SOCI 395: Sociology of Law was honoured to welcome Supreme Court Justice Andromache Karakatsanis as a guest lecturer this past Winter 2025 semester.
Justice Karakatsanis shared reflections on her career trajectory and spoke to the relationship between law and society.
The Faculty of Law was again ranked among the world’s top universities at which to study law by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject in Law and Legal Studies placed McGill Law 41st worldwide.
Since QS introduced the ranking in 2011, the Faculty of Law has consistently placed in the top 50 institutions globally. The QS ranking is based on academic reputation, employer reputation, H-index citations, and citations per paper.
Please be advised that McGill University has mandated CORENOV CONSTRUCTEURS to carry out the following project: 23-027 Duff, CFI IF 2023, Siegel
Description: Renovation of lab 615 including replacement of ceiling tiles, repairs to floors/walls, installation of new lab bench and sink
Construction start date: April 28, 2025
Planned construction end date: End of May 2025
Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Update - Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 11:26 am:
The myThesis site is now back online.
Original announcement - Thursday, April 24, 2025 - 10:27 am:
We are currently experiencing issues with the myThesis site. Our team is working to resolve the problem. This will impact students and staff access to the site. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience. Updates will be provided as soon as possible.
Thank you for your understanding.
McGill University researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucatán Peninsula. The findings challenge long-held assumptions about the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and highlight the urgent need for conservation efforts, the researchers say.
In a 2024 policy brief for the Collectif québécois pour la prévention de l’itinérance (CQPI), Pearl Eliadis, alongside Melissa Shemirani and Angelina Freeman, highlights the urgent need for increased investment in second-stage shelters for women and children fleeing domestic and intimate partner violence. Building on a 2022 recommendation from CQPI’s Gender Research Stream, the team conducted a rapid literature review that found second-stage housing plays a vital role in bridging the gap between emergency shelters and permanent housing.
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This message is sent on behalf of Serge Bergeron, Senior Director, Budget and Finance , Analysis, Planning and Budget and Lara Pereira, Controller, Financial Services
Dear Colleagues,
The overhead recovery fee currently being charged on actual revenues earned in non-1A unrestricted funds will remain at 7.5% in FY2026. This is unchanged from FY2025. The process for collecting and recording of this fee will continue to occur on a quarterly basis.
In a CBC interview, Pearl Eliadis criticized Quebec’s Bill 94, arguing that the government is fully aware the legislation violates the Canadian Constitution. She pointed to the use of the notwithstanding clause as proof, saying it allows the government to override fundamental rights because it knows the bill wouldn’t hold up in court. Eliadis described the law as a political tactic by the Coalition Avenir Québec to win support by outdoing the Parti Québécois on issues of identity and language.
McGill researchers have demonstrated something long assumed: that glances can transmit information about one’s mental state to others without a single word being exchanged. They speculate that this primal ability may have played a role in assuring survival of human society at times when making a sound could have attracted predators.
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni Ibrahim Kasujja has built on his success at McGill’s Dobson Cup startup competition to help improve the school diet in his native Uganda
Ibrahim Kasujja’s journey began during the COVID-19 pandemic when he started his master's in human nutrition at McGill University remotely from Uganda.
Written by Ezrah Roy, edited by Adele Lopes
Meghomita Das, a recent PhD graduate of McGill’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, first discovered a passion for science communication in the wake of a natural disaster. When Das was a high school student in India, an earthquake in nearby Nepal impacted both countries.
The 4th Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People, to be held May 5–6 at the RI-MUHC, brings together top researchers as well as investigators, policymakers and industrial stakeholders from across Canada and around the globe. Among the speakers are Allyn Howlett and Bruce Bugbee, two of the most influential scientists in cannabinoid and cannabis research.
Canada’s April 28 federal election is now only a few days away. Voter interest appears high. There was a record turnout last weekend at advance polls. These experts are available to share their insights about the campaign and the issues at stake:
