infrastructure /newsroom/taxonomy/term/1791/all en Caucasian households in U.S. emit most carbon despite greater energy efficiency /newsroom/channels/news/caucasian-households-us-emit-most-carbon-despite-greater-energy-efficiency-335054 <p>Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has used data from 60 million individual American households to look into how carbon emissions caused by household energy use vary by race and ethnicity across the country. Paradoxically, this first national level analysis found that even though energy-efficient homes are more often found in Caucasian neighbourhoods, carbon emissions from these neighbourhoods are higher than in African American neighbourhoods.</p> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 14:43:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283649 at /newsroom More than $59 million awarded by the CFI and the Government of Quebec to six Æ»¹ûÒùÔº research projects /newsroom/channels/news/more-59-million-awarded-cfi-and-government-quebec-six-mcgill-research-projects-283993 <div><em>By Meaghan Thurston</em></div> <div> </div> <div>New labs and equipment through the CFI’s Innovation Fund will help six transformative Æ»¹ûÒùÔº research projects to collaborate, innovate and train the next generation of scientists for the jobs of tomorrow.</div> <div> </div> Fri, 19 Jan 2018 14:05:17 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32854 at /newsroom CFI invests $4.2 million to boost 23 Æ»¹ûÒùÔº research projects with cutting-edge labs and equipment /newsroom/channels/news/cfi-invests-42-million-boost-23-mcgill-research-projects-cutting-edge-labs-and-equipment-269503 <p>At Laurentian University today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) <a href="http://www.innovation.ca/en/OurFunds/CFIFunds/JohnREvansLeadersFund">John R. Evans Leaders Fund</a> for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº leads the pack with an impressive number—23 projects totaling $4.2 million—in this latest round of the funding competition.</p> Tue, 15 Aug 2017 16:18:11 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32168 at /newsroom Social equity in urban transportation planning /newsroom/channels/news/social-equity-urban-transportation-planning-240965 Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:41:21 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 21811 at /newsroom