How tapping into nurses’ full potential could ease health system strain

Published: 25 June 2025

As health care systems across Canada and beyond struggle with staff shortages, international experts are backing a promising strategy: expanding the role of advanced practice nurses.

Expert: Safeguarding data on sustainability and climate  

Published: 25 April 2025

As the U.S. government moves to erase large amounts of scientific data, including climate data, from its websites, researchers at McGill University in Montreal are helping the scientific community...

Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows

Published: 9 May 2025

Millions of kilometres of rivers around the world are carrying antibiotic pollution at levels high enough to promote drug resistance and harm aquatic life, a McGill University-led study warns....

Expert: Quebec summer forecast

Published: 28 May 2025

Quebec is in for a hot and humid summer, with above-normal temperatures, muggy nights and a heightened risk of violent storms, all resulting from a forecast “heat dome” over central North America,...

Airbus and McGill University are driving innovation in aerospace with an agreement for experiential learning and research 

Published: 16 June 2025

McGill University and Airbus, a world leader in aviation and aerospace, are pleased to announce the signing of a strategic collaborative agreement to foster innovation, training and research in...

Expert: Invasive aquatic plants in Quebec 

Published: 6 May 2025

With the arrival of boating season, biologists are raising alarms about the rapid spread of invasive aquatic plants in Quebec’s lakes and rivers. Species like water chestnut and Eurasian...

Biological markers for teen depression

Published: 22 May 2025

Using a novel lab method they developed, McGill University researchers have identified nine molecules in the blood that were elevated in teens diagnosed with depression. These molecules also...

Dragonfly study challenges traditional ideas about biodiversity conservation

Published: 12 June 2025

A study has found that the impact of climate change on an animal’s traits can begin much earlier than scientists previously thought – a discovery that could reshape how researchers and policymakers...

Sun safety declining in Canada amid rise in skin cancer cases

Published: 2 May 2025

Despite decades of public health messaging, Canadians are spending more time in the sun and using less sun protection – raising alarms among researchers as melanoma cases continue to climb....

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