/macdonald/taxonomy/term/4/all en /macdonald/channels/news/experts-projected-rise-canadian-food-prices-369581 <p>A new study suggests that food prices in Canada may increase by four to six per cent in 2026. This is primarily likely to be due to increases in the prices of beef and chicken, although the cost of canned goods is also expected to rise.</p> <p>These 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ experts can comment on the subject:</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:39:01 +0000 admin 108291 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/mcgill-moves-third-overall-research-infosource-rankings-maintains-its-no-2-position-medical-research-369580 <p><em>The University continues to be recognized as one of Canada’s top research institutions and drivers of innovation    </em></p> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:27:43 +0000 admin 108284 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/professor-audrey-moores-chemistry-awarded-canadian-pacific-chair-biotechnology-369575 <p>Congratulations to Professor Audrey Moores (Chemistry), who has been awarded the Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology!</p> <p>The Canadian Pacific Chair in Biotechnology is an endowed chair created in 1984 to promote research in the field of biotechnology. The chair is awarded for a five-year term and rotates among 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ's Faculties of Medicine, Science and Agriculture.</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:56:12 +0000 admin 108253 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/researchers-find-link-between-psychosocial-stress-and-early-signs-heart-inflammation-women-369569 <p>Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from caregiving and lack of emotional support, show signs of early heart tissue changes associated with cardiovascular disease – an association not observed in men, a new study reveals.</p> <p>The results support the notion that there are sex-specific ways in which stress affects cardiovascular health and that risk-assessment processes should take psychosocial factors and mental wellness into account, the researchers said.</p> Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:26:24 +0000 admin 108246 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/february-fee-payment-deadline-361635 <p>February fee payment deadline. For more information, visit the website <a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/your-account/deadlines-and-penalties/">http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/your-account/deadlines-and-penalties/</a>.</p> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:29:04 +0000 admin 108128 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/readmission-application-dates-schulich-school-music-363167 <p>Application dates for readmission to the Schulich School of Music (for students not required to re-audition) for the Fall 2026 term.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:33:00 +0000 admin 108132 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/application-inter-intra-faculty-transfer-period-fall-2026-minerva-faculty-education-363168 <p>Application for Inter &amp; Intra Faculty Transfer period for Fall 2026 on Minerva for the Faculty of Education.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:33:00 +0000 admin 108133 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/winter-2026-withdrawal-deadline-music-practical-examinations-363169 <p>Withdrawal deadline for Winter practical examinations in Music (B.Mus./L.Mus.). For further information, contact the Performance Department at the Schulich School of Music.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:33:01 +0000 admin 108134 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/tentative-dates-entrance-and-intra-faculty-program-transfer-auditions-all-music-undergraduate-363163 <p>(Tentative Dates) Entrance and intra-faculty program transfer auditions for all Music undergraduate applicants.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:32:58 +0000 admin 108129 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/readmission-application-fall-2026-opens-arts-including-school-religious-studies-and-school-social-363164 <p>Readmission application opens on Minerva for readmission to B.A., B.S.W. and B.Th. degree for Fall 2026.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:32:58 +0000 admin 108130 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/application-interintra-faculty-transfer-opens-bsw-social-work-fall-2026-363165 <p>Readmission application opens on Minerva for inter/intra-Faculty transfer to B.S.W. degree for Fall 2026.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:32:59 +0000 admin 108131 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/expert-glp-1-therapies-obesity-369551 <p>The World Health Organization has issued <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/01-12-2025-who-issues-global-guideline-on-the-use-of-glp-1-medicines-in-treating-obesity">its first guideline</a> on the use of GLP-1 therapies, such as Ozempic, to treat obesity, a chronic disease affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide and projected to double by 2030.</p> <p>A 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ expert is available to comment:</p> Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:11:15 +0000 admin 107958 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/group-therapy-helps-cancer-survivors-reclaim-life-after-treatment-369535 <p>A program developed by a 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ researcher to help cancer survivors cope with the fear their cancer will return is expanding across Canada. </p> <p>The Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FORT) program offers evidence-based support to address what co-founder <a href="/newsroom/christine-maheu" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Christine Maheu</a> calls one of the most overlooked aspects of recovery. </p> Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:06:00 +0000 admin 107944 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/requests-readmission-ingram-school-nursing-begin-363159 <p>Online application (via Minerva) opens for requests for readmission to the Ingram School of Nursing for Fall 2026 term. See Nursing website below.</p> <p><a href="http://www.mcgill.ca/nursing/">http://www.mcgill.ca/nursing/</a></p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:32:56 +0000 admin 107848 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/event/summer-2026-schedule-nur1-and-nur2-clinical-courses-will-be-available-minerva-363160 <p>The schedule for NUR1 and NUR2 summer clinical courses will be available in Minerva in mid-February. Course dates range between May 1st and June 20th.</p> Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:32:56 +0000 admin 107849 at /macdonald