Douglas Hospital flooding causes major setback for leading Alzheimer’s and mental health researchers. Global News

‘This is a crisis’: Around 100 research projects halted at Douglas Institute after labs damaged by flooding. CityNews

Horaire atypique : comment optimiser le sommeil? Lire ici

Hippocampus does more than store memories: it predicts rewards, study finds. Read more

«On voit beaucoup d'enfants de 10 ans»: des centres de pédopsychiatrie débordés à Québec et à Montréal pour les crises suicidaires. Lire ici

Meet Dr. Lena Palaniyappan: 2025 Royal‑Mach‑Gaensslen Prize for Mental Health Research Award Winner. Watch here

Quebec advocates warn of femicide crisis after Brossard murder-suicide. Global News

Domestic violence is rising in Quebec: Can taking care of men save women’s lives? CTV News

Hausse marquée des psychoses chez les jeunes, inquiétudes quant au cannabis. Lire ici

Pourquoi la santé mentale des jeunes se détériore, constats et pistes d’avenir. Écoutez ici

IT Services is preparing for a required upgrade to Banner INB and Minerva, the University's administrative system for student records and finance. Upgrading our systems on a regular basis is a fundamental activity that McGill University does to ensure we get the most functionality and security out of our tools and systems.

The downtime for the upgrade is scheduled to start on Saturday, February 14, 8:00 AM and end on Sunday, February 15, 23:59 PM.

A McGill-led study on the role played by shame in the continuing trauma suffered by survivors of childhood sexual abuse indicates that addressing shame should be a focal point of treatment. Clinicians should use strategies that normalize disclosure, validate survivors’ feelings and integrate shame-resolution techniques into their therapy plans, the researchers suggested.

February 9, 2026 | In Policy Options, MPP'25 Graduates Kiran Gill and Gabriel Blanc examine how Canada's tax and benefit system affects young adults and outline a proposal for a Youth Employment Supplement (YES) to the Canada Workers Benefit. Building on research from the Policy Lab on building wealth for young Canadians, they explore how a targeted supplement for workers aged 19-29 could support employment and improve economic security for younger Canadians.

As Deloitte rewrites job titles for more than 180,000 U.S. employees, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, says the shift reflects broader pressures facing Canadian employers as AI transforms workplace responsibilities.

McGill celebrated an exciting milestone with the launch of the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL), a bold new initiative led by Dr. Joanne Liu (IMHL’14) to transform how we prepare for future global health challenges. Designed to bring worldclass science and leadership together, PERL is accelerating innovation in crisis readiness—from pandemics and climate driven emergencies to the growing threat of disinformation.

Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, says Canadian organizations implementing AI without strategic workforce planning are doing layoffs with extra steps, because they're losing expertise, and they're not really planning for what's going to come after.

Professor Patrick Augustin addressed the critical gap between technical risk analysis and executive decision-making at the ALRiM-GARP Banking Risks Conference in Luxembourg in January. Speaking alongside regulators and industry leaders, Augustin argued that risk managers must develop strong communication skills to translate complex metrics into actionable insights for boards and senior leadership.

In an office environment, AI can perform many of the tasks that have traditionally been done by interns and junior employees. While that might seem like an efficiency gain, companies could lose out in the long run. The introduction of AI creates an inverse-pyramid within companies, according to Simon Blanchette, a management lecturer at McGill Desautels.

In January, trade relations between Canada and China began to thaw, when the two countries reached an agreement on several longstanding trade irritants.

Canada committed to lowing tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to 6.1% for 49,000 units annually, while China agreed to reduce tariffs on canola, seafood and peas, unlocking billions in agricultural exports.

A surge of reports about loosened lug nuts on vehicles across Quebec has raised alarm among drivers and authorities, with some linking the dangerous trend to a resurfacing social mediamedia “lug nut challenge.” Emmanuelle Vaast, professor of information systems at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, warns that even minimally viral trends can become dangerous.

Relatively few job candidates negotiate the terms of their employment, often because they fear losing the offer. Yet surveys show recruiters are open to negotiation, and it is rare for employers to withdraw an offer because a candidate attempted to negotiate. “A common mistake is to negotiate on salary alone or to present multiple terms as non-negotiable conditions for acceptance,” says Jean-Nicolas Reyt, an Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at McGill Desautels.

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