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

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

91ɬ�� 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.

2025-2026 Career Fairs

admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:22:49 +0000

Career fairs at 91ɬ�� are organized by a variety of groups across campus, including the Career Planning Service (CaPS), faculty-specific career offices, academic departments, and student associations.

91ɬ�� receives $16M research investment from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ)

admin — Thu, 21 May 2026 16:25:46 +0000

New funding propels 91ɬ�� innovation across society, health, and technology

The Government of Quebec and the Fonds de recherche du Québec (Quebec Research Fund—FRQ) have announced a $257.4M investment in scholarships and grants for the 2026-2027 funding year, supporting research across key FRQ sectors: Nature and Technologies, Health, Society and Culture and Interdisciplinary Research.

Historic plant collections offer a window into genetic change

admin — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:10:22 +0000

Pressed plant specimens collected centuries ago and stored in herbaria around the world could play a key role in facilitating the tracking of genetic change and extinction risk in plants, a 91ɬ��-led study indicates.

Novel origami pattern turns flat sheets into load-bearing 3D technology

admin — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:58:09 +0000

91ɬ�� researchers have discovered a new way to fold flat sheets into smooth, curved shells that can switch from floppy and flexible to stiff and load-bearing on demand. By designing a special origami pattern and threading cable-like elements through it, they can control the material’s final three-dimensional shape and how rigid it becomes. The result, a “doubly curved lens box,” could advance the technology of such objects as temporary emergency tents, morphing robots and smart fabrics, the researchers said.

Summer 2026 break for 2nd year Medicine students.

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:08 +0000

Summer break for 2nd year Medicine students.

Study finds early complex life lived in oxygenated seas, challenging long‑held views of evolution

admin — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:53 +0000

The earliest known eukaryotes, the ancestors of all complex life on Earth, lived in oxygenated, shallow marine environments nearly 1.7 billion years ago, according to a new study led by researchers at 91ɬ�� and the University of California, Santa Barbara. The findings cast doubt on the long-held belief that early complex life emerged in oxygen-poor environments or floated freely in the open ocean.

Teaching children to be better, more critical internet users

admin — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:40:21 +0000

A digital literacy program for elementary school students designed by researchers at 91ɬ�� was successful in improving students’ ability to evaluate websites and their content.

Skills targeted included how to search for information, how to identify credible websites, how to evaluate the quality of information sources and how to address conflicting information.

Students’ global performance increased across all skill categories, in most cases by significant margins.

Expert: Ebola outbreak

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 19:18:45 +0000

Over 100 deaths and more than 500 suspected cases have been reported in the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Director-General of the World Health Organization has expressed deep concern about the “scale and speed of the epidemic.”

A 91ɬ�� expert is available to comment:

‘Jumping gene’ helps explain elevated pancreatic cancer risk in French-Canadians

admin — Tue, 19 May 2026 14:13:42 +0000

Researchers at 91ɬ�� have discovered a centuries-old genetic mutation that helps to explain why some French‑Canadians in Quebec are at an elevated risk of pancreatic cancer. Until quite recently, standard genetic tests have not been able to identify this “jumping gene” cause.

The findings, published in the Journal of Medical Genetics, suggest better-targeted genetic testing could help identify people at higher cancer risk who were previously missed.

Summer 2026 break for 1st year Medicine students.

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:07 +0000

Summer break for 1st year Medicine students.

Winter 2026 last day of lectures for 2nd year Medicine students.

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:07 +0000

Last day of lectures (including examinations) for 2nd year Medicine students.

(Tentative Date) 2026-2027 Registration period for all newly-admitted undergraduate students in...

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:04 +0000

(Tentative Date) Registration period for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 using Minerva for all newly-admitted undergraduate students, whose highest level of education prior to registering at 91ɬ�� is high school, who have a classification of year 0 (U0

2026-2027 Registration period for all newly-admitted undergraduate students in...

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:35:32 +0000

Registration period for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 using Minerva for all newly-admitted undergraduate students, whose highest level of education prior to registering at 91ɬ�� is high school, who have a classification of year 0 (U0), and who are en

Summer 2026 second lecture period for M.Sc.A CFT students.

admin — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:34:05 +0000

Summer 2026 second lecture period for M.Sc.A CFT students.