McGill Department of Geography
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A reminder that GIS Day is happening today at the GIC (fifth floor of Burnside Hall).
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A reminder that GIS Day is happening today at the GIC (fifth floor of Burnside Hall).
The Department of Geography is celebrating its 80th Anniversary November 26th in the GIC (5th Floor Burnside Hall) 🌎🌍🌏🎉 We’re celebrating with wine, cheese, and wonderful company, and we’d love for you to join us! RSVP by November 21st: mcgill.ca/x/irR
November 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Department of Geography is celebrating its 80th Anniversary November 26th in the GIC (5th Floor Burnside Hall) 🌎🌍🌏🎉 We’re celebrating with wine, cheese, and wonderful company, and we’d love for you to join us! RSVP by November 21st: mcgill.ca/x/irR
Join us for GIS Day at McGill on Wednesday, November 19th! This year's theme is "Geoprivacy & Geosecurity." See the full program attached. @mcgill.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Join us for GIS Day at McGill on Wednesday, November 19th! This year's theme is "Geoprivacy & Geosecurity." See the full program attached. @mcgill.ca
Next week's #Geospectives features Prof. Pascale Biron from Concordia University speaking about integrating hydrogeomorphology into river restoration practices. See you on Monday, November 10th at 10am in Burnside Hall 426. www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
Integrating hydrogeomorphology into river restoration practices: a winning approach (Pascale Biron, Concordia University)
River systems are increasingly affected by agriculture and urbanization of riparian areas, leading to frequent human interventions such as bank stabilization or flood protection measures. There is a…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Next week's #Geospectives features Prof. Pascale Biron from Concordia University speaking about integrating hydrogeomorphology into river restoration practices. See you on Monday, November 10th at 10am in Burnside Hall 426. www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
Congrats to Prof Ben Forest for his co-authored piece just out in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers on the symbolic politics of the EU flag. It’s full open access:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Aspirational Iconography: The European Union Flag as an Extraterritorial Political Symbol
How and why did the European Union (EU) flag, once a banal marker of European integration and institutions in its member states, become such a politically charged symbol outside of the EU? We demon...
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November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Congrats to Prof Ben Forest for his co-authored piece just out in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers on the symbolic politics of the EU flag. It’s full open access:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Prof. Renee Sieber recently contributed an opinion piece on governmental strategies in AI, to Le Devoir. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Le gouvernement canadien hallucine-t-il sa stratégie en matière d’IA?
Chose certaine, il ne démontre pas de volonté de s’engager dans de véritables discussions démocratiques.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Prof. Renee Sieber recently contributed an opinion piece on governmental strategies in AI, to Le Devoir. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Rejoignez-nous le samedi 25 octobre, de 10 h à 16 h, pour la Journée portes ouvertes de McGill. Rencontrez des professeurs, des conseillers pédagogiques et des étudiants et obtenez des réponses à toutes vos questions!
👉 www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
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Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
October 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Rejoignez-nous le samedi 25 octobre, de 10 h à 16 h, pour la Journée portes ouvertes de McGill. Rencontrez des professeurs, des conseillers pédagogiques et des étudiants et obtenez des réponses à toutes vos questions!
👉 www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
👉 www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
Join us on Saturday, October 25th from 10am to 4pm for McGill’s Open House! Meet professors, advisors and students, tour our campus in downtown Montreal, and get your questions answered!
👉 Register today: www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
We look forward to welcoming you! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
👉 Register today: www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
We look forward to welcoming you! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
October 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Join us on Saturday, October 25th from 10am to 4pm for McGill’s Open House! Meet professors, advisors and students, tour our campus in downtown Montreal, and get your questions answered!
👉 Register today: www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
We look forward to welcoming you! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
👉 Register today: www.mcgill.ca/openhouse/re...
We look forward to welcoming you! ✨🫶🌎🌍🌏
Our #Geospectives talk on Monday (Oct 27) features Tom Kemeny, professor at the Munk School at the University of Toronto. He will present on "The Price of Place: Community Wealth and Cognitive Decline among Older Adults." Details through the link. www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
The Price of Place: Community Wealth and Cognitive Decline among Older Adults (Tom Kemeny, University of Toronto)
Abstract: Using a novel database on the net worth and self-reported cognitive impairment of over 1.8 million geolocated adults aged 50 and over, this paper provides the first large-scale evidence dire...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Our #Geospectives talk on Monday (Oct 27) features Tom Kemeny, professor at the Munk School at the University of Toronto. He will present on "The Price of Place: Community Wealth and Cognitive Decline among Older Adults." Details through the link. www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
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Happy to have had a chance to host Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin in the Department of Geography at McGill University for a talk on 'New AI Cities: The Case of Neom' @mcgillgeography.bsky.social #newcities
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October 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy to have had a chance to host Federico Cugurullo from Trinity College Dublin in the Department of Geography at McGill University for a talk on 'New AI Cities: The Case of Neom' @mcgillgeography.bsky.social #newcities
www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
www.mcgill.ca/geography/ch...
Prof. le Polain was interviewed about his research on the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America for this short article in The Economist: www.economist.com/the-americas...
A German newspaper for Bolivian blondes
For Mennonites from Bolivia to Belize, Die Mennonitische Post is often the only connection to the outside world
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October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Prof. le Polain was interviewed about his research on the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America for this short article in The Economist: www.economist.com/the-americas...
Our next #Geospectives seminar will take place on Monday, September 29th at 10:00 a.m. in BH 426. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Scott Davidson (UQAM), who will present his research on peatland phenology and community science.
September 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Our next #Geospectives seminar will take place on Monday, September 29th at 10:00 a.m. in BH 426. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Scott Davidson (UQAM), who will present his research on peatland phenology and community science.
Congratulations to postdoc Bernard Soubry, PhD student Kerstin Schreiber, and Prof. Graham MacDonald on their publication "Is food on the climate policy table? Assessing food systems themes in Canadian municipal climate plans."
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September 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Congratulations to postdoc Bernard Soubry, PhD student Kerstin Schreiber, and Prof. Graham MacDonald on their publication "Is food on the climate policy table? Assessing food systems themes in Canadian municipal climate plans."
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Congrats to our Geography Undergraduate Research Award (GURA) recipient, Kingson Campbell for his successful summer research on Arctic snow and sea ice under the supervision of Dr. Mallik Mahmud!
September 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Congrats to our Geography Undergraduate Research Award (GURA) recipient, Kingson Campbell for his successful summer research on Arctic snow and sea ice under the supervision of Dr. Mallik Mahmud!
We are kicking off our #Geospectives speaker series this year with presentations from Professors Sengupta and Mahmud on Monday, September 8th from 10a-11am in Burnside Hall 426.
August 29, 2025 at 3:48 AM
We are kicking off our #Geospectives speaker series this year with presentations from Professors Sengupta and Mahmud on Monday, September 8th from 10a-11am in Burnside Hall 426.
Congrats to Daniel Romm, José Arturo Jasso Chávez, Lexi Kinman, Pegah Salsabilian, Grant McKenzie and Kevin Manaugh on the press they've been getting for their recent article discussing Montreal's bike lanes.
Congrats to lab member @daniel-romm.bsky.social, whose study on Montreal’s bike lanes is gaining national and international media coverage.
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Media Spotlight on Montreal Cycling Study
A study led by lab member Daniel Romm on Montreal’s cycling infrastructure has received wide media coverage...
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August 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Congrats to Daniel Romm, José Arturo Jasso Chávez, Lexi Kinman, Pegah Salsabilian, Grant McKenzie and Kevin Manaugh on the press they've been getting for their recent article discussing Montreal's bike lanes.
Dept. of Geography social media is taking a wee break for August. Have a fab one and see you all in September! 🌍🫶🌏
August 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dept. of Geography social media is taking a wee break for August. Have a fab one and see you all in September! 🌍🫶🌏
Congratulations to Prof. Yann le Polain de Waroux on his recent publication in World Development entitled "'Dream brokers' and the moral economy of frontier investments."
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July 1, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Congratulations to Prof. Yann le Polain de Waroux on his recent publication in World Development entitled "'Dream brokers' and the moral economy of frontier investments."
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
doi.org/10.1016/j.wo...
🥳🥳🥳Shout out to our very own Prof Sebastien Breau for being promoted to Full Professor. 🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations on a well deserved promotion!
June 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🥳🥳🥳Shout out to our very own Prof Sebastien Breau for being promoted to Full Professor. 🥳🥳🥳 Congratulations on a well deserved promotion!
Check out this column by Profs. Mette Bendixen and Lars Iversen titled "How our student journal club built on sand developed strong foundations."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
June 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Check out this column by Profs. Mette Bendixen and Lars Iversen titled "How our student journal club built on sand developed strong foundations."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Hannah Brais as well as Prof. Mylène Riva for their recent publication in Health & Social Care in the Community entitled "Adapting Homelessness Interventions for People Who Use Drugs or Alcohol in Montreal, Quebec: Service User Perspectives."
doi.org/10.1155/2024...
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May 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Hannah Brais as well as Prof. Mylène Riva for their recent publication in Health & Social Care in the Community entitled "Adapting Homelessness Interventions for People Who Use Drugs or Alcohol in Montreal, Quebec: Service User Perspectives."
doi.org/10.1155/2024...
doi.org/10.1155/2024...
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Duo Zhang and Prof. Raja Sengupta on their recent publication in Int. Journal of Geo-Information : "Quantitative and Spatially Explicit Clustering of Urban Grocery Shoppers in Montreal: Integrating Loyalty Data with Synthetic Population."
doi.org/10.3390/ijgi...
doi.org/10.3390/ijgi...
May 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Congratulations to PhD Candidate Duo Zhang and Prof. Raja Sengupta on their recent publication in Int. Journal of Geo-Information : "Quantitative and Spatially Explicit Clustering of Urban Grocery Shoppers in Montreal: Integrating Loyalty Data with Synthetic Population."
doi.org/10.3390/ijgi...
doi.org/10.3390/ijgi...
Congratulations to Dept. of Geography post-doc Heloisa Ehalt Macedo and Prof Bernhard Lehner and their colleagues for this new piece out in PNAS Nexus - the study is the first to estimate the scale of global river contamination from human antibiotics use.
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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a McGill University-led study warns. Publish...
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May 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Congratulations to Dept. of Geography post-doc Heloisa Ehalt Macedo and Prof Bernhard Lehner and their colleagues for this new piece out in PNAS Nexus - the study is the first to estimate the scale of global river contamination from human antibiotics use.
www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...
www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...
Our department's Prof. Renee Sieber was interviewed on CBC Montreal about the rollout of Google's Gemini AI for kids under age 13. Check it out!
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May 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Our department's Prof. Renee Sieber was interviewed on CBC Montreal about the rollout of Google's Gemini AI for kids under age 13. Check it out!
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Congratulations to PhD student Jose Arturo Jasso Chavez as well as Prof. Kevin Manaugh for their recent article "Access to green and gray urban nature amenities: exploring equity in Montreal's built environment," published in Transportation Planning and Technology.
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
May 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Jose Arturo Jasso Chavez as well as Prof. Kevin Manaugh for their recent article "Access to green and gray urban nature amenities: exploring equity in Montreal's built environment," published in Transportation Planning and Technology.
doi.org/10.1080/0308...
doi.org/10.1080/0308...