Transition to cleaner heating can lower blood pressure

Published: 8 September 2026

An environmental policy designed to improve air quality also has benefits for cardiovascular health, finds a new McGill-led study....

Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being, study finds

Published: 7 July 2026

While caregiving can be meaningful and rewarding at manageable levels, those who spend more than 20 hours a week delivering unpaid care to others have poorer mental health outcomes, a McGill study...

CANCELLED - Climate change, extreme heat, and health

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 12:00to13:00

Abstract: Climate change has resulted in an increase in the global mean temperature. In recent decades, Canada has seen a rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves./equity-ethics...

The potential of carbon offsets in agriculture: promoting the adoption of technologies and best management practices

Thursday, April 3, 2025 12:00to13:00

Abstract: Carbon sequestration practices have the dual benefit of replenishing soil organic matter levels while simultaneously mitigating greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and storing carbon in...

Unraveling the biophysical mechanistic links between climate change and infectious disease transmission

Thursday, March 20, 2025 13:30to14:30

Abstract: There is clear evidence that climate change will alter the timing, intensity, and geographic range of infectious disease outbreaks with important implications for public health./equity...

Preservation engineering and climate change-adapted building design

Thursday, February 27, 2025 13:30to14:30

Abstract: This talk explores how preservation engineering adapts current buildings to withstand more extreme weather, altered trends in temperature fluctuations and environmental stresses, while...

McBurney Fellowship Recruitment

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 11:00toWednesday, January 15, 2025 23:00

The Department of Equity, Ethics and Policy McBurney Fellowship is accepting applications for Summer 2025!...

Call For Faculty Project Proposals - Queen Elizabeth Scholars climate resiliency research and student-training initiative

Monday, November 4, 2024 11:00toFriday, November 15, 2024 23:45

The McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) is seeking faculty project proposals for their Queen Elizabeth Scholars climate resiliency research and student-training initiative in...

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