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McGill researchers win prestigious NFRF 2024 grant to transform public engagement with AI

10 Jan 2026

A team co-led by Prof. Jiangbo Yu, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at McGill University, and Prof. Sameer Borwankar, Assistant Professor of the Desautels Faculty of Management, has been...

Facilitating dialogue in the classroom: Insights from Renee Pellissier’s approach to teamwork and student engagement

3 Mar 2026

Creating a classroom environment where students feel comfortable engaging in dialogue—whether in whole class discussions or small group activities—is essential for meaningful learning. Yet, many...

McGill researchers create shapeshifting materials that could power the next generation of soft robots

29 Jan 2026

McGill University engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and...

McGill researchers build the best light-powered, room-temperature computer yet

13 Feb 2026

McGill and Queen’s University researchers have built an improved version of a computer that uses light to solve extremely hard problems more quickly and at larger scale than existing systems,...

Making solar power’s land use more efficient

25 Feb 2026

As solar energy rapidly is becoming the world’s largest renewable power source, new research from McGill University offers a clearer picture of how much land that growth could require and how...

Launch of the Donald Mordell EUS Teaching Excellence Award

5 Feb 2026

The Faculty of Engineering is pleased to announce the launch of the Donald Mordell EUS Teaching Excellence Award. Established in 2025 by Don Nilson, the award honours the memory of his father‑in...

New light-triggered microneedle patch could make IVF hormone delivery painless and automated

7 Jan 2026

A McGill University research team has developed a painless, automated way to deliver in vitro fertilization (IVF) hormones using a light-activated microneedle patch, an innovation that could ease...

McGill iGEM win Grand Prize at the 2025 iGEM Jamboree

11 Nov 2025

We are thrilled to announce that McGill iGEM has won the 2025 Grand Prize at iGEM Jamboree, the world’s leading student competition in synthetic biology. This marks the second time in just 3 years...

New Faculty Member Fall 2025

3 Nov 2025

The Faculty of Engineering welcomed a new professor this semester:   F. Albert Liu Associate Professor Civil Engineering

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