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Experts: Prime Minister Mark Carney in Europe for G7, bilateral meetings

webfull — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:57:03 +0000

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe for meetings with counterparts in France and Ireland on trade and security partnerships, before attending the G7 Leaders’ Summit, June 15-17. Expected discussion topics include defence, economic security, critical minerals, agriculture, clean energy and emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.

These ɬ�﷬ experts are available to comment:

Published: 12 June 2026

Professor Sonia Laszlo awarded the 2026 AUS Teaching Award for Most Outstanding Professor

webfull — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:04:55 +0000

As announced by the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) at the March 2026 Arts Faculty Council Meeting, Professor Sonia Laszlo has been awarded the 2026 AUS Teaching Award for Most Outstanding Professor. We warmly congratulate Professor Laszlo on this well-deserved recognition of her exceptional dedication to teaching and student engagement.

Published: 12 June 2026

Congratulations to Cinthuja Pathmanathan for Successfully Defending Her Dissertation

webfull — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:30:46 +0000

Cinthuja Pathmanathan successfully defended her PhD Oral Defence in Currie Room 304 on June 2nd, 2026.

The title of her thesis:
"Sex-specific effects of running-induced fatigue on lower-limb interlimb symmetry patterns and muscle synergies in endurance runners"

Oral Defence Comittee:
Prof. Julie Côté, Dr. Jordan Koch, Dr. Caroline Paquette, Dr. Philippe Dixon, Dr. Laurent Bouyer, Dr. Jorge Armony

Published: 11 June 2026

Prof. Benjamin Fung featured in NSERC's IMPACT Publication

webfull — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:53:34 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Benjamin Fung on being featured in NSERC's IMPACT publication!

NSERC launched the 4^th edition of IMPACT, a digital publication showcasing groundbreaking science and engineering discoveries and innovations by NSERC-funded researchers, on June 2^nd. This issue takes a closer look at NSERC’s investments in defence and security innovations with stories highlighting Canadian research that can help protect our infrastructure, armed forces and remote communities.

Published: 11 June 2026

myProgress (Degree Works Advising) scheduled downtime June 13-14

webfull — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:57:56 +0000

Due to scheduled maintenance myProgress (Degree Works Advising) will be unavailable from Saturday June 13 to Sunday June 14.

Published: 11 June 2026

Outstanding TA Award Winners (2025-2026)

webfull — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025–2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.

Congratulations to Zakary Horton, Helena Heinonen, and Boris Zupancic, who have been selected as this year's award winners. We also extend our congratulations to Damien LeBlanc, who received an Honourable Mention in recognition of his outstanding contributions.

Published: 11 June 2026

Indoor urban agriculture isn’t necessarily low carbon, ɬ�﷬ study shows

webfull — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:10:36 +0000

Growing lettuce indoors in Canadian cities can be as climate-friendly as conventional farming, but only in regions where electricity is from renewable sources and thus low-carbon, according to a new ɬ�﷬-led study.

Published: 11 June 2026

Experts: Canada’s Digital Safety Act

webfull — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:09:25 +0000

The Canadian government is expected to introduce a bill to ban the use of social media by those who are under 16.

These ɬ�﷬ experts are available to comment:

Published: 10 June 2026

Dialogue ɬ�﷬ Course Registration Store Migration

webfull — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:41:00 +0000

We’re excited to announce that the Dialogue ɬ�﷬ Course Registration Store will be migrating to a new platform!

The tentative go-live date is today, Wednesday, June 10. At that time, all course registrations will be available through our new website:

👉 https://store.dialoguemcgill.mcgill.ca/

If you have any questions or experience any issues, please don’t hesitate to reach out:

Published: 10 June 2026

Expert: Health effects of energy drinks

webfull — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:24:51 +0000

A bill to ban the sale of energy drinks to people under 16 could be adopted in Quebec by Friday. The push follows the death of a 15-year-old who drank a can of Red Bull while on ADHD medication.

A ɬ�﷬ expert is available to comment:

Published: 10 June 2026