Faculty of Engineering /macdonald/taxonomy/term/2084/all en 17 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers honoured with prestigious Canada Research Chairs /macdonald/channels/news/17-mcgill-researchers-honoured-prestigious-canada-research-chairs-357763 <p style="text-align:center"><em>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº awarded $10.9 million in federal funding through Canada Research Chairs Program</em></p> Tue, 25 Jun 2024 14:48:28 +0000 admin 1634697 at /macdonald ‘Doom spiral’ a risk for public transit in post-pandemic era /macdonald/channels/news/doom-spiral-risk-public-transit-post-pandemic-era-357710 <p>A new study from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system.</p> <p>The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional service cuts, which lead to further declines in usage.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:06:14 +0000 admin 1633639 at /macdonald Jianyu Li honoured with President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers /macdonald/channels/news/jianyu-li-honoured-presidents-prize-outstanding-emerging-researchers-357454 <p><em>Engineering professor and expert on biomaterials and bioadhesives honoured by by President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini</em></p> Thu, 30 May 2024 14:17:06 +0000 admin 1632380 at /macdonald Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers awarded over $12 million in NSERC Alliance grants /macdonald/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-awarded-over-12-million-nserc-alliance-grants-356023 <p><em>Federal funding program supported 59 research projects in cleantech, astrophysics, medtech, and more. </em></p> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:41:18 +0000 admin 1622565 at /macdonald $107.5 million for eight innovative research projects led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº /macdonald/channels/news/1075-million-eight-innovative-research-projects-led-mcgill-356021 <p align="center"><i>The Government of Canada makes major investment in research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund competition.</i></p> <p>Today at the Université de Montréal, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the results of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) 2023 competition.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:33:06 +0000 admin 1622560 at /macdonald