Research and Innovation

91ɬ��’s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence

Robin Koning — Thu, 14 May 2026 16:14:14 +0000

At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening.

Provost honours 31 91ɬ�� professors for exceptional research achievements

Giuliana Grabina — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:56:21 +0000

The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 91ɬ�� Professors, James 91ɬ�� Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.

91ɬ�� awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs

Robin Koning — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:48:35 +0000

From fundamental physics to child well-being, 91ɬ�� researchers advance discovery across disciplines

$1.25 million for 91ɬ�� research from the New Frontiers in Research Fund

Robin Koning — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:40:10 +0000

Federal fund will support transformative high risk, high reward research across engineering, science, and medicine at 91ɬ��.

Geography Professor Mallik Mahmud receives MEOPAR 2026 Early Career Researcher Award

Giuliana Grabina — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:38:49 +0000

91ɬ�� Professor Mallik Mahmud honoured by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) for research on Arctic sea ice monitoring.

Five scholarly journals at 91ɬ�� receive SSHRC funding

Giuliana Grabina — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:42:27 +0000

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five 91ɬ�� journals spanning disciplines from law to religion

Social Work Professor Myriam Denov receives Governor General’s Innovation Award

Giuliana Grabina — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:19:33 +0000

Professor Myriam Denov honoured for pioneering participatory research approaches with war-affected youth in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

NSERC awards two 91ɬ�� professors $1.65 million each to prepare the next generation of researchers

Giuliana Grabina — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:09:34 +0000

Projects focusing on MedTech and genomics cut across disciplines while mobilizing expertise at 91ɬ�� and other Quebec institutions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow

Weston Family Foundation awards two 91ɬ�� researchers for human microbiome research

Frédéric Feknous — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:39 +0000

New funding fuels 91ɬ��-led breakthroughs on how gut viruses influence childhood health and how engineered proteins can prevent damaging oral bacterial biofilms.

XPRIZE luminaries converge at 91ɬ�� for Brain Trust event

junji.nishihata@mcgill.ca — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:58:20 +0000

Against the backdrop of typically fragile Canadian spring weather, the world-renowned XPRIZE held a brain trust meeting at 91ɬ��, with a group of over 80 delegates arriving in Montreal for three days of conferencing and workshops.

The brain trust meetings are the first step in a year-long process that leads to the eventual design of prizes for this groundbreaking organization. For the Montreal edition, delegates focused on three domains: Energy + Climate + Nature, Food + Water + Waste, and Health. The event comes as the group aims to internationalize its presence.