Une étude apporte un nouvel éclairage sur les facteurs qui rendent une conversation captivante~Selon des chercheurs de McGill University même si la manière de s’exprimer compte, le désir de poursuivre une conversation dépend surtout de l’intérêt à l’égard du sujet abordé. 🔗https://ow.ly/SHZG50ZomsY

Une étude montre que les services de traitement de la dépendance au jeu sont sous-utilisés au Québec ~ Les scientifiques soulignent la nécessité d’un dépistage plus précoce et d’actions de sensibilisation accrues auprès du public. 🔗https://ow.ly/LK8H50ZomCG

Première canadienne au CUSM : une chirurgie novatrice préserve la fertilité des femmes atteintes de cancer ~ Cette intervention appelée transposition utérine protège les organes reproducteurs des effets de la radiothérapie. 🔗https://ow.ly/oUEo50ZomN4

Reitan Ribeiro performs a Canadian first to preserve fertility in women with cancer ~ An innovative uterine transposition procedure protects reproductive organs from damage caused by radiation therapy. 🔗https://ow.ly/5Fff50ZomLg

Les résultats de la plus vaste étude jamais réalisée pour améliorer le traitement des infections causées par le staphylocoque doré — codirigée par des chercheurs de l’Université McGill — sont publiés simultanément dans le New England Journal of Medicine et The Lancet. 🔗https://ow.ly/FviC50Zsmw8

Could these study results change how we treat one of medicine's deadliest bloodstream infections? NEJM and Lancet studies led by McGill’s Todd Lee offer new evidence-based guidance on the best treatments for two kinds of staph infections, with the fewest side effects. 🔗https://ow.ly/Vwwj50ZsmtT

Prativa Baral awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s STEPS Team Grant ~ Prof. Baral and her CIHR-funded team are developing a blueprint for a pan-Canadian civilian emergency reserve to strengthen public health emergency response. 🔗https://ow.ly/HPc650ZolUu

Les longues heures et le manque de soutien nuisent au bien-être des proches aidants ~ Selon une étude de l’Université McGill, une lourde tâche de proche aidance peut mener à une détérioration de la santé mentale, et les décideurs devraient en tenir compte. 🔗https://ow.ly/OPJr50Zommp

Long hours, lack of social support undermine caregivers’ well-being, study finds ~ FMHS researchers say spending more than 20 hours a week on caregiving is associated with poorer mental health, and that policymakers should take note. 🔗https://ow.ly/C13650ZomkN

Congratulations to the @mcgill.ca researchers, students, partners and community collaborators behind 62 newly funded projects! 🎉 Supported by $14M in #SSHRC funding, their research addresses pressing societal challenges in Canada and around the world. Read more: reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-resea...

McGill researchers receive $14 million in SSHRC funding for 62 projects focusing on societal challenges - McGill Reporter

Topics include youth agency through video games and entrepreneurship education in India

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SSHRC | CRSH@sshrc-crsh.canada.ca · 3w ago

📢 Today, we are happy to announce funding results for four of SSHRC’s biggest competitions! Congratulations to the recipients of: ✅ Insight Grants ✅ Insight Development Grants ✅ Partnership Development Grants ✅ Partnership Grants (Stage 2) Read more: www.canada.ca/en/social-sc...

Reducing vehicle emissions could prevent thousands of deaths in Canada 🚙 ~FMHS researchers identify policy mix that could help cut ultrafine particle pollution in cities. 🔗https://ow.ly/cyZ650Zom8Q

La réduction des émissions des véhicules pourrait permettre d’éviter des milliers de décès au Canada 🚙 ~ Une équipe de recherche propose un ensemble de mesures susceptibles de réduire la pollution par les particules ultrafines dans les villes. 🔗https://ow.ly/bkbK50ZomaT

McGill No. 1 in Canada in QS ranking 🙌 For the 2nd consecutive year, McGill is Canada’s top university, according to the 2027 QS World University Rankings. Worldwide, McGill placed 30th out of 1,500 universities ranked, putting it in the top 2% of institutions globally. 🔗https://ow.ly/60th50Zon7u

We mourn the passing of Apostolos Papageorgiou, who served as Chief of Neonatology and Chief of the Dept. of Pediatrics at the Jewish General Hospital. A visionary builder, he played a defining role in the evolution of neonatal care within the hospital and across Quebec. https://ow.ly/HuH050ZomQK

Jewish General Hospital gains Centre hospitalier universitaire designation ~ The announcement was made by Sonia Bélanger, Minister of Health and Social Services, in acknowledgement and confirmation of its role as one of Quebec’s respected and busiest teaching hospitals. 🔗https://ow.ly/WvjQ50ZokjZ

Interested in a PhD in Cancer Research? Join Dr. Josie Ursini-Siegel, Graduate Program Director, for a virtual Information Session on the PhD in Interdisciplinary Cancer Sciences (ICSP) at McGill University. 🗓️ July 28, 2026, 12:00 p.m. EST Details and registation ➡️ https://ow.ly/kIkO50ZoxHY

Morag Park appointed President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation ~ The renowned cancer scientist and global research leader will succeed Janet Rossant in leading one of the world’s most prestigious biomedical prize foundations. 🔗https://ow.ly/KRPt50Zokbl

Morag Park nommée au poste de présidente et directrice scientifique de la Fondation Gairdner 🔗https://ow.ly/Iv1r50Zokei

122 McGill research projects—37 in the FMHS—awarded $30 million in NSERC Discovery Grants funding. Funding supports bold ideas across natural sciences and engineering disciplines, in fields ranging from ophthalmology and physics to music research and electrical engineering.🔗https://ow.ly/ujvE50ZonpF

We're revisiting the 2026 Dzau Lecture with four burning questions for our guest speaker, Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Mona Nemer (@chiefscican.bsky.social). healthenews.mcgill.ca/four-burning... Watch or rewatch the 2026 Dzau Lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrqQ... @healthsciences.mcgill.ca

Four burning questions for Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Mona Nemer - Health e-News

Chief Science Advisor for the federal government since 2017, Mona Nemer, PhD, delivered the Dzau Distinguished Lecture in Global and Population Health titled Evidence, Trust, and Collaboration: Scienc...

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Congratulations to all of the Lasker Video Contest winners, including our own Mark Sorin from McGill University! We're proud to see his work recognized alongside this year's outstanding winners. Congratulations, Mark, on this well-deserved achievement! Watch his winning video: mcgill.ca/x/58r

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Drumroll, please. 🥁 🧪The winners of the Lasker Video Contest are: Max Bucklan, Colette Benko, Sai Krishna Bhamidipati, Dimitri Seneviratne, Lindsey Ramirez, & Mark Sorin. Congrats! 🎉 Watch the videos: https://ow.ly/rOtS50Zm592 Read in Journal of Clinical Investigation: Jci.org/articles/view/210286

New findings could advance diabetes therapies ~ McGill-led Nature Communications study identifies key molecular mechanisms controlling stem cell fate decisions in pancreatic tissue. 🔗https://ow.ly/Af1350Zm4Bf

Dans Nature Communications, une équipe mcgilloise propose un cadre pour améliorer la production d’îlots pancréatiques dérivés de cellules souches à des fins d’applications thérapeutiques. 🔗https://ow.ly/1kcS50Zm4ES

Entretien avec Charles Couturier, M.D., Ph. D., chercheur et neurochirurgien Nous avons rencontré le Dr Couturier pour faire le point sur sa première année à l’Université McGill et en apprendre plus sur ses travaux. Pour visionner la vidéo dans son intégralité youtu.be/IL3iPa-q4P8

Surprescription chez les personnes âgées : vivement un bilan annuel des médicaments ~ Une étude codirigée par Emily McDonald vient étayer de nouvelles recommandations visant à lutter contre ce problème croissant. 🔗https://ow.ly/KVBu50Zm4sP

Senior overprescribing: annual Rx checkups urged ~ A study co-led by Emily McDonald underpins a new Canadian guideline addressing this growing problem. 🔗https://ow.ly/spvz50Zm4rB

Du financement fédéral pour attirer la crème de la relève en recherche à McGill ~ Grâce à un financement du gouvernement du Canada, 37 nouveaux postes de doctorat et de postdoctorat sont créés à McGill. 🔗https://ow.ly/s8sJ50Zm4Wx

Federal funds will help attract outstanding research trainees ~ Thanks to funding from the Government of Canada, 37 new McGill doctoral and postdoctoral positions will be created. 🔗https://ow.ly/s8sJ50Zm4Wx

McGill competition helps propel eight health tech startups ~ CLIC winners include non-invasive test for infectious diseases (AnemoSwab members David Juncker (centre) and Yonatan Morocz (right) are pictured with Marcel Behr), among other exciting healthcare innovations. 🔗https://ow.ly/WfPr50Zm41k

Congrats to the seven FMHS members – Prof. Lia Sanzone, Molly L. Shen, Adam Mouncef, Mauricio Ayala, Daniel Mendelson, Alia Osman and Ansley Gnanapragasam, PhD – who were honoured at the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) congress last month in Ottawa. https://ow.ly/H0ak50Z8f5p