Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon

Published: 29 November 2023

McGill University researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on a chip’ that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the...

McGill University divests from direct holdings in Carbon Underground 200 fossil-fuel companies; announces new socially responsible investment commitments

Published: 15 December 2023

McGill University will divest from all direct holdings in fossil-fuel companies listed in the Carbon Underground 200 (CU200) for implementation in 2024 and completion in 2025 – one of eight...

A first look inside Li-ion batteries

Published: 4 December 2023

What if you could charge your electric vehicle in the same amount of time it takes to fill a tank of gas?...

Q&A: How can Canada best meet its commitment to protecting 30% of its land by 2030?

Published: 22 November 2023

At last year’s COP15 conference in Montreal, the Government of Canada set the goal of conserving 30 percent of the country’s land and water by 2030.

What skin piercings can teach us about environmental change

Published: 4 December 2023

In a new study from McGill University, researchers bring science into an unexpected setting: a tattoo parlor. In this first characterization of the human piercing microbiome, the uniquely human...

More than a meteorite: New clues about the demise of dinosaurs

Published: 24 November 2023

What wiped out the dinosaurs? A meteorite plummeting to Earth is only part of the story, a new study suggests. Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the...

McGill launches Canada Award to offset tuition increase for Canadian undergraduate students

Published: 19 December 2023

McGill University is launching a $3,000 Canada Award to offset tuition increases for Canadian undergraduate students from outside Quebec in certain disciplines. Approximately 80% of new Canadian...

McGill calls on Premier Legault to reverse decision, citing devastating effects on Quebec and the University

Published: 14 December 2023

McGill is calling on Premier François Legault to immediately reverse the government measures released today and go back to the drawing board....

The John Peters Humphrey archive added to the Canada Memory of the World Register

Published: 7 December 2023

To mark the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10, 1948), McGill University and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO are pleased to announce the...

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