McGill University

Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s top ranked medical doctoral university. McGill is consistently ranked as one of the top universities, both nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned institution of higher learning with research activities spanning two campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, 300 programs of study and over 40,000 students, including more than 10,200 graduate students. McGill attracts students from over 150 countries around the world, its 12,800 international students making up 31% per cent of the student body. Over half of McGill students claim a first language other than English, including approximately 19% of our students who say French is their mother tongue.

Fondée en 1821, à Montréal, au Québec, l’Université McGill figure au premier rang des universités canadiennes offrant des programmes de médecine et de doctorat. Elle se classe parmi les meilleures universités au Canada et dans le monde. Institution d’enseignement supérieur de renommée mondiale, l’Université McGill exerce ses activités de recherche dans deux campus, 11 facultés et 13 écoles professionnelles; elle compte 300 programmes d’études et au‑delà de 40 000 étudiants, dont plus de 10 200 aux cycles supérieurs. Elle accueille des étudiants originaires de plus de 150 pays, ses 12 800 étudiants internationaux représentant 31 % de sa population étudiante. Au‑delà de la moitié des étudiants de l’Université McGill ont une langue maternelle autre que l’anglais, et environ 19 % sont francophones.

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En janvier 2020, le niveau exceptionnellement élevé du lac Michigan a provoqué des inondations et de l’érosion le long de ses rives, notamment à Chicago. (NWS/Matt Zuro)

Comment l’IA peut prévoir – et expliquer – le niveau d’eau des Grands Lacs ?

Le niveau d’eau des Grands Lacs passe d’un extrême à l’autre. Une analyse par intelligence artificielle révèle comment (et pourquoi) la météo les fait varier.
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Making mental health chatbots more culturally sensitive won’t necessarily make them safer

Canadians are turning to AI mental health chatbots for support. But what if the bot agrees with the beliefs that are keeping you unwell?
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Families provide dementia care. Why must they also be the air traffic controllers of the system?

Families are still expected to navigate disconnected health and community services on their own. A new report sets out what governments can do to change that.
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Cyber attacks? Bioterrorism? To ‘Pace the Frontier’ of AI effectively, we must improve our anticipatory thinking

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argues for slowing the pace of AI development globally. We must use this time to learn how to anticipate, and test for, future threats.
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Sharing non‑consensual ‘deepfake’ porn in Canada is now a crime. The law still fails the victims

Canada’s current framework treats deepfake-based sexual abuse as isolated criminal behaviour, when it is systematic gender-based violence.
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Crise climatique : jusqu’où la population tolère‑t‑elle la contestation ?

Face à la crise climatique, les manifestations qu’on voit se multiplier comprennent de plus en plus d’actions radicales. Mais ont-elles l’adhésion de la population ?
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No safe tan: Why Canada’s sunburn problem keeps getting worse

Addressing sun exposure misinformation, such as online tanning trends and sunscreen myths, is important, but effective advice about UV protection is crucial, too. ‘No tan, no burn’ is the goal.
Un cycliste roule sur une piste cyclable au centre-ville de Montréal. Malgré l’expansion des infrastructures cyclables au cours de la dernière décennie, certaines inégalités persistent. La Presse canadienne/Paul Chiasson

Accès au vélo dans les villes canadiennes : qui en bénéficie le plus ? Les résultats vont vous surprendre

Les chercheurs ont constaté que les quartiers comptant davantage d’enfants, de personnes âgées et de personnes issues de minorités ethniques étaient généralement plus éloignés des infrastructures cyclables.
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Ceuta’s border crisis is about geopolitics, not just migration

Why is a European border located on African soil? And why has the dispute about Ceuta and Spanish colonization remained unresolved for so long?
A cyclist rolls down a bicycle lane in downtown Montréal. Despite expansions in cycling infrastructure over the decade, some equity gaps persist. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

Access to cycling is unfair across Canadian cities

Researchers found that neighbourhoods with more children, older adults and racialized people were usually further away from bike infrastructure.
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How babywearing helps establish parent‑child bonds

Babywearing is an an ancient practice found across cultures for thousands of years. What is new is the growing scientific interest in its benefits.
Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and an American program to combat HIV/AIDS globally, on Capitol Hill in February 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Why the latest blow to the HIV/AIDS response at the UN should have everyone sounding the alarm

If political agendas hijack the global HIV/AIDs response, it will devastate the 40 million people living with the disease worldwide, especially the most marginalized.

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