A rock featuring a white calcite vein in a rare ‘petal’ formation has been extracted from the construction site of the future McGill Sustainability Park.
Attached to a chunk of grey stone, the full rock is the approximate size of a microwave. It was discovered by construction workers north of Pine Avenue.
On July 8, 2026, McGill University and the Confederation of Faculty Associations of McGill (COFAM) held a scheduled bargaining session. During the meeting, the parties continued discussions on a number of collective agreement articles and exchanged views on outstanding issues. The parties reached agreement in principle on two articles and made progress in discussions on several others. A number of matters remain under discussion and will be addressed at future bargaining sessions. The next bargaining session is scheduled for August 5, 2026.
Professor Parisa A. Ariya was selected as the recipient of the 2025 Patterson Distinguished Service Medal, an award widely regarded as the most prestigious Canadian distinction recognizing exceptional contributions to meteorology. Meteorology is a broad discipline within the atmospheric sciences and encompasses several specialized research areas, including atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, dynamic meteorology, hydrology, climatology, and climate change. The award consists of a formal citation, a framed letter, and a gold medal.
There is an outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States. The foodborne illness, caused by the cyclospora parasite, is characterized by relapsing digestive symptoms, such as explosive diarrhea.
The parasite is linked to contaminated fruits, vegetables and crop water, as well as unsanitary washroom facilities for agricultural workers.
McGill experts are available to comment on this topic:
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ORIGINAL MESSAGE posted on July 14, 2026:
IT Services will upgrade McGill’s Data Center firewall on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.
This change is not expected to impact Internet access. However, users may experience brief interruptions when accessing systems hosted in the McGill Data Center.
To all Finance users,
The month of June 2026 is closed. You may pick up your Minerva Financial Statements by logging into Minerva via https://horizon.mcgill.ca/minerva
This link will bring you directly to the Finance (Fund) Administration Menu >> Financial Statements menu option.
IT Services is preparing for a required upgrade to Banner INB and Minerva, the University's administrative system for student records and finance. Upgrading our systems on a regular basis is a fundamental activity that McGill University does to ensure we get the most functionality and security out of our tools and systems.
The downtime for the upgrade is scheduled to start on Saturday, July 11, 6:00 PM and end on Sunday, July 12, 3:00 PM.
Please note that MORSL will be closed on Fridays from July 3-August 14 inclusive. We remain open on campus Monday-Thursday, from10am to 4pm, and our website has tons of resources you can access any time!
Additionally, MORSL and all Student Services units are closed on July 16 for a staff event.
A single monitoring network developed by McGill, Natural Resources Canada, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Dalhousie University researchers can simultaneously track earthquakes, water behaviour, human activity and whales, providing a comprehensive picture of what’s happening in, under, and at far distances from the water.
The researchers’ experimental network, installed in the Lower St. Lawrence, detected twice as many earthquakes as the National Earthquake Monitoring System, while also capturing whale calls, ship noise, tidal activity and mining blasts.
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has awarded 122 McGill research projects funding from its Discovery Grants competition for a total investment of $30 million. The Discovery Grants program is NSERC's largest and longest-standing program. Discovery Grants support ongoing projects with long-term goals, providing researchers with the flexibility to explore the most promising avenues of research as they emerge.
Two McGill Faculty of Education researchers were among the Discovery Grant recipients:
The Faculty of Law is pleased to announce that Professor Jeff Kennedy and Professor Jennifer Raso were promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Their promotions were effective June 1, 2026 and June 1, 2025, respectively.
A shift to cleaner transportation could prevent more than 3,600 premature deaths in Montreal and Toronto by reducing ultrafine particle pollution, finds a new study led by McGill researchers.
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are microscopic pollutants produced in large quantities by vehicle exhaust. Because of their small size, they can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream and may contribute to serious health problems such as heart and lung disease.
Deadly Montreal shooting renews warnings of manosphere and extremist ideologies. CTV News
Pourquoi certains critiquent le succès d’Angine de poitrine? Radio-Canada Odhio
