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Over 200 years of great education, excellent research, in service to society.
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The University Flag is lowered today, Jan. 14, 2026, in honour of Prof. John Gruzleski, Dept. of Mining & Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Paul Koosis, Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics, and Prof. Kohur Gowrisankaran, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Science.
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Four McGill studies made @quebecscience.bsky.social's Top 10 Discoveries of the Year 🔬🌍 Their topics range from prehistoric fossils to female fertility, highlighting the range of expertise at McGill.

Congratulations to the researchers behind this achievement!

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Jq
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in Toronto are not associated with long-term increases in local crime, McGill University researchers have found.

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5ob | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Campus is buzzing again. Welcome back to returning students and welcome in to new ones. 👋

Let’s make this semester unforgettable.
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Holiday cheer, delivered on four paws, spreading joy along the way 🐾✨ Warm wishes for a restful holiday season and a happy New Year.
Happy Holidays 🐶 Joyeuses fêtes
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December 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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As the exam period comes to a close, a well-earned break begins.
Wishing our students a restful holiday. ✨
Students walk along snow-lined main road toward the Arts building, bundled in winter coats and backpacks on a clear, sunny day.
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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McGill is recruiting top-tier researchers working abroad through the federally funded Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program, addressing global and national challenges. The first round is due in early 2026.

Learn more and submit your candidacy: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zh
McGill’s Arts Building on campus, featuring its stone façade and green dome, with the McGill flag raised and autumn foliage surrounding the building.
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Meet McGill’s e-soccer champion! 🎮⚽

By day, Mohamed Diop is working toward a master’s degree at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy. In his spare time, he’s living the dream as a professional gamer.

🔗 Read his story in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/5Zf
December 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Ebenezer Miezah Kwofie, Assistant Professor in Bioresource Engineering at McGill’s Macdonald Campus, has been awarded one of the eight science diplomacy chairs newly created by the @fondsrechercheqc.bsky.social.

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December 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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New evidence challenges understanding of Parkinson’s disease, helping explain why current treatments work and how they could be improved 🧠

@douglasresearch.bsky.social | @healthsciences.mcgill.ca | @mcgill.ca | @nature.com
New evidence challenges understanding of Parkinson’s disease
A McGill-led study is challenging a popular theory about how dopamine drives movement, a discovery that could shift how scientists think about Parkinson’s disease treatments. Published in Nature Neuro...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Snow days, circa 2000. ❄️

📷 McGill University Archives
🔗 Explore digitized yearbooks at yearbooks.mcgill.ca
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A new McGill study links exposure to fine air pollution particles with immune system changes that often precede autoimmune diseases, adding to evidence that air pollution affects more than heart and lung health. 🫁

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5kR | @healthsciences.mcgill.ca | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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A new international study led by McGill University shows that supplementing dairy cow diets with microencapsulated B-vitamins can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while increasing milk yield and quality.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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🏅 Congratulations to the McGill students awarded the 2025 McCall MacBain International Fellowships. The award supports a year of living, studying and working abroad, recognizing academic excellence, leadership and community engagement. Meet the Fellows: https://mcgill.ca/x/5k6
Grid of individual professional portraits showing McGill students awarded the 2025 McCall MacBain International Fellowships, photographed against a neutral background.
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Une équipe de recherche de @mcgill.ca a mis en évidence une fonction cérébrale qui aide à comprendre pourquoi le stress vécu pendant l’enfance accroît le risque de troubles métaboliques chez certaines femmes 🧠

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Une étude ouvre la voie au dépistage du syndrome métabolique à un plus jeune âge chez les femmes
Une équipe de recherche de l’Université McGill a mis en évidence une fonction cérébrale qui aide à comprendre pourquoi le stress vécu pendant l’enfance accroît le risque de troubles métaboliques chez ...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Apply now for the President’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media. 📣

The award honours McGill community members who share their knowledge with the media and the public, supporting McGill’s commitment to community engagement.

Deadline: Dec 31. 🔗 mcgill.ca/x/iyC
December 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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McGill chemistry researchers have developed a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices. 💡

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December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The McGill community honoured the fourteen young women lost at @polymtl.bsky.social🤍 On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we echo Dean Yargeau: “We must remember them, and their legacy should shape us.” https://mcgill.ca/x/itL
A memorial display outdoors in winter shows a framed photo collage of the fourteen women killed at École Polytechnique mounted on an easel in front of a stone wall covered in bare vines. Below it, several white roses wrapped in clear plastic are laid across a snow-dusted commemorative plaque. Snow covers the ground around the display. A group of students stand outdoors in winter clothing during a memorial ceremony. Each person holds a single white rose wrapped in clear plastic. They stand in a quiet line, looking ahead, with snow on the ground and campus buildings in the background. Dominique Bérubé (left) speaks into a microphone at McGill’s École Polytechnique memorial ceremony. She wears a beige knit hat, dark-framed glasses, black gloves, and a long dark coat with a white ribbon pinned to it. Beside her stands Viviane Yargeau, wearing a pink hat, sunglasses, and a long dark coat. Behind them, a framed photo collage of the fourteen women killed at École Polytechnique is displayed on an easel, with a stone wall and bare winter vines in the background. Snow covers parts of the ground.
December 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The University Flag will be lowered from December 5 until the morning of December 8 in honour of the 14 women murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989, and in solemn commemoration of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (December 6).
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.

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December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Single people who date without a clear understanding of what they are looking for in a relationship experience more loneliness and decreased life satisfaction, McGill researchers have found.

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December 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The University flag will be lowered today, Dec. 3, in honour of Prof. Emeritus Balfour Mount (Palliative Care, Medicine and Health Sciences) The Hon. Prof. Kelvin K. Ogilvie (Chemistry, Science), and Prof. Ante L. Padjen (Pharmacology, Medicine and Health Sciences).
December 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Exoplanet is observed shedding its atmosphere in real time 🔭 McGill-led research using the James Webb Space Telescope sheds new light on how planetary atmospheres evolve. Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/iFV

📷 : Artist's representation of WASP-107b. NASA, ESA, CSA, Ralf Crawford (STScI)
Artistic illustration of the exoplanet WASP-107b, shown as a large blue gas giant with cloud-like bands, set against the dark backdrop of space.
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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🤔 Think you know the answer?

Take our Giving Tuesday quiz and test your knowledge of the legends, landmarks and legacies that make McGill University one of a kind. You might even learn something new!

👉 www.alumni.mcgill.ca/quiz?utm_sou...

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December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Created to honour the lives lost at @polymtl.bsky.social on Dec. 6, 1989, the Order of the White Rose supports the next generation of women in engineering.

McGill’s Angela Wang is among this year’s recipients for her work in assistive communication technologies. 🤍🌹
Angela Wang stands against a soft beige backdrop, holding a long-stemmed white rose in both hands. She has a short bob haircut and wears large tortoiseshell glasses, a black sleeveless top with a small white rose pin, and light-colored pants. She faces the camera with a calm, composed expression.
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM