Chemistry professor Eric McCalla awarded Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future grant
Eric McCalla, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has received a Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) grant, a joint program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
McGill physicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields
Researchers in McGill’s Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric fields, offers scientists unprecedented control over how DNA behaves in real time, creating the opportunity for faster, more precise molecular analysis that could improve diagnostics, genome mapping and the study of disease-related molecules.
Expert: Ocean floor temperature increases
The 2025 Ocean State Report from the Copernicus Marine Service, a European Union ocean monitoring organization, has found that sea floor temperatures off the coast of Nova Scotia have risen at twice the rate of surface temperatures over 30 years.
Professor Courtney Paquette featured in SIAM news (2025)
Professor Courtney Paquette from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is featured in SIAM News—the journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The publication showcases the state of the art in applied mathematics, computational science, and data science, while highlighting real-world applications of mathematical research.
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.
Registration for the 2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions is Now Open
Registration for the 2025 SCERT Conference on Neurodevelopmental Conditions is now open, including for the poster session. The conference will take place on Friday, November 14th, 2025, at the Plaza Centre-Ville in downtown Montreal. Please feel free to share the news with your colleagues, students, and community!
New Resource for Early Childhood Emotion Regulation and Anxiety Management
The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development, in collaboration with McGill EMHR, is pleased to present a new resource, "Tantrums and more: Practical strategies for healthy emotion regulation development in early childhood”. These resources are designed for professionals and caregivers working with young children, providing evidence-based strategies to aid children’s emot
Experts: Economic impact of Quebec housing crisis
According to a report by Quebec researchers studying social inequalities, Quebec’s economy lost $4.2 billion in 2021 due to the ongoing housing crisis — a figure the authors say is likely even higher in 2025.
Manque de logements adéquats : quels coûts sur la prospérité économique? is the first publication in a larger research project conducted by the Observatoire des inégalités du Québec with several partners.
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:
Opportunity for university students in Canada to join an online study
Valuing the SELf: A Study on the Effectiveness of a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Promoting the Mental Health of University Students (REB #: 25-04-069)
Schulich Leaders pursue passion for STEM
As a CEGEP student, Daniel Wei captained his college robotics team to victories with a dodgeball-throwing robot and a biodegradable soil sensor for farmers.
He and a peer also earned a bronze medal at a science and technology fair for their research on biomechanical processes involved in developing artificial intestines.
CBC Radio Interviews Sheryl Smith-Gilman about the Proposed Bill 21 Expansion
Bill 21, Québec’s law banning public employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work, is at risk of being expanded in a way that would extend the restrictions further into areas that may affect early childhood education and daycare settings. CBC's Sean Henry of Daybreak Montreal looks at the potential impacts on staffing and children’s educational environment, including an interview with McGill Education's Dr.
Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers/ Perception du bilinguisme chez les travailleurs de première ligne au Québec
Perception of Bilingualism (PoB) among Québec Frontline Workers (Funded by FRQSC Team Grant to Montréal Bilingualism Initiative, MoBI)(REB# 25-04-118)
Marco Carone receives prestigious 2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health
Dr. Marco Carone, a former McGill undergraduate student in Probability and Statistics, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health.
The Science of Studying: How Understanding Your Brain Can Boost Academic Success
by Jasmine El-SawafWhat if the key to studying smarter wasn’t about what you learned, but how you learned it? At McGill, the Office of Science Education’s (OSE) neuroscience-based program SciLearn is helping students in the Faculty of Science do just that.