Anja Geitmann begins term as inaugural Vice-President (Global Engagement)

Her mission is to advance McGill’s vision for global academic leadership by enhancing the University’s international presence and ties 

By Neale McDevitt, Editor, McGill Reporter

Anja Geitmann sees herself as a catalyst. 

“I’m here to connect the dots and to support collaborations between McGill and the rest of the world,” said Geitmann, who today began a five-year renewable term as the University’s Vice-President (Global Engagement). 

The size of your chocolate bars will scare you this Halloween—comments from Pascal Thériault

This Halloween, there may be a haunting fright in Montrealers' candy bowls: smaller chocolate bars and less treats in each candy bag.

The Montreal Gazette reports that this is driven by rising costs of key ingredients like cocoa and sugar have quietly pushed manufacturers to reduce product sizes to avoid alarming consumers, a strategy known as shrinkflation.

The impact of global warming on fall colors—interview with Prof. Benoît Côté

While climate change may not dictate the arrival of Fall colors, it does affect this phenomenon... and its eventual disappearance.

McGill students shine at the NAIDC: Progressive Dairy interviews Beatrice Neveu and Connor Velthuis

In April 2024, four McGill University students from the Macdonald Campus' Farm Management and Technology (FMT) program participated in the 2024 North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC).

More and bigger spiders noticeable in Montreal this fall, says Prof. Chris Buddle

As spooky decorations go up around Montreal this October, real spiders are also becoming more prevalent.

Migrating seabirds are bringing forever chemicals into the Arctic

New research from McGill graduate shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds flying from southern latitudes to the Arctic

Between March and May each year, 15 million black-legged kittiwakes gather from across the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to nest and breed on rocky Arctic cliffs—some making the journey from as far as Florida or North Africa.

Magic Mud Pots win a top award for Food Science students at Chicago food expo

McGill earned its second consecutive victory in the Smart Snacks for Kids category

By Stephanie Wereley for the McGill Reporter

McGill researchers awarded $5.5 million in CFI funding

Twenty McGill researchers have received infrastructure awards from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $5.5 million.  

These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.  

Saturday night sushi comes from the grocery store: Pascal Thériault comments

As consumers increasingly opt for ready-to-eat meals rather than going to restaurants, restaurants like Au pied de cochon are responding by expanding their grocery offerings.

The hidden climate cost: Food loss, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions

Professor Gordon Price from Dalhousie University and Professor Grant Clark from McGill University's Department of Bioresource Engineering study the hidden climate change costs of food loss and waste in Canada.

How McGill’s Sustainability Projects Fund improved campus life over the past 15 years

Have you ever used one of McGill’s water-bottle refill stations?

The little-known—and threatened—orcas of the North Atlantic

Anaïs Remili, PhD(AgEnvSc)'23, an ecotoxicologist and postdoctoral researcher, tracks contaminants that threaten the health of North Atlantic orcas. While Pacific orca populations are well studied, little is known about those that swim off the Canadian and European east coasts, and they are less protected.

Trying to protect agriculture and preserve antibiotics—interview with Prof. Jennifer Ronholm

A major issue associated with antimicrobial resistance is the overuse and potential misuse of antibiotics in agriculture.

Prof. Christopher Buddle: Mosquitos thriving in Quebec thanks to summer rainfall

Professor Christopher Buddle, an entomologist in McGill’s Department of Natural Resource Sciences whose research focuses on the biodiversity of insects and spiders, told the Montreal Gazette that the rain this summer has been particularly “good” for mosquitos.