Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin to retire from Supreme Court of Canada

Published: 14 June 2017

Tough on litigators who prattle on, famously reserved in person, McLachlin has a plain-speaking, often wry style in court. Yet those who know her speak of her easy laugh. McGill University law...

New theory on how Earth’s crust was created

Published: 5 May 2017

More than 90% of Earth’s continental crust is made up of silica-rich minerals, such as feldspar and quartz. But where did this silica-enriched material come from? And could it provide a clue in the...

Diabetes drug may help symptoms of autism-associated condition

Published: 15 May 2017

Metformin, the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, could potentially be used to treat symptoms of Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of intellectual disability and a cause of some...

Teaching practices could play an important role in preventing bullying

Published: 23 May 2017

Classrooms that encourage competition between students may inadvertently be creating settings where bullying is more likely to take place. That’s one of the conclusions that can be drawn from work...

$3 million for research to help farmers cut greenhouse gas emissions

Published: 13 June 2017

Two McGill University research projects aimed at helping farmers mitigate greenhouse gas emissions will receive nearly $3 million in funding from the Government of Canada, federal officials...

Essential medicines require essential diagnostics

Published: 13 June 2017

"In a welcome development, 40 years after publishing the first Essential Medicines List (EML), WHO is poised to begin the development of an Essential Diagnostics List (EDL). An EDL should help...

Former prime minister Paul Martin receives McGill University honorary degree

Published: 13 June 2017

Jamie Orchard speaks to Paul Martin after McGill University awarded the former prime minister an honorary doctorate recognizing his work after politics. Find out more: Global News

Data visualization experts say search trend maps are mostly bunk

Published: 9 June 2017

To Andrew Piper, a professor and director of the .txtLAB at McGill University in Montreal, that's another potential pitfall and danger of data visualizations like these: People read a lot into it. ...

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