$268,000 awarded to support outreach activities by McGill researchers
Seven McGill University researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
HBHL Symposium 2025: a week later, the energy still shines!
Over 300 attendees gathered at McGill University on May 6 and 7 for the HBHL Symposium 2025, a vibrant two-day celebration of cutting-edge neuroscience and brain health research.
This year’s event featured inspiring keynote talks by Damien Fair (University of Minnesota), Lucina Q. Uddin (UCLA) and Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (McGill University), who explored topics from neuropsychiatry and brain network dynamics to social determinants of brain health.
Researchers delve into incels’ rejection of work and study
The critically acclaimed Netflix drama Adolescence has put a spotlight on the culture and ideas of incels (involuntary celibates), an online subculture of people (mostly male and heterosexual), who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner, largely due to their perceived unattractiveness.
McGill researchers highlight disparities in ‘aging in place’
While health status is an important factor in whether a person is able to grow old in their home and community (age in place), researchers at McGill University have shed new light on the social factors that can also have an impact, both directly and through their impact on health over a lifetime.
Sophia Weiqi Li, Winner of the 2025 Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize
The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine.
Provost honours 31 McGill professors for exceptional research achievements
McGill announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James McGill Professors, James McGill Professors and William Dawson ScholarsFeminist pedagogy through creative assessments
Zine-making 101: Feminist pedagogy through creative assessmentsWhen Postdoctoral Fellow Amanda Greer developed the syllabus for her course, ENGL391: Girlhood Cinemas, she wanted to ensure that girlhood was taken seriously as an experience directly impacting visual culture. Greer wanted to create an assignment that allowed students to communicate their ideas through girlhood aesthetics.
Professor Manshel's "Writing Backwards" released as an audiobook
Associate Professor Alexander Manshel's publication Writing Backwards: Historical Fiction and the Reshaping of the American Canon (Columbia University Press, 2023) has been released as an audiobook by University Press Audiobooks.
Two Award Winners at ISID!
Congratulation to ISID Professors Francesco Amodio and Jacob Blanc! Professor Blanc was awarded H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching by the Faculty of Arts, and Professor Amodio was awarded the Faculty of Arts Distinction in Research Award.
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In Memoriam: Professor Sydney Mary Duder
It is with profound sadness that the School of Social Work announces the passing of our beloved colleague, Professor Sydney Duder.
English PhD candidate heads Montreal’s first trans film festival
English PhD candidate, Iris Pintiuta, created Exposure, Montreal's first trans film festival. The festival aims to promote inclusive representation for trans people, as well as create programs and events that advance trans acceptance.
March Neurogenesis talks explore brain mechanisms in food choice and computational modelling
Last week, HBHL hosted the third talk of the 2024-2025 Neurogenesis Speaker Series at the Neuro, featuring Dana Small and Yashar Zeighami.
Prof. Gwyn Campbell named a Distinguished James McGill Professor
Congratulations to Professor Gwyn Campbell on recently being named as a Distinguished James McGill Professor.
This award recognizes a late-career scholar's sustained scholarship of world-class caliber and international leadership.
We are delighted at this much-deserved recognition for all Prof. Campbell's achievements over many years!
Erik Kuhonta on arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Professor Erik Martinez Kuhonta, ISID Associate Member and former Director, publishes an opinion piece on the recent arrrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. As Professor Kuhonta writes, "The International Criminal Court’s stunning arrest last week of former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, on charges of crimes against humanity was a powerful strike for human rights and justice.
Eleven new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill
On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.