McGill researchers awarded over $12 million in NSERC Alliance grants

Published: 13 March 2024

Federal funding program supported 59 research projects in cleantech, astrophysics, medtech, and more. 

Seventeen McGill researchers announced as Canada Research Chairs

Published: 13 March 2024

From health and disability law to the emerging field of regenerative medicine, seventeen McGill scholars named to new or renewed Canada Research Chairs positions across diverse fields 

Small dietary changes can cut your carbon footprint by 25%

Published: 27 February 2024

The latest Canada’s Food Guide presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups, including meat and dairy, and stressing the importance of plant-based proteins. Yet,...

Does Canada’s food guide provide adequate guidance for older adults?

Published: 8 January 2024

The latest Canada’s food guide recommendations are primarily aimed at reducing chronic disease risk, however how well does our national guide for healthy eating serve the nutritional needs of all...

Killer whales’ diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study says

Published: 24 October 2023

Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. Now, in the largest study to date on North Atlantic killer...

Expert: Halloween candy, 'shrinkflation' and spending habits

Published: 30 October 2023

Halloween is a celebration often spent indulging in chocolate, binging scary movies, and perhaps investing time and money into creative costume designs. But for many Canadians, the preparations can...

Expert: How climate change can affect fall colours 

Published: 24 October 2023

The customary reds, oranges and yellows of the trees, marking the arrival of fall, may have appeared early this year, or not at all. The dramatic summer weather that brought wildfires in some parts...

Not so sweet after all: are candy-striped spiders a threat to ecosystems across North America?

Published: 19 April 2023

For years, pollinator declines have been a pressing issue for ecosystem health and food security in the face of climate change and human impacts on the environment. Even in their sleep, pollinating...

Caucasian households in U.S. emit most carbon despite greater energy efficiency

Published: 22 November 2021

Residential energy use represents roughly one-fifth of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. A team of researchers led by McGill University has used data from 60 million individual...

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