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Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation at #McGill University.
Tune in tonight at 8PM! 🕗🌃

CBC Radio's Ideas will broadcast the 2025 #McGill Beatty Lecture delivered on October 23 by author and journalist Isabel Wilkerson, and emceed by journalist Nahlah Ayed. #Beatty2025

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November 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Notre deuxième vidéo de la capsule temporelle numérique du Bicentenaire⏳⤵️

Isabelle Daunais, professeure titulaire de littérature française et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada sur l’esthétique et l’art du roman @mcgillarts.bsky.social youtu.be/YOgbIQq_9Z8
Isabelle Daunais Time Capsule
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October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
And that’s a wrap on the 2025 #Beatty Lecture!

A big thank you to Beatty Lecturer Isabel Wilkerson and host Nahlah Ayed (CBC Ideas) for joining us at #McGill tonight!
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
An engaging discussion between Nahlah Ayed and Isabel Wilkerson during the #2025BeattyLecture on Isabel Wilkerson's books and the history of the caste system
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We are honoured to welcome Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson to the stage as our 2025 Beatty Lecturer! 👏🏻🎤#Beatty2025
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Day 1 of #McGill Homecoming 2025 kicks off with a Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule reveal ⏳⤵️

First up: Professor Rowan Barrett, evolutionary biologist & former Canada Research Chair in Biodiversity Science (@mcgillscience.bsky.social) youtu.be/LNKbdN_-PC8
Rowan Barrett Time Capsule
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October 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Today’s the day!🎉 We are so excited to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson to #McGill this evening to deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture #Beatty2025
October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sealed in 2022 with insights from 50+ leading #McGill researchers, the Bicentennial Digital Time Capsule opens once more this week during McGill's Homecoming 2025 - revealing 5 new videos over the next few days!⏳🔮 Stay tuned! @mcgillalumni.bsky.social youtu.be/PoplJDX_Kl8
Sealing of the Time Capsule
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October 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A big boost for cutting-edge research at #McGill 🙌

19 McGill researchers were awarded Canada Research Chairs (new + renewed) supported by a $13M investment from the Government of Canada through the #CRC program 🎉👏 mcgill.ca/x/izt
Nineteen new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill
Federal investment boosts McGill’s research leadership with over $13 million for Canada Research Chairs Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Eco...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📢Don't miss out! Registration to access the sold-out Beatty Lecture livestream closes at 11:59 P.M. EDT TONIGHT‼️

🔗Register now➡️mcgill.ca/x/iBv
‼️The sold-out #Beatty Lecture featuring Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson will be #livestreamed from #McGill University!

Her talk, “The Urgency of Radical Empathy”, will be followed by a Q&A with CBC Radio's Nahlah Ayed.

🗓️ Thursday, October 23
🕡 6:00 PM EDT
🔗 Register: mcgill.ca/x/iBv
October 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‼️The sold-out #Beatty Lecture featuring Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson will be #livestreamed from #McGill University!

Her talk, “The Urgency of Radical Empathy”, will be followed by a Q&A with CBC Radio's Nahlah Ayed.

🗓️ Thursday, October 23
🕡 6:00 PM EDT
🔗 Register: mcgill.ca/x/iBv
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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A big loss for the world

RIP Dr Goodall, and thank you for being a beacon of hope and kindness

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'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live
The primatologist was a
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October 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
McGill Research + Innovation mourns the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, trailblazing researcher & tireless advocate for the protection of the natural world 🌎🌱

Dr. Goodall inspired people around the world, including #McGill
when she delivered the Beatty Lectures in 1979 & 2019.
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Congratulations to #McGill Professor Ian Watson on receiving funding through Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network's Data Sharing & Use Pilot program👏🎉

Learn about this funding ➡️ mcgill.ca/x/ia6
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Biochemistry professor Ian Watson awarded Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s Data Sharing & Use Pilot program funding
Ian Watson, Member of the Goodman Cancer Institute and Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry has received funding from the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network’s (MOHCCN) Data Shari...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Three #McGill researchers, Jérôme Fortin, Paul Masset and Simon Thebault, win #BrainCanada's Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award for their #research in brain cognition, brain cancer, & neurological disabilities 🧠

Learn more about their research & this award 🔗 mcgill.ca/x/ias
McGill researchers win Brain Canada’s Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award
Jerome Fortin, Paul Masset and Simon Thebault have received the Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research Award from Brain Canada for their research in brain cognition, brain cancer, and neurological ...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“In these uncertain times, we cannot simply wait to be called upon—we must step up. Our universities are ready to lead.” —Dominique Bérubé, #McGill's Vice-President (Research + Innovation)

Explore the full perspective in the Hill Times article ⤵️ mcgill.ca/x/ibi
U.S. war on science has ‘damaged’ Canada’s research ecosystem, but also offers opportunity, say university advocates
The gutting of science funding in the U.S. hurts research everywhere, including in Canada, says Gabriel Miller, president and CEO of Universities Canada.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🔐 Working with sensitive research data?

Learn how to anonymize or de-identify sensitive research data #ethically and effectively in our #McGill Data Anonymization Workshop Series 🎥 ⬇️

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McGill Data Anonymization Workshop Series - YouTube
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September 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Congratulations to #McGill Professor Claire M. Brown for being appointed an inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) - one of three in #Quebec 👏🎉

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Physiology professor Claire M. Brown appointed inaugural Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering
Claire M. Brown, Professor in the Department of Physiology, has been selected as Chair for Inclusion in Science and Engineering (CISE) in the province of Quebec. The newly established CISE program is ...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Félicitations à la professeure Cindy Blackstock, à la récente diplômée de #McGill Hannah Brais et au Dre Nada Jabado, qui ont été récompensés par la Société royale du Canada (@src-rsc.bsky.social) pour leur contribution exceptionelle à l'avancement du savoir 👏 🎉 🍁
September 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Congratulations to Professor Cindy Blackstock, recent #McGill graduate Hannah Brais, and Dr. Nada Jabado on receiving prestigious awards from the Royal Society of Canada (@src-rsc.bsky.social)👏🎉🍁

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September 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Tickets for the 2025 Beatty Lecture with Isabel Wilkerson go on sale TOMORROW, September 9, at 12:00 pm🎉

📚 Book signing after the lecture - get your copy of "Caste" and "The Warmth of Other Suns" signed!
🎟️ $5 students, $10 general admission
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/i2k
September 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Forty #McGill research projects have collectively received over $7M in funding through @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca's Insight Grant 2024 competition 🎉👏 The projects support studies related to social sciences & humanities mcgill.ca/x/iBB
SSHRC invests over $7 million in McGill research
The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently announced the recipients of its 2024 SSHRC Insight Grants awarding $127.6 million in funding to 693 research projects from institutions across Canada. Among the recipients are 40 McGill-led projects, totalling just over $7 million. Insight Grants support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to both emerging and established scholars for research initiatives of two to five years. The grants awarded to McGill researchers in this round of competition span a diverse range of topics related to individuals and society, from the role of generative AI in the scientific ideation process, to decoding the complexities of addiction, to exploring the effects of a rhythm-based music program on language and cognitive skills of students on the autism spectrum. Click here to view the full list of 2024 SSHRC Insight Grant recipients Click here to read the official SSHRC announcement (July 9, 2025)
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September 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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September 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Félicitations à la cohorte 2025 de #McGill honorés par la #SRC- sept nouveaux membres élus et quatre nouveaux membres du Collège des nouveaux chercheurs, artistes et scientifiques🎉👏🍁 mcgill.ca/x/iB3
Onze chercheurs de McGill honorés par la Société royale du Canada
Le 4 septembre, la Société royale du Canada (SRC) a annoncé sa nouvelle cohorte de membres, et des membres du Collège des nouveaux chercheurs, artistes et scientifiques. Parmi les membres de la cohort...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Congratulations to #McGill's 2025 cohort of new #RSC Fellows and new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists 👏🎉🍁 mcgill.ca/x/iBJ
Eleven McGill researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada
On September 4, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced its newest cohort of Fellows, and members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Amongst the 2025 cohort are eleven McGill ...
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September 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM