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All Flags on Campus will be lowered today, November 11, 2025, in solemn commemoration of Remembrance Day. 🇨🇦
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
All Flags on Campus will be lowered today, November 11, 2025, in solemn commemoration of Remembrance Day. 🇨🇦
Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, McGill study finds. Increased discharge of groundwater contributes to further thawing, creating a feedback loop that transports pollutants. 🌎
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November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, McGill study finds. Increased discharge of groundwater contributes to further thawing, creating a feedback loop that transports pollutants. 🌎
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McGill study reveals knowledge gap about psychedelic therapies in adolescents. 🧠 Researchers call for inclusion of adolescent minors in future clinical trials, with appropriate safeguards.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
McGill study reveals knowledge gap about psychedelic therapies in adolescents. 🧠 Researchers call for inclusion of adolescent minors in future clinical trials, with appropriate safeguards.
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McGill PhD student Hannah Derue is using digitized artworks from the National Gallery of Art to develop PAin+, an AI-driven platform that helps people visualize and communicate chronic pain. 🧠 🎨
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/iHt
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/iHt
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
McGill PhD student Hannah Derue is using digitized artworks from the National Gallery of Art to develop PAin+, an AI-driven platform that helps people visualize and communicate chronic pain. 🧠 🎨
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/iHt
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/iHt
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered 150 years ago in Nunavut offers new clues about Ice Age giants. A McGill-led study has reclassified the 1878 discovery as a cold-adapted woolly mammoth — the most northeasterly in North America. 🦣
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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered 150 years ago in Nunavut offers new clues about Ice Age giants. A McGill-led study has reclassified the 1878 discovery as a cold-adapted woolly mammoth — the most northeasterly in North America. 🦣
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McGill researchers have identified bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity. 🦠
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November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
McGill researchers have identified bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity. 🦠
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The colours of campus, at their best. 🍂
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The colours of campus, at their best. 🍂
McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives welcomed representatives from nearby Indigenous communities to inaugurate the new mosaic at the redesigned Y-intersection, which aims to infuse the downtown campus with symbols of Indigenous wisdom and presence.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives welcomed representatives from nearby Indigenous communities to inaugurate the new mosaic at the redesigned Y-intersection, which aims to infuse the downtown campus with symbols of Indigenous wisdom and presence.
Read more: https://mcgill.ca/x/irA
Read more: https://mcgill.ca/x/irA
McGill researchers found that English-French bilingual teens in Montreal performed as well in French writing as near-monolingual francophones — and their English writing skills matched their French ones.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
McGill researchers found that English-French bilingual teens in Montreal performed as well in French writing as near-monolingual francophones — and their English writing skills matched their French ones.
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🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/iKQ
A team at McGill University studying a form of cell death have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A team at McGill University studying a form of cell death have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Three exceptional leaders were recognized with Lifetime Achievement Awards during Fall Convocation 2025 — Annette Majnemer, Bartha Maria Knoppers and Anthony C. Masi.
Congratulations to all three for their decades of leadership, innovation and lasting impact at McGill. 🏆
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Congratulations to all three for their decades of leadership, innovation and lasting impact at McGill. 🏆
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October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Three exceptional leaders were recognized with Lifetime Achievement Awards during Fall Convocation 2025 — Annette Majnemer, Bartha Maria Knoppers and Anthony C. Masi.
Congratulations to all three for their decades of leadership, innovation and lasting impact at McGill. 🏆
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Congratulations to all three for their decades of leadership, innovation and lasting impact at McGill. 🏆
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Autumn on campus, as seen in the 1978 McGill yearbook. 🍂
Which yearbook should we flip through next?
📷 McGill University Archives
Which yearbook should we flip through next?
📷 McGill University Archives
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Autumn on campus, as seen in the 1978 McGill yearbook. 🍂
Which yearbook should we flip through next?
📷 McGill University Archives
Which yearbook should we flip through next?
📷 McGill University Archives
During Fall Convocation, nine staff members were recognized with the President’s Award for Administrative & Support Staff for their outstanding contributions to McGill’s mission. 🏆
🔗 Meet the recipients: https://mcgill.ca/x/izL
🔗 Meet the recipients: https://mcgill.ca/x/izL
October 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
During Fall Convocation, nine staff members were recognized with the President’s Award for Administrative & Support Staff for their outstanding contributions to McGill’s mission. 🏆
🔗 Meet the recipients: https://mcgill.ca/x/izL
🔗 Meet the recipients: https://mcgill.ca/x/izL
People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research Centre. 🧠
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October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers at the Douglas Research Centre. 🧠
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At Fall Convocation on Oct. 14, McGill honoured four educators with the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching — Michael Creamer, Marta Kobiela, Madhukar Pai, and Aaron Mills — for their outstanding dedication to student learning. 🏆
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/izJ | 📸 Owen Egan
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/izJ | 📸 Owen Egan
October 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
At Fall Convocation on Oct. 14, McGill honoured four educators with the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching — Michael Creamer, Marta Kobiela, Madhukar Pai, and Aaron Mills — for their outstanding dedication to student learning. 🏆
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/izJ | 📸 Owen Egan
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/izJ | 📸 Owen Egan
McGill reopens Upper Main Road ✨ A sustainable, accessible space featuring a granite turtle shell embedded with 13 artworks by Oneida artist Alanah Jewell.
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/izZ
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/izZ
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
McGill reopens Upper Main Road ✨ A sustainable, accessible space featuring a granite turtle shell embedded with 13 artworks by Oneida artist Alanah Jewell.
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/izZ
🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/izZ
The University Flag will be lowered today, Oct. 15, 2025, in honour of Prof. Emeritus Maurice McGregor, former Dean of Medicine & Health Sciences; Prof. Pierre Bélanger, Electrical & Computer Engineering; and Prof. Blair Whittemore, Pediatrics.
October 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The University Flag will be lowered today, Oct. 15, 2025, in honour of Prof. Emeritus Maurice McGregor, former Dean of Medicine & Health Sciences; Prof. Pierre Bélanger, Electrical & Computer Engineering; and Prof. Blair Whittemore, Pediatrics.
McGill ranks #1 in Canada in Maclean’s medical-doctoral category for the 21st year in a row. ⭐ Top 3 in 8 of 12 indicators — and the only medical doctoral university to place in the top 10 in all of them.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
McGill ranks #1 in Canada in Maclean’s medical-doctoral category for the 21st year in a row. ⭐ Top 3 in 8 of 12 indicators — and the only medical doctoral university to place in the top 10 in all of them.
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McGill alumnus Peter Howitt awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for work on innovation and growth. 🏆 Canadian economist recognized for pioneering work on the dynamics of creative destruction.
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Photo: Ashley McCabe / Brown University
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October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
McGill alumnus Peter Howitt awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for work on innovation and growth. 🏆 Canadian economist recognized for pioneering work on the dynamics of creative destruction.
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Photo: Ashley McCabe / Brown University
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McGill researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that shows early promise in helping damaged vocal cords heal — restoring flexibility and reducing scarring. A potential breakthrough for treating voice loss. 🗣️
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October 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
McGill researchers have developed an injectable hydrogel that shows early promise in helping damaged vocal cords heal — restoring flexibility and reducing scarring. A potential breakthrough for treating voice loss. 🗣️
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/iDS
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/iDS
McGill climbs in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 🌎
Up four spots to tie for 41st globally and 2nd in Canada, McGill earned its highest-ever score for research, teaching, industry engagement and international outlook.
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Up four spots to tie for 41st globally and 2nd in Canada, McGill earned its highest-ever score for research, teaching, industry engagement and international outlook.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
McGill climbs in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 🌎
Up four spots to tie for 41st globally and 2nd in Canada, McGill earned its highest-ever score for research, teaching, industry engagement and international outlook.
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Up four spots to tie for 41st globally and 2nd in Canada, McGill earned its highest-ever score for research, teaching, industry engagement and international outlook.
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McGill is collaborating with Concordia, École Polytechnique & Aéro Montréal to create the new aerospace innovation zone, Espace Aéro. Opening in 2028, it will drive research on sustainable fuels, decarbonization, advanced materials & autonomous flight.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
McGill is collaborating with Concordia, École Polytechnique & Aéro Montréal to create the new aerospace innovation zone, Espace Aéro. Opening in 2028, it will drive research on sustainable fuels, decarbonization, advanced materials & autonomous flight.
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October is Queer History Month at McGill! 🌈 Celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ history & community with events like the 2025 Keynote, an arts workshop with Kai Cheng Thom, and Queer Homecoming.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
October is Queer History Month at McGill! 🌈 Celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ history & community with events like the 2025 Keynote, an arts workshop with Kai Cheng Thom, and Queer Homecoming.
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The Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag will be flown from the McCall MacBain Arts Building today, September 30, 2025, to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡
September 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Hiawatha Wampum Belt Flag will be flown from the McCall MacBain Arts Building today, September 30, 2025, to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. 🧡
A new model for advancing learning and research on sustainability is taking shape: the McGill Sustainability Park. 🌱
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/ibJ | Rendering by Diamond Schmitt / Lemay Michaud Architects
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/ibJ | Rendering by Diamond Schmitt / Lemay Michaud Architects
September 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A new model for advancing learning and research on sustainability is taking shape: the McGill Sustainability Park. 🌱
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/ibJ | Rendering by Diamond Schmitt / Lemay Michaud Architects
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/ibJ | Rendering by Diamond Schmitt / Lemay Michaud Architects