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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
Congratulations to Professor Erin Hurley for receiving a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant!
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
For transgender people, choosing which restroom to use at a public event can be a fraught decision, but having gender neutral or all-gender restroom options can help. According to Assistant Professor of Operations Management Setareh Farajollahzadeh, having gender neutral restroom options at major event spaces like stadiums and theatres could help.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
Open the Uber app on your phone, and search for a fare. Then, do the same with Lyft, one of Uber’s competitors. Chances are, Lyft is the cheaper of the two ride-hailing services. Montreal Gazette reporter Harry North found, Lyft was cheaper 8 times out of ten in Montreal. One reason for the difference is that Lyft is still relatively new in Montreal. Uber has been operating in Montreal for about a decade, but Lyft only started doing business in here in 2025.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
The world’s pivot to remote work in 2020 happened almost overnight, altering workplace expectations in ways still felt today. The return to the office is happening more slowly, but many of the country’s biggest employers now require workers to be in the office five days each week—and not everyone is happy about it.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
The price of groceries is going up, and it’s fuelling demand for discount grocers. At stores like the ultra-discount chain Liquidation Marie, prices can be as much as 50% lower than they are at big box supermarkets. The Quebec chain doubled its number of locations last year and is planning for a similar rate of growth in 2026.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
Congratulations to Professor Carmen Faye Mathes!
Professor Mathes has been awared the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize for her essay “Apostrophe’s Occasions: Two Postures of Abolitionist Address.”
The committee writes:
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development provides funding for graduate students and researchers in the Faculty of Education to support their research in Early Childhood Development (e.g. social-emotional, cognitive or physical development, neurodiverse learning, clinical assessment, innovative educational approaches). Through their work, award winners will generate and share evidence-based knowledge to support young children and their families, advancing the Centre’s objective to help all children get the best start in life.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill University has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published across five papers.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
As U.S. President Donald Trump reiterates the U.S. interest in taking control of Greenland, various NATO allies, including possibly Canada, are preparing to send troops to the Danish territory as an expression of solidarity.
These McGill experts are available to comment:
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
January 19, 2025 | In Policy Magazine, Kyle Matthews argues that while Donald Trump poses a serious threat to Canada's economic security and sovereignty, turning toward China as a counterweight is a dangerous mistake. Matthews, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Montréal Institute for Global Security, contends that Beijing is not a neutral alternative to an unstable United States but a systemic authoritarian challenger that undermines democratic governance.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2026
January 14, 2026 | Cheryl Oates was recently appointed as the Interim Chief of Staff for British Columbia Premier David Eby.
As Interim Chief of Staff, Oates will act as the Premier's strategic right-hand, managing the Premier's office and coordinating government-wide policy and initiatives. She will be responsible for overseeing the office's operations and political staff to advance the government's goals and ensure the Premier's priorities are met across ministries.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2026
Director Jennifer Welsh joined The Herle Burly podcast to discuss the implications of Prime Minister Carney’s recent trip to China.
Welsh argues that while a “New World Order” is indeed emerging, the real question is what form it will ultimately take. She emphasized that U.S. foreign policy is undergoing a deeper shift that extends beyond Donald Trump, and that even with a potential administration change in Washington, a return to past models of U.S. leadership is unlikely.
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Published on: 19 Jan 2026
We’re excited to share that Professor Signy Sheldon appeared on CNN’s “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, where she discussed her research on memory, the brain, and how our past experiences shape who we are. In this engaging interview, Professor Sheldon offers insights into the science of autobiographical memory and why we remember certain moments more vividly than others.
Watch the show here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5HSEjYrMM
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Published on: 19 Jan 2026
McGill team aims to develop guidelines, tools, and policy insights that help software engineers work safely and effectively with AI-assisted coding systems.
A McGill research team is tackling one of AI’s fastest-moving challenges: how software developers can steer and safeguard code as AI systems become capable of writing large portions of software on their own.
Published on: 19 Jan 2026
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