When the province of Ontario ran an anti-tariff advertisement that featured voice-over from a 1987 speech by US President Ronald Reagan, it hit a little too close to home for current President Donald Trump. Trump threatened additional tariffs on Canada and demanded the ad campaign end. “If this was a sitcom, we’d be laughing, but it’s not,” says Preetika Joshi, Assistant Professor of Accounting at McGill Desautels.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
In the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has often looked dominant, even against some of the best batters in the world. Sam Greene (BCom’20, MMA’21) has helped them do it. A former varsity baseball player at McGill, Greene started out in baseball research for the Blue Jays and became an Assistant Pitching Coach in 2024. “Sam Greene is a geek, but many of the pitchers on this team are too,” said Chris Bassitt, a Blue Jays pitcher who has excelled as a middle reliever in the playoffs.
Published on: 4 Nov 2025
The Lin Centre Director, Catherine Lu, reflected on the Centre’s 10th anniversary, and shared her own thoughts on why and how we should argue, the importance of clear thinking and academic freedom, what to think about historic, structural and global justice, who broke international order, and how studying history helps us to understand the current moment and its challenges.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
Nerve injuries can have long-lasting effects on the immune system that appear to differ between males and females, according to preclinical research from McGill University.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
We are thrilled to announce that McGill iGEM has been named the 2025 Grand Prize Winner of the international iGEM competition.
Selected as the #1 iGEM team among 195 participating undergraduate institutions worldwide, McGill iGEM has once again brought home a first-place award after previously securing the top spot in 2023. This achievement places McGill iGEM among a group of only four teams globally to have won the Grand Prize more than once.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
There is a growing interest within the medical community in the use of psychedelic therapies to treat conditions ranging from depression and PTSD to anxiety and eating disorders. New research led by McGill University and published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has found that while adolescents under 18 might also benefit from these types of treatments, they have been excluded from current clinical research in the field due to ethical, legal and regulatory concerns.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
The Undergraduate Medical Admissions Office will provide reduced service from November 10 to 14, 2025, during our file verification period. During this time, emails and voicemails will be checked each morning and afternoon and we will prioritize responding to inquiries from individuals applying in the CURRENT admissions cycle for the MDCM & MDCM PhD programs. Please note that the office will be closed to visitors during this week.
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Published on: 4 Nov 2025
October 30, 2025 | Writing in Policy Magazine, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflected on the opening of the 2025 Max Bell Lecture in Calgary, featuring Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller. Drawing on Keller's book Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong, Wasif explored how weak governance and competing interests have eroded public trust in Canada's immigration system.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
We are proud to share that McGill iGEM has won the 2025 Grand Prize at the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition. This is their second global win and another incredible achievement for McGill!
The Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics is happy to have supported this outstanding team once again and congratulates all members on their remarkable success.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
As part of a new partnership with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), member doctors of Médecins francophones du Canada can now prescribe tickets to live performances.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Researchers at McGill University have identified bacteria that can indicate whether a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom is likely to be toxic, offering a potential water-safety early warning system. Blooms are becoming more frequent due to climate change, according to previous McGill research. They can produce various contaminants, known as cyanotoxins, that pose serious health risks to humans, pets and wildlife.
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Congratulations to Professor Alexander Manshel for being awarded The Barbara Perkins and George Perkins Prize!
2026 Perkins Prize Citation:
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Published on: 3 Nov 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said the leaders agreed to direct their officials to move quickly to resolve outstanding trade issues and irritants.
These McGill experts are available to discuss Canada-China trade relations:
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Published on: 31 Oct 2025
Hannah Derue is a PhD candidate in neuroscience in Dr. Ribeiro-da-Silva’s lab at the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics. She recently founded a research and development startup called PAin+ — an interdisciplinary venture that combines artificial intelligence and visual art to help individuals communicate about and manage chronic pain in novel ways.
McGill researcher teams up with U.S. art museum to enhance understanding of chronic pain
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Published on: 31 Oct 2025
Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2025 recent report. Employed people and students are among the fastest growing user groups, with food banks struggling to keep up with demand.
McGill experts are available to comment on this topic:
Published on: 30 Oct 2025
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