According to Study International, McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management is preparing graduates to thrive in a business landscape defined by data, speed, and global fluency.

Canada’s new trade deal with China will allow up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles to be imported each year. That accounts for about 10% of electric vehicle sales in the country.

Research by an interdisciplinary team from McGill University and Université Laval provides new insights into the links between social factors and cognitive health among aging adults.

While previous research had found positive correlations between specific measures of social connectedness and a variety of health outcomes, this study appears to have been the first to create profiles aggregating multiple social factors and to see how those correlated with cognitive health in older adults, the researchers said.

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January 23, 2026 | In Policy Magazine, Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about Mark Carney's Davos speech detailing the international system's rules-based order being near its end. He highlighted several key messages from the speech, which detail the weaponization of economic interdependence, the rise of isolationism, the collective bargaining of middle powers, and Canada's strategic position. 

A sudden restructuring in Quebec's healthcare system turned a planned class project into a live consulting challenge for students in MGPO 485: Emerging Technologies—Organizing and Societal Stakes. Midway through the semester, the government announced a merger between INESSS and INSPQ, forcing student teams to rapidly reassess their assumptions and adapt their strategic recommendations.

Microbes across Earth’s coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review from McGill University. 

What’s happening at the Douglas. Listen here

This woman was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder. It turns out she has a rare autoimmune disease instead. Read more

Montreal hospital hopes to prevent suicides in young people with video game’s help. Watch here

Finding potential danger signs in young brains. Read more

Extremely cold temperatures are expected to hit most of Canada this weekend due to an Arctic air mass. As well, a severe winter storm is forecast for large parts of the United States.

McGill experts are available to comment on various aspects of the situation:

In a bid to encourage housing construction, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has announced the city plans to loosen obligations for developers that were enacted by the previous administration. Her team has also identified 80 plots of land owned by the municipality that are available for mixed use and non-profit projects.

This McGill expert is available to comment Saturday, Jan 24 in the afternoon, or thereafter:

January 22, 2026 | Vincent Rigby spoke on KPFA to discuss the implications of U.S. interest in Greenland for Canada. Rigby noted that while the U.S. has a longstanding military presence in Greenland and could, in theory, seize it, such a move would raise serious questions for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

January 22, 2026 | Taylor Owen recently submitted a report to the Minister of AI and Digital Innovation with recommendations on democratic governance and safety in his capacity as a member of Canada's AI Strategy Task Force.

He emphasized online platforms' responsibility to inform consumers when using AI to generate material. He further discussed the significant harm that AI chatbots can inflict on young people, including manipulating users and spreading disinformation. 

January 20, 2026 | Vincent Rigby joined Global News to discuss Canada's military contingency plans amid the shifting relationship with the United States. Rigby said the Canadian Armed Forces routinely examines a range of threat scenarios, including those involving allies. Rigby noted that the very need to contemplate such scenarios shows how dramatically the global security environment has changed, and that it is time to reflect on Canada's place within it.

January 21, 2026 | Vincent Rigby recently spoke to the Montreal Gazette on the rising U.S. rhetoric under President Donald Trump, underscoring the need for Canada to strengthen its Arctic defences.

January 22, 2026 | As the federal Cabinet meets in Quebec City, Director Jennifer Welsh said ministers must move from broad commitments to concrete plans for diversifying Canada's trade and strengthening the economy. Amid rising geopolitical uncertainty, she emphasized the need to define what meaningful international partnerships will look like in practice.

McGill University engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and more adaptable robots that could be used in medical tools that gently move inside the body, wearable devices that change shape on the skin or smart packaging that reacts to its environment.

The Faculty of Law is delighted to announce it was again ranked as one of the world’s top universities at which to study law. The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings placed McGill 33rd worldwide.  

Since the law ranking was introduced in 2017, McGill has consistently featured in the global top 35. This year, 425 law schools around the world were ranked.