Teaching for Learning Month
Every day in May 2026
Teaching for Learning Month is presented by Teaching and Academic Programs (TAP) and offered in partnership with The Office of Science Education (OSE). The theme for May 2026 is Fostering relationship-rich classrooms.
Choose from a variety of facilitated events and self-access activities to suit different schedules and ways of participating.
What are relationship-rich classrooms?
Discussion on the Freshman Research Initiative with Dr. Gwendolyn Stovall, The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Gwendolyn Stovall is an Associate Professor of Practice in Molecular Biosciences at UT Austin and a leader in the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI), a large-scale program that integrates authentic research experiences into undergraduate education. She also directs the High School Research Initiative, an NIH-supported program that brings inquiry-based research into high school classrooms.
Making space for in-class connections
This panel will explore how flipped classroom and blended learning approaches can foster in-class connection opportunities that enhance the student learning experience. Panelists will share examples of reshaping class time to foster community and conversation among students and with the course teaching team. Panelists:
Searching for the Fountain of Youth
Aging is not a pleasant prospect. If there is something to be said on its behalf, it is that the process of growing old offers ample opportunity for potentially useful scientific research. While the “Fountain of Youth” is mythical, science has revealed that there are ways to reduce the risk of a premature demise.
Sustainability & Industry: what next and what’s next?
This seminar will explore the often challenging relationship between modern industrial systems and the living world.
Disruptive Innovation, the Energy Transition, and Canada
This presentation explores how rapid clean‑technology disruption is restructuring the global energy system—and what this upheaval means for Canada as it navigates economic and geopolitical change. It argues that the
2026 Annual AMR Symposium
The McGill AMR Centre is hosting its 6th Annual Symposium on the theme One Health AMR. We are inviting you to join this in-person event to network and discuss antimicrobial resistance (AMR) related topics, AMR community research interests and needs. Preliminary program includes keynote presentations, faculty talks, trainee flash talks, career luncheon and poster session and new fireside chat with keynote speakers.
Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2026: Behaviour, Brain Computation, and Evolution
Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty. A reception will follow for registered attendees.
Registration coming soon.