Next week on Thursday March 26, Prof Margaret Kalacska is giving a public lecture at the Canadian Museum of Aviation (one of 3 speakers). The event will be streamed on Zoom.  More details available here: https://ingenium.ca/aviation/en/events/2026-kenneth-m-molson-lecture/

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We are delighted to announce that Marcin Sabok has been awarded the Ryll-Nardzewski Prize.

The prize was established to honour the great Polish mathematician Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski, and is awarded by the Ryll-Nardzewski Center at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The prize is for outstanding achievements in mathematics in areas related to the work of Ryll-Nardzewski.

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Tina Piper as Dean of the Faculty of Law at McGill University. Her five-year term will begin on April 1, 2026.

Professor Piper has been serving as Interim Dean of Law since winter 2025. In this important transitional role, she has led McGill Law with warmth, intellectual rigour, and a focus on cultivating both academic excellence and a strong sense of community.

On March 20, 2026, it was announced that Professor Marie-Hélène Pennestri will be appointed as McGill's new Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Associate Provost (Graduate Education). The McGill University Board of Governors approved both appointments at its meeting on March 19, 2026 and her five-year term will begin on July 1, 2026.

DNA to RNA (D2R) is seeking an Associate Director, Indigenous Health Research to lead the development and implementation of its Indigenous Strategy and Research Plan.

Reporting to the D2R Director of Administration, this role will support Indigenous-led health research, foster strong partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations, and ensure the integration of Indigenous knowledge across all aspects of research and training.

The position also oversees funding initiatives, training programs, and a team dedicated to community engagement.

As Quebec seeks to implement its Digital Health Record (DSN) project, concerns are emerging about translation errors and inefficiencies in the platform, resulting in ballooning costs and potentially severe delays to patient care.

A McGill expert is available to comment on this topic:

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve and streamline McGill’s digital experience, the McGill app will be retired on May 4, 2026.

• As of May 4, 2026, the McGill mobile app will no longer be updated or available to download.
• If you currently use the app, please uninstall it from your device(s) before May 4, 2026.

McGill services currently accessed through the app will continue to be available through McGill’s web-based platforms.

A McGill University-led study has found that humans share acoustic preferences with other species, at least when it comes to animal calls. The results provide experimental evidence that shared sensory processing mechanisms may shape aesthetic judgments of sound.

World Happiness Report 2026, released Thursday, ranks countries based on survey data of self-reported life satisfaction. Canada, once in the Top 10, has fallen to 25th, extending a decade-long decline. The report also links heavy social media use to a marked drop in well-being among young people, particularly among teenage girls.

McGill University has an expert who can comment on this topic:

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard is presenting his 2026-2027 budget today, March 18.

These McGill experts are available to comment:

Julian Karaguesian, Faculty Lecturer, Department of Economics, can speak about budgetary issues, as well as wider fiscal and economic policy issues.

Julian.karaguesian [at] mcgill.ca (English, French, German)

The Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP) invites applications for one tenure-track appointment in School/Applied Child Psychology (SACP) at the rank of Assistant Professor. 

Five researchers from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) are leading innovative new projects that have received major funding from Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Innovation Fund. They will be funded for a total of $14.5 million, part of $42 million going to McGill University scientists.

 The MUHC libraries & the Department of Clinical Nutrition Services want to help you stay informed about proper diet and nutrition. We’re happy to help you search for and identify reliable information, whether online or through books! We will be at the different sites on the following dates:

Ayant su répondre à des critères rigoureux de disponibilité des produits, d’intégration de politiques et de sensibilisation, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald sont reconnus ensemble pour la première fois 

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Downtown and Macdonald campuses recognized together for first time; meet rigorous criteria in product availability, policy integration and education

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The functional health of Canadian adults has declined over the past decade, according to a new Statistics Canada report. Since 2015, the number of Canadians reporting very good to perfect health dropped from about 69 per cent to 56 per cent. Using a measurement that covers eight dimensions of health, the report finds the decline is driven mainly by worsening emotional health and a ris

A new injectable gel developed by researchers at McGill University and Kyoto University could enable stem cell-based treatments for swallowing disorders.

While stem cells have the potential to repair damaged swallowing muscles, ensuring their survival after injection has been a major challenge. In a preclinical study published in Biomaterials, the new approach improved stem-cell survival by more than five times compared with traditional methods.