Genetic sequencing project receives more than $8 million in funding
A project led by Ziv Gan-Or, MD, PhD, at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University and Martine Tétreault, PhD, at Université de Montréal has received more than $8 million to sequence the genomes of 8,700 people, to map the role of genetics in neurological disorders.
Published: 18 March 2025Natural Resource Sciences grad students reduce lab plastic waste by nearly 50%
Single-use plastics are everywhere—but two McGill University researchers are redefining the norm and championing sustainability.
"Although plastic pollution wasn’t the main focus of our research, safeguarding water bodies is essential to our work, and we knew we had to address the disconnect between our values and laboratory practices."
Published: 18 March 2025Workday: Service restored
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Published: 17 March 2025
Ten new or renewed Canada Research Chairs awarded to McGill
On March 13, the Government of Canada, announced more than $308 million to advance science and research across the country. More than $153 million will support 179 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 38 research institutions.
Published: 17 March 2025Scaringi Lecture Series in Speech Language Pathology - Research Talk
Research Talk
Thursday April 3, 2025, 4:30 to 6:00 pm
2001 McGill College Ave. Room 606
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 places McGill’s Anatomy & Physiology 5th in the world
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 places McGill’s Anatomy & Physiology 5th in the world. More info can be found here: QS World University Rankings for Anatomy and Physiology 2025 | Top Universities.
Published: 17 March 202530th anniversary of the Civil code
By Aliya Behar
Published: 17 March 2025Expert: Tough times for many retailers
Hudson’s Bay Company was seeking court approval Monday to liquidate its business. Meanwhile, Forever 21’s U.S. operations have filed for bankruptcy (this does not affect Forever 21 stores in Canada).
This McGill professor can share his expertise on the subject:
Charles de Brabant, Executive Director, Bensadoun School of Retail Management
charles.debrabant [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Published: 17 March 2025Renewed Canada Research Chairs for two Faculty members
The Faculty of Law is delighted to share that Professor Sébastien Jodoin and Professor Aaron Mills were reappointed as Canada Research Chairs for a new five-year term.
Published: 17 March 2025Project to create AI model for ALS receives Génome Québec funding
A new project co-led by Thomas Durcan, PhD, Director of The Neuro's Early Drug Discovery Unit, and overseen by Mathilde Chaineau, PhD, the EDDU’s program manager, will receive $400,000 in support from Génome Québec. In partnership with Nardin Nakhla and Armstrong Murira from the Montreal-based company Simmunome, Durcan and Chaineau will develop a computational model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on which to test for new biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
Published: 17 March 2025Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli, who received a prestigious Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (205-2027 cycle)
Congratulations to Sabrina Romanelli, who received a prestigious Graduate Student Award from Parkinson Canada (205-2027 cycle). This competitive 2-yr $40,000 award was given to 11 exceptional doctoral trainees across Canada working on Parkinson’s disease. Sabrina’s project aims to elucidate the mechanism of PINK1 activation on damaged mitochondria via interactions with the translocation machinery. Her work will help us understand how Parkinson-associated genetic variants impair PINK1’s function.
Published: 17 March 2025Dre Cécile Rousseau, 98.5FM
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Published: 17 March 2025McGill24’s Next Decade of Impact Takes Flight
Achievements of clinicians and scientists recognized with King Charles III Coronation Medals
Five clinicians and scientists at The Neuro have been awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals in recognition of their contributions to our understanding of neurological disease. The Coronation Medal commemorates the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III as King of Canada. The medal is administered by the Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall.
Published: 14 March 2025
Mentorship Lunch: What's the next step?
What if career steering and planning did not have to wait until graduation?
Published: 13 March 2025Age-Appropriate Ways to Discuss the Trump Presidency
Professor and Canada Research Chair, Victoria Talwar, talks to Today's Parent magazine about addressing questions and concerns from kids about the Trump presidency. The article discusses age-appropriate ways to discuss what kids are hearing and seeing in the news and popular culture about Canada-US relations in addition to tips on teaching media literacy and critical thinking, promoting empathy and understanding, and empowering Canadian children to be informed citizens.
Excerpt from How To Explain The Trump Presidency To Canadian Kids by Jenn Cox:
Published: 13 March 2025Jennifer Welsh's Article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping
March 7, 2024 | Director Jennifer Welsh and Marie-Joëlle Zahar wrote a new article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping, which was published by Ethics and International Affairs. The authors discuss the challenges UN peace operations are facing and the rising expectations.
Published: 12 March 2025Tarifflation is already driving up consumer electronics prices
Tariffs impose costs on businesses who import goods, and when businessese pass those costs along to consumers, prices go up. This phenomenon is colloquially known as tarifflation, and in this tariff-happy economic moment, we are already seeing its effects. Acer—a Taiwanese electronics company—recently raised its prices, and attributed the price increases to tariffs.
Published: 12 March 2025Common household goods could be among those most affected by US tariffs
With the spectre of sweeping tariffs sending ripples through Canada’s economy, the prices of some goods will be much more affected than others. Cheaper household goods like shampoo and toiletries could be among those most affected, according to Saibal Ray, a Professor of Operations Management at McGill Desautels. Higher end goods will be less affected, Ray told the Toronto Star, as most of these goods are sourced outside of the United States.
Published: 12 March 2025Retaliatory tariffs are economically unwise, but politically expedient
With the United States both threatening and imposing tariffs, Canada has responded with counter-tariffs of its own. But could these measures do more harm than good?“Retaliatory tariffs are just a bad decision. They increase the prices that Canadian importers pay to bring goods into the country, and increase prices for consumers” says Vivek Astvansh, an Associate Professor of Quantitative Marketing and Analytics at McGill Desautels.
Published: 12 March 2025