The Faculty of Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Adrian Liu as Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Equity.  

He began his five-year term on July 15, succeeding Biology Professor Laura Nilson in this role following her recent appointment as Chair of the Department of Biology. 

Supporters of losing parties express more distrust of their fellow citizens after elections than do supporters of winning parties, a new study has found, with voters who more strongly disliked rival parties showing even greater distrust.

July 26, 2026 | Anna Jahn argues in a Globe and Mail op-ed that Canadian universities are failing students by treating AI as a cheating problem rather than a defining redesign challenge. She calls for a deliberate split between "cloister" courses that shield deep learning from AI and "starship" courses that teach students to use the most capable systems well. Without broader institutional leadership, Jahn warns, only wealthy universities will make the shift, turning deep thinking into "a luxury good."

July 21, 2026 | Nicholas King has co-authored a new BMJ article, "Artificial intelligence as a new commercial determinant of health," led by Itai Bavli (UBC). The paper proposes a new analytical framework to help identify how commercial actors are using AI to shape health behaviours and the flow of health information. The authors argue that AI is making commercial influence more targeted and harder to detect, from personalised chatbots to algorithm-driven social media feeds.

The Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded $14 million to 62 McGill-led projects, including one Partnership Grant, four Partnership Development Grants, and 57 Insight Grants.  Among the recipients of new Partnership Development grants is the Faculty of Education's Associate Dean, Strategy and Transformation and Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies, Prof. Joseph Levitan.

A new study by a team of McGill researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

A new study by a team of McGill researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.

Their paper, published in Translational Research, provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of how quitting smoking affects the human lung at the cellular level.

The School of Information Studies is pleased to announce that our PhD student Pepper Wang's research project Navigating Personal Reflection and Self-Disclosure with Generative AI Chatbots in Later Life has been selected for 2026 BMO Responsible AI Fellowship. The BMO Responsible AI Fellowships, the result of a gift from BMO Financial Group in 2021, supports undergraduate and graduate students in all McGill faculties pursuing research in responsible artificial intelligence. 

Congratulations Pepper!

Parmi les thèmes abordés : l'autonomisation des jeunes par les jeux vidéo et l'éducation à l'entrepreneuriat en Inde

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Low-intensity green lighting in refrigerated storage can slow spoilage in leafy greens, helping maintain their appearance and nutritional value, according to a new study from McGill University.

“We found that something as simple as changing the light in refrigerated storage may help fresh produce stay fresher for longer,” said Shafieh Salehinia, lead researcher and affiliate member in the Biomass Production Lab, headed by Prof. Mark Lefsrud.

Low-intensity green lighting in refrigerated storage can slow spoilage in leafy greens, helping maintain their appearance and nutritional value, according to a new study from McGill University.

“We found that something as simple as changing the light in refrigerated storage may help fresh produce stay fresher for longer,” said Shafieh Salehinia, lead researcher and affiliate member in the Biomass Production Lab, headed by Prof. Mark Lefsrud.

Estimates of ordinary matter in the universe exceed the amount observed in stars and galaxies, leaving much of it unaccounted for. Researchers from the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME)/Fast Radio Bursts Collaboration, including McGill University and MIT, have developed a new method to seek out this “missing” matter by combining galaxy locations with fast radio burst detections. A fast radio burst, or FRB, is an ultrabright, millisecond flash of radio waves emitted by extremely energetic phenomena in the distant universe.

The Desautels Faculty of Management has been ranked first in Canada for research output in the 2026 CHART-Index, a new standardized benchmark developed by the University of Calgary's Haskayne School of Business. More than 20 schools, including University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, are included in the benchmark.

New $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant launches global Timbre and Orchestration Network (TONE)

A major new international research collaboration led by McGill University’s Schulich School of Music is set to transform how music is created, studied and experienced across cultures.

Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India.

New $2.5M SSHRC Partnership Grant launches global Timbre and Orchestration Network (TONE)

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Une nouvelle subvention de partenariat de 2,5 millions de dollars du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada donne le coup d’envoi à un réseau mondial sur le timbre et l’orchestration

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