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/roddick-gates.jpeg?itok=VUpdkUsc" 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">13 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000 webfull 218125 at /channels /channels/channels/news/125-million-mcgill-research-new-frontiers-research-fund-372937 <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><strong>Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 91ɬ��.</strong></em></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/mctavish_street_downtown_fall.jpg?itok=M8jnzf4L" width="160" height="101" 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">13 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:01 +0000 webfull 218124 at /channels /channels/channels/news/geography-professor-mallik-mahmud-receives-meopar-2026-early-career-researcher-award-372901 <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="/geography/mallik-mahmud">Mallik Mahmud</a>, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, is one of nine early-career ocean researchers across Canada awarded the<a href="https://meopar.ca/2026-early-career-researcher-award-recipients/"> 2026 Early Career Researcher Award</a> by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), recognizing exceptional early-career ocean researchers whose work advances climate resilience.</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/mallik_mahmud_mcgill.png?itok=d70qv-82" 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">12 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 12 May 2026 13:43:40 +0000 webfull 218083 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-scientists-unveil-alenomers-new-molecular-platform-could-rival-antibodies-372870 <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>Montreal, May 6, 2026</i> – Researchers from 91ɬ�� have introduced a groundbreaking new class of molecules that could significantly reshape drug discovery and development. The technology, called Aptamer‑Like ENcoded OligoMERs (Alenomers), combines the advantages of antibodies and DNA‑based therapeutics while overcoming key limitations of both.</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-2.png?itok=bfOdKXyu" width="160" height="53" 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">7 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 07 May 2026 15:53:05 +0000 webfull 218050 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-scientists-unveil-alenomers-new-molecular-platform-could-rival-antibodies-372852 <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>Montreal, May 6, 2026</i> – Researchers from 91ɬ�� have introduced a groundbreaking new class of molecules that could significantly reshape drug discovery and development. The technology, called Aptamer‑Like ENcoded OligoMERs (Alenomers), combines the advantages of antibodies and DNA‑based therapeutics while overcoming key limitations of both.</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-2.png?itok=bfOdKXyu" width="160" height="53" 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">6 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 06 May 2026 13:43:31 +0000 webfull 218027 at /channels /channels/channels/news/five-scholarly-journals-mcgill-receive-sshrc-funding-372751 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><em><strong><span><span>Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five 91ɬ�� journals spanning disciplines from law to religion<span><span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></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/mcgill_students.png?itok=4CMM2wld" 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">30 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:05:35 +0000 webfull 217929 at /channels /channels/channels/news/d2r-awards-574-million-translational-impact-research-funding-372766 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>Montreal – April 29, 2026</b> | 91ɬ��’s <u><a href="/dna-to-rna/">DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) </a></u>has invested nearly $6 million in funding to support four 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 April 23-24, 2026.</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_2_-_horizontal_2.png?itok=IgKfHGCi" 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">29 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:49:13 +0000 webfull 217916 at /channels