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McGill joins Hydro-Québec alliance promoting energy efficient buildings.⚡ Chosen as one of 20 exemplary organizations in Quebec, the University is being recognized for its innovative work on smart energy grids.

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November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
COP30: Quebec universities more united than ever for the climate 🌎 As the conference unfolds in Belém, Brazil, eighteen institutions are reaffirming the climate emergency and the need to combine their efforts and expertise to meet this global challenge. https://mcgill.ca/x/iCn
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
McGill breaks into the global Top 10 for sustainability! 🌱 Ranked #9 worldwide in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, this recognition reflects our community’s commitment to research, innovation and collective action for a more sustainable world.

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November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated a sustainable, cost-effective way to desalinate seawater using thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO), a piston-based system powered by low-grade heat from renewable sources. 🌊

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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Meet Maya — a McGill undergrad whose summer project became a published paper. ✨ Alongside a team of McGill researchers, she mapped coastal buildings at risk from long-term sea-level rise.

🔗 Learn more about her inspiring journey at mcgill.ca
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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On National Philanthropy Day, we want to celebrate you and the incredible impact of your giving to @mcgill.ca ❤️

Find out more about the impact of giving:
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November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Angela Campbell appointed McGill's next Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic). Read more: https://mcgill.ca/x/i9m

Angela Campbell a été nommée provost et vice-rectrice principale aux études de l'Université McGill. En savoir plus : https://mcgill.ca/x/i9s
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The University Flag will be lowered today, Thursday, November 13, 2025, in honour of Alison Verkade, former Director of Shared Services.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
René Provost, professeur de droit à McGill, reçoit le Prix Léon-Gérin aux Prix du Québec 2025. ⭐

Il fait partie des quatre membres de la communauté de McGill honorés cette année — une reconnaissance du rayonnement et de l’excellence de la recherche.

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/i9M
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Researchers at McGill University and collaborating institutions have mapped the atmospheric features of a planetary-mass brown dwarf, a type of space object that is neither a star nor a planet, existing in a category in-between.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
McGill researchers at @douglasresearch.bsky.social found that people with the lesser-known eating disorder OSFED experience symptoms just as severe as those with anorexia or bulimia—underscoring the need for equal recognition and care.

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November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The University flag will be lowered today, Nov. 12, in honour of Prof. Emerita Erika Grisel (Physical & Occupational Therapy, Medicine & Health Sciences), Tatiana Bedjanian (Humanities & Social Sciences Library), and Prof. Deborah Danoff (Health Sciences Education, Medicine & Health Sciences).
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A McGill-led team found that snow near boulders melts faster—not only because rocks radiate heat, but because they subtly reshape the snow’s surface, affecting how mountain snowmelt influences local water supplies.

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/ijR
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
All Flags on Campus will be lowered today, November 11, 2025, in solemn commemoration of Remembrance Day. 🇨🇦
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Climate change could result in contaminant spread in the High Arctic, McGill study finds. Increased discharge of groundwater contributes to further thawing, creating a feedback loop that transports pollutants. 🌎

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November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
McGill study reveals knowledge gap about psychedelic therapies in adolescents. 🧠 Researchers call for inclusion of adolescent minors in future clinical trials, with appropriate safeguards.

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November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
McGill PhD student Hannah Derue is using digitized artworks from the National Gallery of Art to develop PAin+, an AI-driven platform that helps people visualize and communicate chronic pain. 🧠 🎨

🔗 Learn more in the McGill Reporter: https://mcgill.ca/x/iHt
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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When McGill PhD candidate Sam McNichol boarded the Atlantis this spring, he expected to spend a month collecting deep-sea samples in the mid-Pacific. He didn't anticipate that two of his shipmates would witness a rare volcanic eruption on one of their last days at sea.

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October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered 150 years ago in Nunavut offers new clues about Ice Age giants. A McGill-led study has reclassified the 1878 discovery as a cold-adapted woolly mammoth — the most northeasterly in North America. 🦣

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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
McGill researchers have identified bacteria that could provide an early warning of blue-green algae toxicity. 🦠

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November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Join McGill President and Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini next week for a special McGill News alumni webcast, as he shares his four priorities for the future of McGill University.

🗓️ Monday, November 10
🕛 12PM EST

Register for free 👇
www.alumni.mcgill.ca/aoc/events-t...
The President's View: Deep Saini on McGill's Future
Join us for a special McGill News alumni webcast with McGill's President and Vice-Chancellor, Deep Saini, as he shares his ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The colours of campus, at their best. 🍂
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
McGill’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives welcomed representatives from nearby Indigenous communities to inaugurate the new mosaic at the redesigned Y-intersection, which aims to infuse the downtown campus with symbols of Indigenous wisdom and presence.

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October 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
McGill researchers found that English-French bilingual teens in Montreal performed as well in French writing as near-monolingual francophones — and their English writing skills matched their French ones.

🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/iKQ
October 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A team at McGill University studying a form of cell death have discovered that the process begins deep inside the cell, a finding that could lead to new treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

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October 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM