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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall has passed away. Remembering her Beatty Lecture at McGill in 2019. “It is bizarre how the most intellectual creature that ever walked the planet is destroying its only home” reporter.mcgill.ca/its-been-a-l...

"It's been a long journey," Jane Goodall tells Beatty Lecture audience - McGill Reporter

Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall captivates Beatty Memorial Lecture audience with life story tracing her journey from secretary to game-changing researcher to tireless activist

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Balfour Mount. The McGill medical pioneer known as the “father” of palliative care, passed away in the Palliative Care Unit that bears his name at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre www.mcgill.ca/palliativeca...

Letter from the Chair: In Memory of Dr. Balfour Mount

On Thursday evening, at approximately 10 PM, Dr. Balfour Mount died in the Palliative Care Unit that bears his name at the Royal Victoria Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre. He led a rema...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 13d

What impact does a warming planet have on public health? How much progress are we making in our understanding of cancer? McGill experts tackle some of the most important questions of our times on Mark my words, a new podcast mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/tag/podcasts/

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 20d

The research that David Rolnick leads at McGill’s School of Computer Science provides a window into the possibilities that AI might offer for helping efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/ai-for-good-...

AI for good: Using the power of machine learning for climate action

David Rolnick is quick to point out that AI isn’t a panacea for solving the climate crisis. But the research he leads at McGill’s School of Computer Science provides a fascinating window into efforts ...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to former McGill law professor David Lametti, BCL’89, LLB’89, on becoming Canada’s next ambassador to the United Nations

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 21d

As “51st state” rhetoric drove Canadian patriotism to a fever pitch this year, Brian Naish, BSc’93, unexpectedly found himself playing a pivotal role at an historic moment – as the country’s biggest flag maker mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-flag-hungr...

A flag-hungry nation is turning to this McGillian

As “51st state” rhetoric drove Canadian patriotism to a fever pitch this year, Brian Naish, BSc’93, unexpectedly found himself playing a pivotal role at an historic moment – as the country’s biggest f...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 23d

Naked & Famous Denim founder Brandon Svarc, BCom’04, has a very distinct approach to jeans, one that has earned him plenty of attention. Even James Bond has been spotted in his jeans (but not the glow-in-the-dark ones) mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-denim-di...

The denim disruptor

Brandon Svarc’s family has been in the jeans business for three generations, but the Naked & Famous Denim founder brings his own unique sensibility to clothing, one that has earned him accolades. Jame...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations to Evan Goldberg, BA’05, for winning 3 Emmy Awards last night for his work on The Studio. He earned Emmys for writing, directing and producing the show

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Jim Nicell (👊🇨🇦🔥) @jimnicell.bsky.social · 26d

This is my go-to place in Montreal. I think I may have single-handedly paid for Adrian’s eventual retirement with the number of books I’ve bought from The Word over the last 30 years.

McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 26d

For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. Adrian King-Edwards, BA’71, the bookshop’s co-founder and owner, shares some memories mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-little-boo...

A little bookstore that’s had a big impact

For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. As The Word marks its 50th anniversary, Adria...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 26d

For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. Adrian King-Edwards, BA’71, the bookshop’s co-founder and owner, shares some memories mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-little-boo...

A little bookstore that’s had a big impact

For generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates or the Redpath Museum. As The Word marks its 50th anniversary, Adria...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · 27d

Artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, BEng’08, turns plastic waste into spectacular constructions in an attempt to compel people to think about the dangers of climate change www.euronews.com/culture/2025...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Sep 6

A bookish McGill law student who led hockey’s most fabled team to the Stanley Cup when he wasn’t busy writing exams. It sounds too crazy to be true - but it actually happened. Ken Dryden, LLB’73, LLD’18. What an incredible life RIP

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Sep 5

After spending the last 2 years in France, the first cohort of students in the Global Engineering Program, a unique partnership between McGill’s Faculty of Engineering and France’s CentraleSupélec, are now at McGill mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/reimagining-...

Reimagining how to train engineers

The new Global Engineering Program is a unique partnership between McGill and one of France’s top engineering schools. It takes elements from both the European and North American approaches to trainin...

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations to Caroline Quach-Thanh, MSc’03, an adjunct professor at McGill and an infectious disease specialist at CHU Sainte-Justine. She has been named as Quebec’s new director of public health www.montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

Caroline Quach-Thanh to replace Luc Boileau as Quebec’s new public health director

Premier François Legault thanked Boileau on social media for his “tremendous work and valuable advice, especially during the pandemic.”

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Sep 2

The latest film by Philippe Falardeau (he directed the Oscar-nominated Monsieur Lazhar) will be premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. Mille secrets mille dangers is based on the award-winning novel by McGill professor Alain Farah

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Aug 20

Alex Paterson, BCL'56, LLD'94, had a remarkable career -- everything from serving as the lead negotiator for the Quebec government during the Oka crisis to representing a Russian defector during the Montreal Olympics. RIP to one of the great champions of McGill and the MUHC muhc.ca/news-and-pat...

Honouring an MUHC builder and community leader: Alexander Kennedy Paterson, O.C., O.Q., Q.C., Ad.E. – 1932-2025 | McGill University Health Centre

On August 6, at the age of 93, Alexander K. Paterson passed away peacefully.

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sad to learn that former McGill News editor Janice Paskey has passed away. Janice and her McGill News colleagues won several awards in the 1990s for their work. When the News marked its 100th anniversary, she shared some memories mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/100-years-of...

100 years of the McGill News

Over the course of two world wars, a Cold War, a space race, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of the internet and 11 McGill principals, the McGill News has been turning up in the mail boxes (and ...

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McGill Alumni @mcgillalumni.bsky.social · Jul 29

Meet the people creating space for sustainability in the curriculum 🌱

“We want our students to become passionate, not just about the content, but about the issues and the impact of the work they do.”

Get the full story in the McGill News ⤵️ mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/creating-a-s...

Creating a space for sustainability in the curriculum

McGill’s Sustainability Education Fellows program offers professors the support they need to reshape their courses.

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 23

McGill’s Joelle Pineau on the work she did as the VP of AI research at Meta, why Canada needs to plan for its digital sovereignty, and why she has little patience for “sensational claims” about how “we’re in imminent peril of a technological apocalypse” universityaffairs.ca/features/for...

Former Facebook VP champions Canadian digital sovereignty - University Affairs

CIFAR AI Chair Joelle Pineau believes ethics and the common good must guide technological development.

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 16

RIP Francesco Bellini, the biotech innovator whose major gift to McGill led to the creation of the Bellini Life Sciences Complex. “His generosity quite literally ‘made space’ for outstanding discovery science” reporter.mcgill.ca/francesco-be...

Francesco Bellini (1947–2025) - McGill Reporter

Pioneering scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist leaves a lasting legacy at McGill and around the world

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 15

Both shows earned a pile of Emmy nominations – 23 for each (Goldberg picked up nominations for his writing and directing contributions to the show)

McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 15

Also in the running for an Emmy is Robby Hoffman, BCom’10. She is nominated for Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series for her work on Hacks

McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Emmy Award nominations are out and McGillians are up for 2 of the biggest prizes: Outstanding Comedy Series (The Studio, co-created and executive produced by Evan Goldberg, BA’05) and Outstanding Drama Series (The White Lotus, executive produced by David Bernad, BA’04)

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 10

The McGill News site just won a gold medal from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education. Earlier this year, we picked up another gold medal from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Why not drop by for a visit? mcgillnews.mcgill.ca

McGill News web site

Welcome to the McGill News web site, McGill University's alumni magazine web site.

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McGill News Magazine @mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

McGill’s Skyler Wang, a sociologist interested in human-machine interactions, is part of an international team working to develop a universal translator. One text in particular has played a very important role in the project: the Bible reporter.mcgill.ca/no-language-...

No language left behind: McGill researcher helps advance the creation of a universal translator - McGill Reporter

Sociologist Skyler Wang envisions commercial prototypes being available within five years

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