Depuis une trentaine d’années, la densification urbaine a rapproché les milieux de vie des sites d’activités industrielles en réduisant les zones tampons entre tissus résidentiels et industriels. Cette situation rend souvent difficile la cohabitation des usages, notamment au niveau du bruit, comme en témoigne l’émergence de comités et associations de citoyens revendiquant le droit à […]

In rural India, access to healthcare is hindered by various factors including; cost, lack of healthcare professionals, distance to medical providors and delays in health interventions. To improve the delivery of healthcare, better knowledge on the location and type of health issues facing patients is required in a timely and accurate manner. This project proposes […]

Earthquakes happen when a geological fault suddenly slips along itself. Friction primarily governs the how a fault slips and whether that slip will be slow (not an earthquake) or sudden (an earthquake), yet the friction of faults remains poorly understood. One unexplored aspect of this problem is how the unique, grooved, streaky surface geometry and […]

The right to information, although central to today’s societies, is both currently undervalued and underperforming. The main reason for this is that changes in the informational landscape and in the role of the State in our societies has impacted on both the meaning of information, and the contours and extent of the right to information. […]

Non-compressible hemorrhage accounts for high mortality globally. Traditional tourniquets and wound dressings cannot apply to the internal and non-compressible bleeding sites. Currently, transfusion of blood remains the clinical “gold standard”, but has the issues of limited availability, short shelf-life, and high cost. There is an unmet need for the prevention or point-of-care treatment of non-compressible […]

This research project, conducted by McGill University in collaboration with Heritage Standing Inc., aims to preserve the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John, New Brunswick. The cathedral, a heritage-designated site, faces structural challenges due to aging and past interventions. The focus will be on the main tower, analyzing its current condition, especially concerning […]

Le projet consiste en le développement de nouveaux médicaments pouvant traiter le cancer. La méthodologie utilisée sera par l’inhibition de microtubules, une structure essentielle aux cellules cancéreuses, ce qui mènera alors à la mort de ces dernières. Ces composés devront être résistant au mécanisme de défenses des cellules cancéreuses, soit les pompes PgP. Ces pompes […]

This research project centers on exploring the Contrast Sensitivity Function (CSF), a fundamental concept in visual perception that determines the perception of spatial frequencies at varying contrast levels. Existing CSF measurement methods relying on behavior are constrained by time and patient-related factors, necessitating an alternative approach. To address this challenge, we introduce the “neuroCSF,” which […]

This project aims to explore the mysteries of the human brain’s microstructure and functions by using advanced imaging technology and computational models. The researchers will collaborate between different institutions, bringing together expertise in computational neuroscience and neuroimaging from McGill university with the renowned knowledge in cognitive and brain sciences at the Max Planck Institute. The […]

Drilling and blasting are critical within the mining industry and affect subsequent operations including milling, and can therefore limit the competitivity of a mine. Ideally, upon blasting, the valuable rock (a.k.a. the ore) should land in piles that are distinct from the piles of waste rock. However, some waste rock is inevitably mixed with the […]

ManagingLife developed Manage My Pain, an app that lets users track and analyze their pain for better self-management of symptoms. ManagingLife aims to predict clinical outcomes (e.g. anxiety, depression, pain interference) and identify contributing factors from its 85,000 users. The goal is to create a validated, explainable machine learning model that can forecast clinically relevant […]

D-BOX is designing and manufacturing home theater and movie theater motorized seats. These seats are used to create an immersive environment for users by generating movements and vibrations that are synchronized with the action in the movies. Right now, making these seats vibrate in the right way takes a lot of manual work. This project […]