L’événement a marqué le lancement du Cadre stratégique des relations internationales de l’Université ainsi que du Fonds pour initiatives stratégiques internationales

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The event marked the launch of the University’s Global Engagement Strategic Framework and its Strategic Initiatives Fund

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Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world. These McGill experts can comment on a wide range of topics related to AI.

Montreal, May 6, 2026 – Researchers from McGill University have introduced a groundbreaking new class of molecules that could significantly reshape drug discovery and development. The technology, called Aptamer‑Like ENcoded OligoMERs (Alenomers), combines the advantages of antibodies and DNA‑based therapeutics while overcoming key limitations of both.

Shout out to Prof Mallik Mahmud who is among the first cohort of early-career ocean researchers funded by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction & Response network's Early Career Researcher Award!

Les bourses sont attribuées à celles et ceux « qui osent emprunter des parcours atypiques et qui ont à cœur d’améliorer la vie des autres »

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Award goes to those ‘who dare to pursue unconventional paths and care deeply about improving the lives of others’ 

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Bintou Keïta (MBA ’26) has been recognized as one of Poets & Quants’ 2026 Best & Brightest MBAs.

Originally from Bamako, Mali, Keïta joined McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management after working as a project manager in geotechnical engineering at WSP.

McGill University's annual Bravo Gala takes place on Thursday, May 7, celebrating research excellence and recognizing faculty members and researchers who have received awards, memberships, and prizes over the past year. McGill Desautels is proud to celebrate three distinguished faculty members among this year's honourees: 

• Yolande Chan, Dean and James McGill Professor, 
  Information Systems - Fellow, Royal Society of Canada 

L’Université s’est associée à Planetair, fournisseur canadien de solutions de compensation carbone certifiées Gold Standard  

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The most recent Macdonald Scholarship Reception was held with a shared sense of honour and pride on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The occasion brought together members of the Macdonald community to celebrate both the excellence of its student awardees and the generosity of its donors, whose commitment continues to shape meaningful academic pathways.

As temperatures rise, gardeners across Canada are beginning to dig their hands in the dirt in the hopes of growing something green. McGill University experts are available to provide comment on this year’s gardening season.  

David Wees, Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Plant Science, can discuss the impacts of climate on garden plants, when to plant which crops, urban agriculture and food security.  

david.wees [at] mcgill.ca (English, French) 

Santé Québec will launch a new system of digital health records (Le Dossiers santé numérique) on May 9 in the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec and the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal.

McGill University experts are available to comment:

April 28, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis joined CBC's Radio Noon Quebec to discuss whether Canada should follow the United Kingdom in banning tobacco sales to anyone born after 2008. Eliadis frames the question as a Canadian Charter analysis: a generational ban would clearly restrict liberty, but the legal test under section 1 is whether that restriction is a "reasonable limit ...

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As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in investment management, Russ Goyenko, an associate professor of finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says the technology is likely to reshape how firms allocate work.

AI is increasingly being used to support research, idea generation and portfolio analysis across the industry. Goyenko suggests one likely consequence will be less demand for analysts, as AI takes over time-intensive tasks such as reviewing reports and earnings calls.

Rising jet fuel costs linked to the conflict in the Middle East helped push already-struggling Spirit Airlines to collapse, Karl Moore, an associate professor at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, told CTV News.

Moore said the discount carrier had faced financial trouble, but the sharp increase in aviation fuel prices left little room to absorb further shocks. The fallout is likely to reach beyond one airline.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposed Canada Strong Fund is not easily comparable to sovereign wealth models in Norway or Singapore, says Sebastien Betermier, an Associate Professor of Finance at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management.

Betermier says Norway’s fund is designed to invest resource revenues abroad and shield the domestic economy from oil price volatility, while Canada’s proposed fund appears focused on driving growth through domestic investment.