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Lana F. Zeaiter and John Wayne N. dela Cruz, DISE PhD Candidates in Educational Studies at McGill, are winners of the prestigious 2024 Doctoral Dissertation Grant (DDG) awarded by The International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF).Published: 21 October 2024

Dr. Tina Montreuil and two of her doctoral students, Dr. Micah Tilley, a recent graduate of the ECP department and current PhD student, Ms. Jasmyn Skinner, have published a very recent article in the International Journal of School & Educational Psychology entitled "Healthy minds, healthy schools: a school-based prevention program targeting child anxiety and emotion regulation".Published: 21 October 2024

Small, feathered dinosaurs appear to have used their wings to run at speeds previously thought impossible without flight, according to a new study by an international team of scientists, including McGill Biology Professor Hans Larsson. The study, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), sheds new light on the origins of bird flight.Published: 21 October 2024

Le Centre d’identité sexuelle de McGill croule sous les demandes d’aide. Lire ici Published: 21 October 2024

Les accidents de communication peuvent indiquer certains troubles de santé mentale. Lire ici Published: 21 October 2024

Rosalie Bélanger-Rioux is the 2024 recipient of the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching in the category of Faculty Lecturer. The President's Prize for Excellence in Teaching was established to recognize educators who have distinguished themselves both in their teaching abilities and in their ability to motivate their students.Published: 21 October 2024

As Canadians brace for “vitamin D winter” – months when the sun’s angle is too low to produce the vitamin in the skin – a McGill University study explains why vitamin D deficiency early in life is associated with a higher risk of autoimmune diseases. During childhood, the thymus helps train immune cells to distinguish between the body’s own tissues and harmful invaders. A...

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Alana Klein has been appointed co-director of the Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism (CHRLP). She began her three-year appointment on 1 July 2024, succeeding Professor Frédéric Mégret, who completed his term as co-director in June. Professor Nandini Ramanujam was reappointed as co-director and program director for a three-year term, starting 1 July...

The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Michelle Cumyn will join the leadership team of the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. She will team up with current director Professor Mark Antaki, BCL’96, LLB’96, who has been at the helm of the renowned centre since 2020. They will serve as co-directors until 2026.Published: 16 October 2024

The provincial government announced the winners of the Prix du Quebec today. Among them was McGill Education's Marie-Hélène Pennestri, a finalist for the Prix Hubert-Reeves - Relève scientifique, typically awarded to up-and-coming researchers who have distinguished themselves by the excellence of their work and have demonstrated the ability to establish and maintain constructive and lasting links with the research community.  Published: 16 October 2024

For nearly 20 years, Elliot Lifson, C.M., O.Q., has brought his experience and expertise to students, staff, and faculty members alike, as a professor of practice and a member of both the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Advisory Board and the Desautels International Advisory and Advancement Board (DIAAB).Published: 16 October 2024

Thomas Durcan’s project will dissect the role of microglia in degenerative conditions, to identify new therapeutic strategies for Alzheimer's treatment An innovative new program based at The Neuro has received $2.6 million from the CQDM and the Brain Canada Foundation.Published: 16 October 2024

Title: Can we geometrically sense the shape of a molecule? Abstract: Can we hear the shape of a drum? This question was negatively answered decades ago by many authors including Gordon, Webb, Wolpert, who constructed non-isometric planar shapes that have the identical eigenvalues of the Laplace operator (Bull. AMS, v.27 (1992), p.134-138). The more general question: can we sense the shape of a rigid...

Twenty-two speakers from the faculties of Arts, Science and Engineering presented their research in “lightning talks” to more than 480 undergraduate students at Soup & Science, a biannual event.Published: 15 October 2024

Practical research experience in First Nations communities in the field of health and social services evaluation December 20, 2024 | 12 h à 13 h Speaker: Cecilia Valdebenito, anthropologist This webinar has two objectives:Published: 15 October 2024

As spooky decorations go up around Montreal this October, real spiders are also becoming more prevalent. Entomologist Chris Buddle, McGill University's Associate Provost (Teaching and Academic Programs) and Professor in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, told CTV News that, as winter approaches, spiders become bigger than normal and are seen more often.Published: 15 October 2024

SCSD’s Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony will take place on Friday, October 25th 2024 from 4:30pm to 7pm Kindly RSVP to (admin.scsd [at] mcgill.ca) before October 21st. Refreshments will be served following the talk.   Published: 15 October 2024

As autumn brings a burst of colour to Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States, two experts from McGill University are available to shed light on the science behind the vibrant hues and how they might be affected by climate change.  Published: 11 October 2024

After more than 100 years submerged in the icy waters of Antarctica, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary ship, Endurance, has been revealed in stunning 3D detail, thanks to new subsea scanning and 3D reconstruction technology developed by Deep Ocean Search, Voyis Imaging Inc. and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering James Forbes and his research group, Published: 11 October 2024

La version française suit Due to impact from the façade restoration underway on the Frank Dawson Adams Building (FDA), the campus facing entrance to the building will be closed on October 15 and October 16, 2024, from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM both days, affecting access to the Schulich Library of Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Engineering.Published: 11 October 2024

Conspiracy theories alleging that Hurricane Milton was geo-engineered and was directed to hit areas with a concentration of Republican voters are rife on social media platforms and there are concerns that this is hindering disaster relief efforts. Here is an expert from McGill University who can provide comment on this issue:Published: 11 October 2024

MRI data from large sample shows increased whole-brain connectivity in people with a second language Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.Published: 11 October 2024

Raquel Cuella Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics, has been honored with the Gairdner Foundation's prestigious Early Career Investigator Award. She is one of only five researchers selected for this recognition. Dr. Cuella Martin will showcase her research in precision genome engineering at the 2024 Gairdner Science Week, taking place in Toronto from October 23 to 25, alongside the esteemed...