McGill Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology researcher Michelle Smith has been helping to advance the development of what stands to be the first Inuit-led CEGEP diploma program delivered in Nunavik: the Arts, Literature and Communications (ALC) North Diploma of College Studies (DCS).


Desautels welcomed the first-ever cohort of the Master of Management in Finance (MMF) Luxembourg programme during their orientation at the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce on August 22.


The Department of Bioengineering is thrilled to announce that one of our undergraduate students, Canyu Wu, is the second recipient of the Claudette-MacKay-Lassondre Excellence Scholarship! This prestigious award recognizes exceptional achievements from a young woman in an Engineering program.
Canyu's drive and commitment to improving women's health is inspiring. A huge thank you to the Order of the White Rose and the MacKay-Lassonde family for supporting Canyu!
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Meta Platforms will pay up to $18 billion to settle lawsuits in various U.S. states and territories alleging its platforms were designed to make children and teens addicted to them, while at the same time collecting information about them. It will also establish various safeguards for young users of Facebook and Instagram, including limits to the hours that they can spend online each day.

The Department of English would like to honor our esteemed faculty members who have retired this year: Ken Borris (Literature), Catherine Bradley (Drama and Theatre), Nathalie Cooke (Literature), Marianne Stenbaek (Literature) and Paul Yachnin (Literature, Drama and Theatre). We would like to highlight the invaluable contribution that they have made to the Department over the years and we wish them the best for the chapter ahead.

Professor Tomislav Friščić will return to the Department of Chemistry as one of McGill University’s six inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada.

27 August 2026 – Chloé Arson, Tomislav Friščić, Julie Lockwood, Sameer Sonkusale, Phillip Zamore and Ethan Zuckerman have been named McGill University’s inaugural Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada. Supported by $52 million in federal funding awarded to the University over eight years, these appointments build on McGill’s established strength in health, sustainability systems and public policy research.

Election to the CAHS is among the highest honours in Canada’s health sciences community
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) is proud to celebrate the election of three of its distinguished researchers to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS): Dr. Edward Fon, Director of The Neuro, Professor Michael Petrides, and Professor Robert Zatorre.
Youth mental health model shifts care to community settings. Read more
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Congratulations to Professor Xin Zhao, Distinguished James McGill Professor in the Department of Animal Science at McGill University, on being named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.
Election to academy is one of the highest honours in the Canadian health sciences community, marking individuals for their leadership, expertise, and sustained contributions to his field.
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'There is an increase in distress,' why are more youth calling the Kids Help Line. Watch here

Trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. fell apart over the weekend, as 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on almost $ 30 billion worth of Canadian goods came into effect, and the Canadian government announced there would be retaliatory tariffs.
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