Are you a leader in your program, your community, campus group or association?
Are you interested in pursuing a master’s degree at McGill next year?
You can apply now for the 2026 cohort of McCall MacBain Scholars at McGill, Canada’s largest leadership-based scholarship program for master’s and professional studies. This program brings together students who engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles.
The Faculty of Education is hosting three research presentations by Canada Research Chair candidates as part of a special open call for First Nations, Inuit and Métis applicants in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. See the schedule below and consider participating in these enlightening opportunities for learning and connecting:
Nicole Lugosi-Schimpf, PhD
PhD student in Human Development (Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology), Shubhangi Bhardwaj, was announced as a recent recipient of Dr. Gauri Shankar Guha Award for International Development Education! Bhardwaj was also awarded the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) International Peace Scholarship for Women for the year 2025.
The City of Montreal begins major work on the McTavish water pumping station; a section of Doctor Penfield Avenue will close to traffic until 2033.
On July 30, McGill University and the MUHC put out the story, "Montreal Researchers use AI and Wearable Sensors to Detect Inflammation Before Symptoms Appear", featuring ground-breaking collaborative research by Dennis Jensen, PhD, Dr. Emily McDonald, and Amir Hadid, PhD. The study shows that by analyzing biometric data from wearable technology (i.e.
Montreal, July 30, 2025 – Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (The Institute) and McGill University points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.
Rachelle Aucoin successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 - Tassone on July 14, 2025.
The title of her thesis:
"Cool Air, Clear Relief: Exploring the Mechanisms and Utility of Fan-to-Face Therapy for Management of Exertional Breathlessness in Chronic Lung Disease "
Oral Defence Comittee:
Dr. Dennis Jensen (Supervisor), Dr. Jenna Gibbs, Dr. Dina Brooks, Dr. Celena Scheede-Bergdahl and Dr. Daniel Fortin-Guichard.
🚀 FREE Coaching & Career Program for McGill students & alumni led by Peter Balyta, PhD(07), BEd (94), President of Texas Instruments – Ed Tech
As the Ombudsperson for Students, Dr. Limin Jao (she/her) provides an independent, impartial, and confidential service through which students may seek equitable and informal resolution of any University-related concern. The Ombudsperson may also, where appropriate, review University policies, guidelines, and procedures affecting students, make recommendations for change, and promote discussion of student-related concerns across the University.
The DNA to RNA Initiative (D2R) at McGill University has awarded $400,000 to four projects that aim to bring RNA-based innovations closer to clinical and commercial reality, including vaccines and therapies for rare and infectious diseases.
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It's an exciting time for women in sports: the Northern Super League just kicked off in Canada, the Professional Women's Hockey League is expanding and the thriving WNBA posted its highest attendance in 22 seasons.
Kiana Kishiyama remembers feeling scared when, at the start of her first undergraduate class in beginner’s Mandarin, her teacher looked at her and said, “You need to speak to me after class.”
“And I’m like, what, I’m in trouble already?”
It turned out that the teacher believed that Kishiyama, who was adopted from China by a Canadian couple, was just being modest about her language skills.
We are proud to announce that Nanre Nafziger, DISE, is a 2025 National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Her research topic is Contestations for Nigerian History Education in Primary and Secondary Schools: from Colonialism to Neocolonialism. This year, the selection committee, comprised of leading scholars in education research, selected 25 fellows from an extremely competitive pool of 270 education scholars.
The Faculty of Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pengfei Zhao, from the Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), as the Academic Director for Global Engagement.
Media personality and suburban City Councillor Mike Cohen featured the book "Dare to Win" in his Meet Your Local Authors series. KPE Chair Dr. Gordon Bloom and professional basketball coach and KPE alumna, Chantal Vallée, were interviewed in this segment for the Eleanor London Library.
