Graduate Students

Event | Seminar: Computer-based Predictions of RNA Structures: Where do we stand?

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:11:03 +0000

Join D2R for this hybrid seminar with Professor Eric Westhof from University of Strasbourg

Research | Viral DNA sequences in the human genome may help control gene activity, new study shows

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:40:53 +0000

Long dismissed as “junk,” viral fragments buried in human DNA may help regulate our genes, according to a new international study co-led by Guillaume Bourque, professor in ��’s Department of Human Genetics, D2R-funded researcher and member of the D2R Research Steering Committee and Executive (RSC). The findings offer new insights into what makes us human, 25 years after the human genome was first mapped.

MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu Wins Two Prestigious Awards for Social Enterprise SheaMe

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 17:18:59 +0000

We are proud to celebrate MPP '25 Husein Pumaya Yakubu, whose social enterprise SheaMe placed second in both the Mastercard Foundation Dobson Start-up Awards and the Dobson Bootcamp and Cup Competition, 2025 — two of the most competitive entrepreneurship programs hosted by the �� Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship and supported by the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at ��.

Leslie Fierro Elected to the American Evaluation Association's Board of Directors

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:57:03 +0000

We are thrilled to share that Leslie Fierro has been elected to the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Board of Directors for a three-year term, serving as a Board Member-at-Large from January 2026 through December 2028.

Congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning the ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award!

admin — Fri, 23 May 2025 01:37:49 +0000

We want to extend our congratulations to Professor James Richard Forbes for winning this year's ICRA (Int. Conf. on Robotics and Automation) best paper award! This is a major achievement!

Some statistics about this year's ICRA submissions: 4153 papers reviewed; 1606 papers accepted; acceptance rate of 38.7%.

Sonja Solomun Named a 2025 Bishop’s University Top 10 After 10 Award Recipient

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:04:42 +0000

The Max Bell School of Public Policy is proud to celebrate Sonja Solomun, Faculty Associate at the Max Bell School and Deputy Director of the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at ��, has been selected as one of Bishop’s University’s 2025 Top 10 After 10 Award recipients, one of the university’s highest honours recognizing outstanding alumni achievement.

NRS Graduate Seminars - 4

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:43:00 +0000

Learn about the exciting research our graduate students are working on in this seminar series.

Session 1

Location: R3-048 (Raymond Building)

NRS Graduate Seminars - 5

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:20 +0000

Get to know the exciting research our graduate students are working on in this seminar series. Talks will be divided into 3 sections (see below). Everyone is welcome to attend.

BBME seminar: “Single Molecule and Single Particle Analysis for Clinical Diagnosis”, Prof. David R. Walt, Harvard University

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:44:57 +0000

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NRS Graduate Seminars - 6

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:47:43 +0000

Get to know the exciting research our graduate students are working on in this seminar series. Talks will be divided into sections (see below). Everyone is welcome to attend.

BBME seminar: “Machine Learning models for automated voice disorder assessment using high-speed video endoscopy and acoustic data”, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Döllinger, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:10:40 +0000

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NRS Graduate Seminars - 3

admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:40:14 +0000

Learn about the exciting research our graduate students are working on in this seminar series. Talks are dividing into 2 sections (see below). Everyone is welcome.

Hashtags and Homemaking: Exploring Tradwife Identities on TikTok

claire.ward@mcgill.ca — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:08:21 +0000

Talk by Professor Kaitlynn Mendes of Western University on Tradwife representations on TikTok.

A Right-Wing Populist Turn in the Conservative Party of Canada? Continuities and Ruptures under the Leadership of Pierre Poilievre (2022-2025)

claire.ward@mcgill.ca — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:49:40 +0000

Departmental Speakers Series Talk by Efe Peker, Department of Sociology, University of Ottawa.

Don’t Panic: Population Projection is not a Crystal Ball

claire.ward@mcgill.ca — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:47:03 +0000

In response to the growing alarmism around the so-called "demographic cliff," Clark and colleagues explain population projections and why most demographers are not panicking.

Read the article here: Don’t Panic: Population Projection is not a Crystal Ball