Professor Robert Engle, co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded a honorary doctorate of science (D.Sc.)
Robert F. Engle, co-recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Economics, is a leading expert in time series analysis and the creator of autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (ARCH), a method for the statistical modelling of time-varying volatility. His work revolutionized financial econometrics and is widely used in asset pricing and risk management. He is Co-Director of the NYU Stern Volatility Institute and co-founded the Society for Financial Econometrics.
Professor Fernando Saltiel receives tenure
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Fernando Saltiel has been granted tenure. Professor Saltiel joined McGill in 2020 and has established himself as a leading researcher in labour and education economics. His work examines how cognitive and non-cognitive skills affect labour market outcomes, the role of firms in shaping skill development, and the impact of business cycles on labor market outcomes.
Professor Fabian Lange delivers Innis Lecture at the 2026 Canadian Economic Association Meeting
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Professor Fabian Lange delivered the Harold Innis Lecture at the 60th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association, held at Simon Fraser University in May 2026. The Innis Lecture, established in 1974 in honour of the great Canadian economist Harold Adams Innis, is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to economics in the broad sense in which Innis construed the subject.
Department welcomes Assistant Professor Kensuke Sakamoto
The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that Kensuke Sakamoto will be joining our faculty as an Assistant Professor in August 2026. Dr. Sakamoto earned his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2026. He is an expert in network econometrics and its applications.
Angela Vanhaelen granted the Faculty of Arts Award for Distinction in Research
The Arts Award for Distinction in Research is presented annually to faculty members who have made outstanding research contributions to their field.
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Ya Hsuan (Wendy) Lin, Recipient of the 2026 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize
The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Wendy Lin, recipient of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Wendy is a Joint Honours International Development Studies and Cultural Studies graduate with a minor in East Asian Language and Literatures. She received the award for her honours thesis, “來來去去 – Coming and Going: A Qualitative Study on First- and 1.5-Generation Taiwanese Return Migration.”
McGill’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence
At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. McGill celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21st edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.
Provost honours 31 McGill professors for exceptional research achievements
The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.
Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 McGill professors as Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.
McGill awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs
From fundamental physics to child well-being, McGill researchers advance discovery across disciplines McGill has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.
Five scholarly journals at McGill receive SSHRC funding
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five McGill journals spanning disciplines from law to religion
Congrats to Professors Sandeep Banerjee and Allan Hepburn on their new publications!
Associate Professor Sandeep Banerjee co-edited Partition, Belonging and the Birth of Bangladesh (Routledge, 2026) with Subho Basu.
Meet the McGill Arts students behind the Montreal International Poetry Prize
Curious about what goes on behind the scenes of an international poetry prize? The Faculty of Arts spoke to MA student Izzi Holmes and U3 Physics and English major Clara Costello about the important work they do for the Montreal International Poetry Prize and the positive impact it has on the McGill community, and on poets around the world.
Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers
McGill Professor Thomas Soehl has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.
Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers
McGill Professor Thomas Soehl has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.
A Look Back at "Remembering Homelands, Rebuilding Lives: On the Lived Experiences of the Cambodian Diaspora in Canada”
In early February 2026, the McGill Southeast Asia Lecture Series hosted a two-day conference on the Cambodian diaspora. Professor Erik Kuhonta, from Department of Political Science and the Institute for the Study of International Development, offers some reflections on the conference's success.