Young Athletes are Not Above the Law
Professor Gordon Bloom, Director of McGill's Sport Psychology Laboratory, was interviewed by CHCH-TV about the felony assault charges against Gavin McKenna who was seen as Canada's rising hockey star and top NHL 2026 draft prospect. "What we have to remind young people is that they're not invincible and they're not above the law," said Bloom.
Program helps future teachers to manage their stress and their emotions
What is the best way to prepare future teachers for the emotional challenges they will face as they pursue their careers?
That’s the question that led McGill’s Faculty of Education to make well-being in education a strategic priority and create the Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers Program (RESST), with the support of the Rossy Foundation.
KPE PhD Candidate Cyrille Mvomo Honored with IEEE-EMBS BHI 2025 Best Paper Award and NSF-EMBS-Google NextGen Scholar Recognition
Cyrille Mvomo achieved an outstanding double recognition at the IEEE-EMBS Biomedical and Health Informatics (BHI) Conference held October 26-29 in Atlanta, GA, USA. BHI is one of the world’s leading venues in digital health research.
Best Paper Award (Third Place) — for his paper “Monitoring Parkinson’s Disease In-the-Wild”.
Congratulations to Siobhan Henderson for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation
Siobhan Henderson successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie 304 on December 4th, 2025.
The title of her thesis: "Understanding and Exploring Coaches’ Perspectives of Mental Health in Competitive Sport in Canada"
Oral Defence Comittee: Dr. Gordon Bloom (Supervisor), Dr. Shane Sweet, Dr. Bruno da Costa, Dr. Lindsay Duncan, Dr. Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, Dr. Krista Chandler
Education Researcher Receive John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) Funding
Thirty-two McGill research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million. These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.
Two Faculty of Education researchers received funding for their innovative work:
Education's President's Prize Winners for Teaching Excellence
Celebrating excellence in the classroomPresident’s Prize honours educators who ‘inspire curiosity, nurture talent and prepare our students to thrive in a complex world'
At the afternoon Fall Convocation ceremony on October 14, McGill awarded the President’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching to four outstanding educators, half of whom were Faculty of Education instructors.
OFNIE Turns 50! Celebrating First Nations and Inuit In-Community Teacher Education
McGill marks 50 years of training First Nations and Inuit teachers in their languages and communities Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) works collaboratively with communities to co-create and deliver programsDerek Hayes, a member of the Gesgapegiag Mi’gmaq First Nation, is pursuing his Bachelor of Education with McGill’s Office of First Nations and Inuit Education (OFNIE) while studying in Eeyou Istchee, the Cree territory in Northern Quebec.
Funding Opportunity for Graduate Student-Led Initiatives
Graduate students in the Schulich School of Music, Faculties of Arts, Law, or Education are eligible for up to $1500 in funding for student led initiatives at McGill that address one or both of the following:
