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Cindy Blackstock has been awarded the Principal’s the Changemaker Prize that recognizes exceptional individuals whose engagement with the public and the media has effected important societal changes. Professor Blackstock’s advocacy for First Nations children and families has led to a historic 40-billion-dollar settlement from the Federal Government recognizing discriminatory practices that led to the unnecessary placement of tens of thousands of children and failure...

The 2022 JUNO Award winners have been announced, and Schulich faculty, students, and alumni are among the talented list of nominees and winners! The Schulich community has won accolades in two categories this year: jazz vocal album of the year and classical album of the year. Published: 16May2022

Jade LaFontaine, Master's student in Second Language Education and lecturer at McGill University, is the winner of the prestigious Indigenous Graduate Student Award of the 2022 Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL/ACLA) conference. This important award recognizes excellence in graduate student research submitted to the 2022 CAAL/ACLA conference.Published: 16May2022

The influential business school news site Poets&Quants has named Professor Robert Nason to its annual 40-Under-40 Best Professor of 2022 list. The outlet annually recognizes professors under the age of 40 who are masters in the classroom, influence business and policy, are prolific researchers and have demonstrated meaningful impact on their fields.Published: 16May2022

Poets&Quants has named Professor Maxime Cohen to its annual 40-Under-40 Best Professor of 2022 list. The influential business school news site annually recognizes professors under the age of 40 who are masters in the classroom, influence business and policy, are prolific researchers and have demonstrated meaningful impact on their fields.Published: 16May2022

Good Day, Please note that due to the extended University year end period, the month of April will not be closing according to the usual month end schedule. April 2022 is scheduled to be closed on June 13th. This means that financial statements for April are still not available. An email notification will be sent when the financial statements are ready to be picked...

On Friday May 13, 2022, Applied Theatre students from The Faculty of Education and Nursing put on a show entitled "Explain Quebec; Quebec Explain!" for the public, outside of the Redpath Museum, led by their Professor, Dr. Mindy R. Carter. Exploring topics such as discrimination and systemic racism, the gathered audience had the opportunity to dialogue about these issues and to then consider, through...

It is with sorrow and deep regret that we announce the sudden passing of Hannah Wallace on May 4, 2022. Hannah was a U3 student in the Bachelor of Education Secondary English program. Hannah, 22, was known to be talented teacher, writer, and gentle soul.  Published: 13May2022

Le Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires en études montréalaises (CRIEM) sollicite des candidatures pour pourvoir deux postes à temps partiel dans le cadre de ses activités générales ou de son projet de Pôle d’analyse de données sociales (PDS).Published: 11May2022

Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to researchers from McGill University and colleagues in Italy. Their research puts into question conventional practices used to alleviate pain. Normal recovery from a painful injury involves inflammation and blocking that inflammation with drugs could lead to harder-to-treat pain.Published: 11May2022

Bread and grain waste is a leading cause of food waste in Canada, and but this can be reduced by transforming spent brewing yeast and stale bread into flour that can be sold to businesses or directly to the consumers. It's just one of the pressing problems that Desautels undergraduate students are addressing through the Integrated Management Student Fellowships (IMSF) program, a two-semester, six...

The pandemic demanded a rapid response from health care systems around the world. This revealed both strengths and weaknesses–and now there is an opportunity to examine the experience for lessons about the future. The International Masters for Health Leadership is doing exactly that. Groups of students studied a health care system and the unique challenges that it faces, which ranged from a dearth of...

The pandemic hit brick and mortar retailers hard. Lockdowns pushed consumers toward e-commerce websites. ALDO was forced to close more than 250 stores, but it rapidly pivoted its business model to accommodate changing retail trends, says ALDO CEO David Bensadoun, who spoke to undergraduate and graduate students from Professor Marie Josée Lamothe's classes at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management.Published: 11May2022

Math is abstract, and it can be complicated, but it is also central to our everyday lives. Without math, it is impossible to operate a cell phone, a satellite, or a subway network. And as a math tutor, Norberta Faustin seeks to demonstrate that centrality to students. A Desautels EMBA student and the Senior Director of Market Risk at PSP Investments, Faustin is a...

Analytics can tell a story–but they don’t tell the whole story. In any organization, managers need to have an awareness of personalities and politics, and that can affect the decisions they make, writes David Creelman in Talent Management and HR. Creelman’s conclusions are partly based on a study of accountants carried out by Desautels Prof. Henry Mintzberg several decades ago. Mintzberg found that managers...

The skyscrapers of Toronto’s financial district house Canada’s largest banks, and some of its most successful companies. The buildings themselves are largely owned by Canada’s largest pension funds, which have directly developed real estate across major Canadian cities. This approach has generated high returns for the funds over the past two decades, but it has also allowed the pension funds to be leaders in...

Acting like an extrovert is exhausting for introverted people–and vice-versa. Prof. Karl Moore encourages everyone to take mental breaks during the day to recharge. An introvert with a meeting-heavy schedule that demands a lot of interpersonal interaction might need to schedule a solo walk, while an extrovert who is working from home might need to take time to get outside and talk to their...

Dialogue McGill’s Health and Social Services Community Network Bursary Program provides financial support to Quebec students with English and French language skills pursuing full-time studies in the area of health and social services. These bursaries are coordinated locally by the English-speaking community networks in the various Quebec regions.Published: 11May2022

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to reflect on and recognize the many contributions that Canadians of Asian heritage have made and continue to make to Canada. Asian Heritage Month has been celebrated since the 1990s. In December 2001, the Senate of Canada adopted a motion proposed by Senator Vivienne Poy to officially designate May as Asian Heritage Month in Canada....

Two public art projects launching in Montreal this summer take inspiration from the botanical collection of Dr. Andrew Holmes, one of the founders of McGill's Faculty of Medicine.Published: 9May2022

The University’s first in-person Spring Convocation since 2019 will celebrate 14 exceptional women and men, including a Nobel Prize-winning chemist, an acclaimed Quebec writer, a medical doctor committed to Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation, and the scientist-entrepreneur behind Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccinePublished: 9May2022

To celebrate the Class of 2022, McGill University will award 14 inspirational individuals⁠ honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — at the Spring 2022 convocation. Desautels alumnus Lawrence S. Bloomberg, C.M., O.ONT (MBA’65) will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.) during the Faculty’s ceremony on June 1, 2022.Published: 9May2022

The Department of Integrated Studies in Education is proud to share that Dr. Philip Howard is the recipient of the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools Graduate Faculty Teaching Award, 2021-2022 Doctoral Level. This award recognizes excellence and creativity in teaching of graduate students at the doctoral program level and innovation in graduate curriculum development and implementation.Published: 5May2022

Faculty of Education Master's Student, Grace Skahan, was recently interviewed for the outlet TVA Nouvelles on her research on engaging male youth on issues of gender based violence. Read the full TVA Nouvelles article here. Published: 5May2022

Fast fashion is a rapidly expanding subsection of an already environmentally problematic industry. What does a truly sustainable fashion industry model look like—and will customers buy it?Published: 5May2022

Good day In March 2021, McGill enabled a 3-way match process in MMP to mitigate the risk of paying for unfulfilled orders. The process requires a match between what was ordered, what was received and what is invoiced by the supplier. MMP Users and Procurement Services have since been adjusting. Certain system deficiencies have been identified and Procurement Services is working diligently with the...

As of May 5, a new feature in the Sofia Discovery tool will make it easy to request books directly from the other 18 university libraries across Québec. Reserve the book you want by clicking the “Request/Hold” button in the Sofia record, whether the book is held at McGill University Library or at another Québec University Library. Once the request is made, the book...

We are currently experiencing an issue with the McGill Online Payment System (MOPS).  Users are unable to upload PCard receipts in Minerva. We thank you for your patience while we resolve the issue. Published: 3May2022

A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released Monday. A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year’s elections. But it’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s...

Opinion: Helping people suffering from mental illness return to work (Co-authored by Rob Whitley) The first week of May is Mental Health Week in Canada. One of the legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic will be the lasting impact it has on the mental health of our society. National Post   Published: 3May2022

Congratulations to Dr. Bassam Khoury of the Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology, on receiving McGill Education’s 2022 Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz Award for Excellence in Teaching! Dr. Khoury’s excellent track record of student research success, his commitment to student supervision, as well as his enthusiasm for education and mentorship were all factors that lead to him being this year’s award winner.Published: 3May2022

The Max Bell School couldn't wish for a better partner than the Max Bell Foundation. It is only thanks to the Foundation's generous and ongoing support that we are able to carry out our critical work educating policy leaders and creating impact. As the Foundation celebrate its 50th anniversary, we offer our sincere congratulations. Watch the anniversary video. Published: 3May2022

There is a glaring gap in Quebec's healthcare system: Women whose immigration status is precarious are systematically denied access to critical reproductive and sexual health services. This, says Max Bell School professor Pearl Eliadis, must change.Published: 3May2022

April 29, 2022 | U.S. President Joe Biden, a lifelong centrist Democrat, has a extremely difficult difficult job at an exceedingly tumultuous time in history. His low poll numbers reflect the scale of the challenges he faces. As politics becomes more and more polarized, what does Joe Biden's moderate approach to politics bode for his re-election chances, should he decide to seek a second...

McGill’s Student Directory, where students can choose to share their contact information with their fellow students or the community at large, will be decommissioned as of May 30, 2022. If you are a student whose information is listed in the directory, no action is required on your part. The option to add or remove your name and contact information from the Student Directory has...

Employees need to feel appreciated to maintain workplace morale – but not everyone receives positive feedback in the same way. Gary Chapman and Paul White’s book The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace provides managers with a framework to make their employees feel that their contribution is valued, writes Prof. Karl Moore in Forbes.com.Published: 2May2022

Graphic novels can make a story jump off the page. Many of the best-known examples of this visual storytelling medium are fictional comic books, but graphic novels can be used to tell non-fiction stories too. The Graphix Project is creating an intellectual history of human rights in graphic novel form – over 3,000 years of conflict and social movements.Published: 2May2022

The School of Information Studies (SIS), an academic unit in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University, invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment at the Assistant Professor rank. The anticipated start date is January 1, 2023. Qualified candidates should have a doctoral degree in information studies or equivalent. In addition, the ideal candidate will have a record of research publications in high quality, peer-reviewed...

Involved in community service since as early as high school, Mariel Langlois (MBA’20) worked in advertising and media for years but felt that career path didn’t align with her goals. She had a growing interest in sustainability and social impact, and enrolled in Desautels’ MBA program to pivot her career in that direction.  Now, as an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Consultant at Millani,...

In an interview with CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor Taylor Owen—who leads the School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy—opined on the role regulation can play in safeguarding free speech and online safety. Access the interview. Published: 2May2022

Liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight (LC-Q/TOF) is proving one of the most comprehensive methods for testing food authenticity, according to Dr Stéphane Bayen, an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at McGill University.Published: 2May2022

April 28, 2022 | Numerous English-language advocacy groups have raised concerns about potential constitutionality issues with Quebec's recently tabled Bill 96, which was introduced as a means to safeguard the status of the French language. In this interview on CBC Radio, Max Bell School professor and humans rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis weighs in. Listen to the interview. Published: 2May2022

The uPrint service will be unavailable due to an upgrade on Monday, May 2. The outage will begin at 5:00 pm and last approximately one hour. Print jobs attempted during the upgrade will not be accepted; no warning message will be sent. All print jobs in the queue but not yet printed will be abandoned at the start of the upgrade.  After the upgrade,...

Canadian dairy experts are rethinking their approach to the industry, now recommending that cows have more freedom of movement in order to improve their well-being. This is a far cry from how dairy farms currently maintain their herds, especially in Quebec. As such, the “Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle”, a reference tool for Canadian dairy producers, is currently...

Three Mac-based research projects have been funded through FQRNT/MAPAQ’s first Partnership Research Program-Sustainable Agriculture . All of the projects fall under the scientific program developed by the Réseau québécois de recherche en agriculture durable. Congrats to Profs:Published: 29Apr2022

Some people say it is a dry run for life outside the Roddick Gates. McGill undergrads Olivia Ronca and Loriana Cocca might agree. On April 9, as part of Montreal’s Les Suprêmes synchronized skating team, they gave a performance of a lifetime, earned top marks and were crowned world champions.Published: 29Apr2022

The Faculty of Science’s new Computational and Data Systems Initiative will help researchers unlock the power of data-intensive research methods If you follow science news, you will almost certainly have encountered the term ‘modelling’. From understanding climate change, to predicting the course of a pandemic, to developing the pharmaceuticals to fight one, scientists seem to have a ‘model’ for everything. But have you ever...

To all Finance Users, May 1, 2022 is the first day of Fiscal Year 23 (May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023). For your reference, attached are the FY23 Month End Deadlines for submitting financial transactions in Banner (including Finance Accounts Receivable and Feed File submissions). These deadlines are posted on the Financial Services website.   Need HELP?Published: 29Apr2022

The uPrint service will be unavailable due to an upgrade on Monday, May 2. The outage will begin at 5:00 pm and last approximately one hour. Print jobs attempted during the upgrade will not be accepted; no warning message will be sent. All print jobs in the queue but not yet printed will be abandoned at the start of the upgrade.  After the upgrade,...