/channels/news_feeds/all/term/vp_research/rss en /channels/channels/news/bringing-cancer-vaccines-closer-patients-d2r-launches-new-strategic-funding-initiative-373653 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p>The DNA to RNA (D2R) Initiative is launching a new <strong>Strategic Initiative on Cancer Vaccines</strong> to accelerate the development of innovative cancer vaccine therapies and bring promising discoveries closer to patients.</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/d2r_-_funding_announcements-2.png?itok=fpStfg64" width="160" height="90" /></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">August </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:52:25 +0000 webfull 219059 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-university-now-accepting-expressions-interest-2027-earthshot-prize-373639 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Â鶹Éç is once again proud to be an Official Nominator of the <a href="https://earthshotprize.org/">Earthshot Prize</a>. As an Official Nominator, we are part of a global community invited to submit nominations, selected for our ability to identify the most impactful solutions across all sectors worldwide.</p> <p>The <b>Earthshot Prize</b> is a global environmental prize and platform for impact, dedicated to finding and growing solutions that will repair our planet this decade, in five categories or <b>Earthshots.</b></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/earthshot_logo_spread.png?itok=ord3NiZr" width="160" height="96" 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">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:21:18 +0000 webfull 219036 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-led-international-collaboration-brings-underrepresented-musical-traditions-research-spotlight-373583 <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>New $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant launches global Timbre and Orchestration Network (TONE)</strong></p> <p>A major new international research collaboration led by Â鶹Éç’s Schulich School of Music is set to transform how music is created, studied and experienced across cultures.</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/reporter-hero-tone-1536x976.jpg?itok=fDUro4Bd" width="160" height="102" /></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">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:16:57 +0000 webfull 218960 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-receive-14-million-sshrc-funding-62-projects-focusing-societal-challenges-373582 <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>Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.</strong></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/reporter-hero-4-profs.jpg?itok=cOCH8Njw" width="160" height="102" /></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">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:08:07 +0000 webfull 218959 at /channels /channels/channels/news/ctr-horizons-2026-registration-now-open-373581 <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>Registration is now officially open for CTR Horizons 2026, taking place November 25–26, 2026, at Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Montreal Centre-ville Ouest.</strong></p> <p>In its fourth consecutive year, Cancer Translational Research Horizons 2026 (CTR Horizons) continues to bring together innovators, investigators, clinicians, trainees, and industry professionals working at the forefront of cancer translational research. <br /> The two-day symposium is scheduled for <strong>November 25–26, 2026, at the Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Montreal Centre-ville Ouest.</strong></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/ctr2026-save_the_date.png?itok=HM1BNdf7" width="160" height="207" 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">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:26:20 +0000 webfull 218958 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-indigenous-health-research-project-awarded-prof-genevieve-bernard-study-rare-childhood-brain-373552 <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>In the photo: Prof. Geneviève Bernard speaking at the D2R Research Symposium 2026</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/untitled_-_april_01_2026_at_10.05.46-1.png?itok=U3HPI0hY" width="160" height="84" 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">20 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:31:48 +0000 webfull 218918 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-led-project-strengthens-indigenous-leadership-global-action-plastic-pollution-373531 <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><i>Supported by SSHRC and ECCC, Professors Niladri Basu, Treena Delormier, and PhD student Lynn K. Jacobs will partner with Indigenous organizations in Canada and internationally to address the disproportionate impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous Peoples.</i></strong><br />  </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/macdonald-0078.jpg?itok=Up-PFlXg" 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">16 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:02:50 +0000 webfull 218895 at /channels /channels/channels/news/122-mcgill-research-projects-awarded-30-million-nserc-discovery-grants-funding-373467 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><strong>Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at Â鶹Éç, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.</strong><br /> <br /> The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 Â鶹Éç research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million.  </p></div></div></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_foliage.jpg?itok=d3XEUpB0" 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">7 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000 webfull 218818 at /channels /channels/channels/news/riboclub-2026-bring-international-rna-research-community-orford-quebec-373465 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></p> <p>The <strong>RiboClub 2026 Annual Conference</strong> will take place <strong>October 4–8, 2026</strong>, at the <strong>Chéribourg Hotel in Orford, Québec</strong>, bringing together researchers, trainees, and industry professionals from across Canada and around the world to discuss the latest developments in RNA science.</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">7 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:55:33 +0000 webfull 218814 at /channels /channels/channels/news/andrew-gonzalez-receives-2026-nomis-distinguished-scientist-and-scholar-award-373384 <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><em>$2.7M award will support Liber Ero Chair’s research on the ecological networks underpinning biosphere resilience</em></strong><br /> <br /></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/andrew_gonzalez_mcgill.png?itok=YEqtE0W6" 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">23 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:57:33 +0000 webfull 218704 at /channels