When writer and filmmaker Elle Flanders talks about carrying on her mother’s work, she describes it simply: “I’m Part B to my mother’s Part A.” Kappy Flanders (1938-2020), governor emerita of McGill University, spent much of her later life helping to establish palliative care as a recognized field in Canada. Her daughter Elle, a filmmaker, and Elle’s sisters Judith and Susan Flanders, are carrying that […]

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In a quest to mitigate global warming, Oliver Fernie came to McGill to work on metal fuels with Professor Jeff Bergthorson 

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$2.5M prize will fuel groundbreaking project to build AI models that capture the uniqueness of individual minds, potentially advancing mental health care 

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Event could inspire people to think more broadly about bikes as part of everyday life, McGill’s own local cycling legend says

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Annual gathering honours Indigenous culture and traditions through music, dance, food and shared experience

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Sustainability Projects Fund helps protect herbarium and entomological museums at Macdonald Campus, preserving these valuable resources for future generations

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Staff have taken on an ambitious list of initiatives, with more to come

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Fred Headon is motivated by a decades-long attachment to the University

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New Fellows recognized for contributions spanning cancer, neuroscience, surgery, ethics, oral health, infectious disease and environmental sciences 

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Design contest open to Indigenous students at the University will showcase their talent and creativity, help build community

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Award recognizes his almost five decades of sustained engagement in Quebec's public life and commitment to education and civic participation 

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A task force is asking the entire McGill community to submit ideas for making more comprehensive use of Macdonald Campus

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Six concerts will highlight the breadth of talent at the Schulich School of Music

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One of the foremost scholars of Islamic philosophy, he will pursue his work on 11th-century philosopher and physician Avicenna

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McGill’s 2026 cohort includes President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini, recognized for his leadership in building stronger and more innovative Canadian universities, and championing their vital role 

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After broad consultations to ensure all perspectives were considered, recommendations are to be presented to the President and Senate in October

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Speech at Mac Sept. 21will be one of many events on McGill campuses Sept. 18-30

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2025 Nobel Prize-winning economist and McGill alumnus will speak Oct. 22

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The newly renovated music hall includes significant accessibility and inclusivity improvements both for audience members and performers

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Surveys, focus groups and forums will be held to solicit input from students, faculty, staff and alumni

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