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91�� opens state-of-the-art greenhouse and research platform

valerie.mcleod@mcgill.ca — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 19:42:41 +0000

91�� has officially opened a new teaching greenhouse and advanced plant phenotyping facilities at its Macdonald Campus, marking a major investment in climate-focused agricultural education and research. Designed for hands-on undergraduate and graduate training, the sustainable greenhouse features controlled growing bays, teaching labs, tissue culture facilities and classrooms, giving students direct experience with modern, climate-smart production systems.

2026-2027 Registration period for all returning students in Law...

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:30 +0000

Registration period (with credit limit raised to 18) for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 for all returning students in the Faculty of Law.

Auditions for students wishing to take Music Ensemble courses...

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:31 +0000

Auditions for students wishing to take Music Ensemble courses. Please consult the Music website for details: http://www.mcgill.ca/music/ensembles/auditions

Orientation for Outaouais Med-P students...

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:29 +0000

Orientation for newly-admitted students to the Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM) program to the Outaouais Campus

Summer 2026 deferred examination period for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences...

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:35:45 +0000

Deferred examination period in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences for Winter 2026 courses.

NASA should build a biocontainment facility on the moon to protect Earth, researchers advise

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:24:52 +0000

A biocontainment facility designed to protect Earth from potentially hazardous biotic contaminants from space should be part of a planned NASA base on the moon, a policy paper maintains.

“Humanity is entering a new era of space exploration, but our planetary protection strategies have not kept pace with the risks associated with returning extraterrestrial samples to Earth,” said paper co-author Frederick I. Moxley, Director of Strategic Threat Analysis and Research Laboratories, an Idaho-based consultancy.

AES Researcher Daiva Nielsen Receives ASN's Mead Johnson Award

alexandra.diallo-scholler@mcgill.ca — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:24:10 +0000

Daiva Nielsen, Associate Professor in the School of Human Nutrition and Scientific Director of the Clinical Nutrition Research Unit (CNRU), has been selected to receive the Mead Johnson Award from the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the ASN Foundation.

Expert: Prediction markets coming to Canada

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:51:46 +0000

Wealthsimple is preparing to launch a new app this summer that will give Canadian retail investors limited access to prediction markets, where users can trade on the outcome of real‑world events – from interest rates to climate trends – through the U.S. platform Kalshi.

Pearl Eliadis on the values behind “Canada Strong” | Literary Review of Canada

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:56:49 +0000

May 29, 2026 | Pearl Eliadis associate professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, contributed an essay to the Literary Review of Canada warning that Canada must reinforce its "values infrastructure" as it pursues a "Canada Strong" agenda focused on defence and economic resilience.

A ‘bridge’ to bolstering research and clinical expertise

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:52:50 +0000

91��’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences is well known for its impact in Quebec, where its award-winning Service to the Community Program provides dental care to underserved groups throughout the Greater Montreal Area.

Though lesser known, the Faculty’s global impact is no less impressive, with a long history of training oral and maxillofacial surgical residents from the Middle East. Now, the Faculty is expanding its global footprint through a new research and clinical collaboration with Kuwaiti partners.

Digitization of centuries of Canadian weather records promises to improve climate understanding

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:07:04 +0000

Researchers have uncovered and digitized nearly two million 18th and 19th century weather observations from across Canada that offer new insights into how the country’s climate has changed over time.

The international project draws on handwritten records dating from 1768 to 1884. The data include temperature, precipitation, wind and detailed descriptions of such events as storms and floods.

Study yields new insights on what makes conversation engaging

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:43:01 +0000

What makes a speaker engaging? Both what is said and how it is said matter, but in different, complementary ways, a new study conducted at the 91�� School of Communication Sciences and Disorders has found.

When people try to sound “engaging,” they tend to speak more loudly and in a higher pitch, and this can lead listeners to evaluate them more positively, the researchers said. However, the study also reveals that the listener’s desire to extend a conversation depends mainly on interest in what the speaker has to say.

Orientation for Montreal Med-P students...

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:28 +0000

Orientation for newly-admitted students to the Med-P (PRE-MED-ADM) program to the Montreal Campus.

Experts: One in four Quebecers now unpaid caregivers

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:15:56 +0000

New data offer a snapshot of the scale of informal caregiving across Quebec and the people most likely to shoulder that responsibility.

More than one in four Quebecers aged 15 and over identify as informal caregivers, most supporting someone aged 65 or older. The findings show that women and adults aged 45 to 54 are more likely to take on these roles. They also highlight the reality that caregiving is often balanced with paid work, with most caregivers remaining employed.

Prativa Baral awarded CIHR’s STEPS Team Grant

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:30:47 +0000

CIHR funded team will create a new blueprint for public health emergencies: a pan-Canadian Civilian Emergency Reserve