122 McGill research projects awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding

Published: 7 July 2026

Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines at McGill, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering....

McGill study provides further evidence that aspen patches can mitigate wildfires

Published: 7 July 2026

Researchers at McGill University have confirmed that aspen play a key role in forest fire prevention and mitigation across Canada. Planting these trees near communities can reduce both the...

A Well-Deserved Retirement for Four Mac Staff Members

Published: 9 June 2026

The Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES) is proud to celebrate four members of the Macdonald Campus community who are preparing to embark on a well-deserved retirement: Luis...

McGill’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence

Published: 14 May 2026

At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. ...

$1.25 million for McGill research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund

Published: 13 May 2026

Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at McGill.

McGill awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

Published: 13 May 2026

From fundamental physics to child well-being, McGill researchers advance discovery across disciplines ...

Moderate UV light is best when it comes to boosting the vitamin D content of edible mushrooms, McGill study finds

Published: 4 May 2026

Researchers at McGill University have discovered that moderate ultraviolet (UV) light exposure is best when the technique is used to enhance vitamin D₂ in edible mushrooms. Excessive exposure leads...

When Theory Meets the Real World: McGill Students Shine at the IFTSA Competition

Published: 27 April 2026

Imagining, designing, and developing a food product just as it would be done in industry within the framework of a prestigious international competition, was the challenge taken on by Cole, Jackie,...

Study finds treating peanuts with cold plasma could make them less allergenic

Published: 22 April 2026

Researchers at McGill University have found that briefly treating peanuts with cold plasma, an ionically charged gas that triggers chemical changes, reduces their potential to cause allergic...

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