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...

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....

$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 inaugurates new facilities at Macdonald Campus to advance teaching and research on climate‑resilient agriculture

Published: 9 April 2026

McGill University today inaugurated state‑of‑the‑art teaching greenhouse and plant phenotyping research facilities at its Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. These represent major investments...

McGill-led project strengthens Indigenous leadership in global action on plastic pollution

Published: 16 July 2026

Supported by SSHRC and ECCC, Professors Niladri Basu, Treena Delormier, and PhD student Lynn K. Jacobs will partner with Indigenous organizations in Canada and internationally to address the...

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 ...

Green LED light could help keep leafy greens fresher longer, McGill study suggests

Published: 22 July 2026

Low-intensity green lighting in refrigerated storage can slow spoilage in leafy greens, helping maintain their appearance and nutritional value, according to a new study from McGill University....

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. ...

2026 Beatty Lecture - Peter Howitt

Thursday, October 22, 2026 18:00to19:00

Understanding how economic growth occurs—and how societies can sustain it—has been central to the work of Canadian economist and 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureate Peter Howitt, who...

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