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A former Olympic gold medallist, Jennifer Heil, BCom’13, knows all about the pressures that Canadian athletes taking part in the Winter Games will have to deal with. She is drawing on that experience to serve as Canada’s chef de mission for Milano Cortina mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/olympian-ceo...
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A former Olympic gold medallist, Jennifer Heil, BCom’13, knows all about the pressures that Canadian athletes taking part in the Winter Games will have to deal with. She is drawing on that experience to serve as Canada’s chef de mission for Milano Cortina mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/olympian-ceo...
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The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL) hosted @mcgill.ca is uniting two of Canada’s most important COVID-19-era genomic initiatives, enabling long-term data access 🧬
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February 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL) hosted @mcgill.ca is uniting two of Canada’s most important COVID-19-era genomic initiatives, enabling long-term data access 🧬
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At @mcgill.ca @mcgillspgh.bsky.social, we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for the 11th annual McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health!
19 short courses (nearly all online), from Reimagining Global Health to Innovations in Immunizations!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
At @mcgill.ca @mcgillspgh.bsky.social, we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for the 11th annual McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health!
19 short courses (nearly all online), from Reimagining Global Health to Innovations in Immunizations!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
February 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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At @mcgill.ca @mcgillspgh.bsky.social, we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for the 11th annual McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health!
19 short courses (nearly all online), from Reimagining Global Health to Innovations in Immunizations!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
At @mcgill.ca @mcgillspgh.bsky.social, we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for the 11th annual McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health!
19 short courses (nearly all online), from Reimagining Global Health to Innovations in Immunizations!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
A look back at McGill’s Winter Carnival ❄️
What began in 1948 grew into a six-day celebration featuring winter sports, ice sculptures, and a Grand Carnival Ball, becoming one of the largest university winter festivals in North America.
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What began in 1948 grew into a six-day celebration featuring winter sports, ice sculptures, and a Grand Carnival Ball, becoming one of the largest university winter festivals in North America.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5SQ
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A look back at McGill’s Winter Carnival ❄️
What began in 1948 grew into a six-day celebration featuring winter sports, ice sculptures, and a Grand Carnival Ball, becoming one of the largest university winter festivals in North America.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5SQ
What began in 1948 grew into a six-day celebration featuring winter sports, ice sculptures, and a Grand Carnival Ball, becoming one of the largest university winter festivals in North America.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5SQ
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill have named 91 finalists for the Class of 2026! 🎒🧠
The group includes 53 Canadians and 38 international students, collectively applying to 70 master’s and professional programs across the University.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55F
The group includes 53 Canadians and 38 international students, collectively applying to 70 master’s and professional programs across the University.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55F
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill have named 91 finalists for the Class of 2026! 🎒🧠
The group includes 53 Canadians and 38 international students, collectively applying to 70 master’s and professional programs across the University.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55F
The group includes 53 Canadians and 38 international students, collectively applying to 70 master’s and professional programs across the University.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55F
McGill University has launched the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL), an interdisciplinary initiative focused on strengthening preparedness for health crises through research, leadership, and collaboration.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55a
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55a
February 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
McGill University has launched the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL), an interdisciplinary initiative focused on strengthening preparedness for health crises through research, leadership, and collaboration.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55a
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55a
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada and the 9th annual celebration at McGill. Throughout the month, McGill units and student groups are hosting a series of in-person and online events. 🖤
🔗 Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/55U
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February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada and the 9th annual celebration at McGill. Throughout the month, McGill units and student groups are hosting a series of in-person and online events. 🖤
🔗 Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/55U
🔗 Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/55U
McGill continues to recruit top-tier researchers working abroad through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program. This initiative supports the recruitment of internationally recognized scholars whose work addresses global and national challenges.
🔗 Learn more and apply now: mcgill.ca/x/5iu
🔗 Learn more and apply now: mcgill.ca/x/5iu
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 PM
McGill continues to recruit top-tier researchers working abroad through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program. This initiative supports the recruitment of internationally recognized scholars whose work addresses global and national challenges.
🔗 Learn more and apply now: mcgill.ca/x/5iu
🔗 Learn more and apply now: mcgill.ca/x/5iu
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A new study reveals a previously unseen learning process in the brain’s memory centre, with implications for Alzheimer’s disease 🧠
@douglasresearch.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
@douglasresearch.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
Hippocampus does more than store memories: it predicts rewards, study finds
A preclinical study published in Nature has found evidence that the hippocampus, the brain region that stores memory, also reorganizes memories to anticipate future outcomes. The findings, from resear...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
A new study reveals a previously unseen learning process in the brain’s memory centre, with implications for Alzheimer’s disease 🧠
@douglasresearch.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
@douglasresearch.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
Research by an interdisciplinary team from McGill University and Université Laval shows that strong social connections are linked to better cognitive health in older adults.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Research by an interdisciplinary team from McGill University and Université Laval shows that strong social connections are linked to better cognitive health in older adults.
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Then & now 📖
Founded in 1952, the Islamic Studies Library has grown from a small departmental collection into a world-class resource of over 150,000 volumes — a collection that’s truly unique in Canada.
Ever studied here?
📷: McGill University Archives
Founded in 1952, the Islamic Studies Library has grown from a small departmental collection into a world-class resource of over 150,000 volumes — a collection that’s truly unique in Canada.
Ever studied here?
📷: McGill University Archives
January 29, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Then & now 📖
Founded in 1952, the Islamic Studies Library has grown from a small departmental collection into a world-class resource of over 150,000 volumes — a collection that’s truly unique in Canada.
Ever studied here?
📷: McGill University Archives
Founded in 1952, the Islamic Studies Library has grown from a small departmental collection into a world-class resource of over 150,000 volumes — a collection that’s truly unique in Canada.
Ever studied here?
📷: McGill University Archives
At the McGill Sustainability Park, the ReACT Hubs will confront real-world sustainability challenges by convening researchers from across McGill to work alongside societal partners.
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📷 Mockup showing potential wet labs at the Sustainability Park.
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📷 Mockup showing potential wet labs at the Sustainability Park.
January 29, 2026 at 3:22 PM
At the McGill Sustainability Park, the ReACT Hubs will confront real-world sustainability challenges by convening researchers from across McGill to work alongside societal partners.
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/5iJ
📷 Mockup showing potential wet labs at the Sustainability Park.
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📷 Mockup showing potential wet labs at the Sustainability Park.
In polar regions, microbes are influencing climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw, McGill review finds. 🧊
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January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
In polar regions, microbes are influencing climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw, McGill review finds. 🧊
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5iG
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McGill engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that move and fold like animated origami, enabling safer and more adaptable robots for medical tools, wearables and smart packaging.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wW | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
McGill engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that move and fold like animated origami, enabling safer and more adaptable robots for medical tools, wearables and smart packaging.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wW | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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Freshwater browning threatens growth and populations of economically important fish, McGill researchers say. The study takes a holistic approach and looks at the phenomenon’s broad impacts on biodiversity in North America and Europe. 🐟
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January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Freshwater browning threatens growth and populations of economically important fish, McGill researchers say. The study takes a holistic approach and looks at the phenomenon’s broad impacts on biodiversity in North America and Europe. 🐟
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Uv | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wZ | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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McGill engineering researchers have introduced an open-source model that makes it easier for experts and non-experts alike to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. natural gas supply chains and yields more accurate results.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Ut | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
McGill engineering researchers have introduced an open-source model that makes it easier for experts and non-experts alike to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. natural gas supply chains and yields more accurate results.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Ut | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Ut | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
McGill University ranks among the world’s leading institutions in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 🌎
McGill placed in the global Top 100 across all 11 subjects and ranked in Canada’s Top 3 in 10 of 11 disciplines.
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McGill placed in the global Top 100 across all 11 subjects and ranked in Canada’s Top 3 in 10 of 11 disciplines.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
McGill University ranks among the world’s leading institutions in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 🌎
McGill placed in the global Top 100 across all 11 subjects and ranked in Canada’s Top 3 in 10 of 11 disciplines.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wc
McGill placed in the global Top 100 across all 11 subjects and ranked in Canada’s Top 3 in 10 of 11 disciplines.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wc
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples, including traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wk | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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January 22, 2026 at 4:14 PM
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples, including traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wk | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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McGill study identifies most effective methods for early detection of tench, an invasive freshwater fish. 🐟
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January 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM
McGill study identifies most effective methods for early detection of tench, an invasive freshwater fish. 🐟
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5w4 | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5w4 | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
A McGill research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease one of the most stressful parts of fertility treatment.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
A McGill research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease one of the most stressful parts of fertility treatment.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5UF | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5UF | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
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#Découverte de l'année | Cachée dans la roche depuis 75 millions d’années, une petite aile de libellule fossilisée a créé l’émoi lors d’une campagne de fouilles en Alberta. @mcgill.ca
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/libellule-passe/
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/libellule-passe/
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#Découverte de l'année | Cachée dans la roche depuis 75 millions d’années, une petite aile de libellule fossilisée a créé l’émoi lors d’une campagne de fouilles en Alberta. @mcgill.ca
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/libellule-passe/
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/libellule-passe/
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#Découverte de l'année | Une équipe @mcgill.ca a ratissé le pays d’est en ouest pour mesurer les émissions de méthane relâchées par des puits de pétrole et de gaz pourtant inactifs.
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/puits-petrole-inactifs-methane/
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/puits-petrole-inactifs-methane/
January 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
#Découverte de l'année | Une équipe @mcgill.ca a ratissé le pays d’est en ouest pour mesurer les émissions de méthane relâchées par des puits de pétrole et de gaz pourtant inactifs.
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/puits-petrole-inactifs-methane/
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/puits-petrole-inactifs-methane/
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#Découverte de l'année | Nos muscles influencent-ils la reproduction? Une découverte de l'équipe de @mcgill.ca bouscule 40 ans de certitudes.
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/muscle-nouvel-acteur-fertilite/
@ircm.bsky.social
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/muscle-nouvel-acteur-fertilite/
@ircm.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 PM
#Découverte de l'année | Nos muscles influencent-ils la reproduction? Une découverte de l'équipe de @mcgill.ca bouscule 40 ans de certitudes.
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/muscle-nouvel-acteur-fertilite/
@ircm.bsky.social
https://www.quebecscience.qc.ca/sciences/les-10-decouvertes-de-2025/muscle-nouvel-acteur-fertilite/
@ircm.bsky.social
The University Flag will be lowered today, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in honour of Ms. Pia Pozzuto, Student Affairs Coordinator, Ingram School of Nursing, @healthsciences.mcgill.ca.
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The University Flag will be lowered today, Tuesday, January 20, 2026, in honour of Ms. Pia Pozzuto, Student Affairs Coordinator, Ingram School of Nursing, @healthsciences.mcgill.ca.