Highlighting the achievements of McGill graduates and providing news about the University since 1919. mcgillnews.mcgill.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mst7nexvls2fFood historian Nathalie Cooke sees menus as more than simply guides for ordering burgers or burritos. They offer invaluable clues about the dining cultures of past eras https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-journey-into-the-past-through-menus/11 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst7nexvls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mrv4io6h2k2eStudents in McGill’s Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences learn some of their most important lessons thanks to individuals whose names they might never know. How McGill’s Body Donor Program plays a vital role in the Faculty’s teaching program https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-donation-like-no-other/30 Jul 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv4io6h2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mrqmehhv7s2vTrue crime and crime fiction podcasts and books continue to be immensely popular. Few people know these genres better than Sarah Weinman, BSc’00, an award-winning author and the crime columnist for The New York Times Book Review https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-connoisseur-of-crime-narratives/28 Jul 2026 23:56 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqmehhv7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mraipjczak2lThe fabled 9th-floor restaurant at the old Eaton’s store on Sainte-Catherine St was renowned for its Art Deco style and officially recognized as a historic monument. Georges Drolet, BSc(Arch)’83, BArch’85, played a major role in bringing it back to life https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/bringing-a-montreal-icon-back-to-life/22 Jul 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraipjczak2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mr6fxrqc6s2lWhen food writer Gail Simmons, BA’98, began working as a judge on a new show called Top Chef, she couldn’t foresee the impact the series would have on the culinary world or on her life https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/shes-a-key-ingredient-in-top-chefs-huge-success/21 Jul 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6fxrqc6s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mr3be45kc22eIf Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, BArch’45, DSc’14, had never lived in Montreal, the city would look very different than it does today. One of the driving forces behind Expo 67, she also played a pivotal role in preserving Old Montreal https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/honouring-the-woman-who-saved-old-montreal/20 Jul 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3be45kc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqyspjehtc2sFor generations of McGill students, The Word Bookstore on Milton Street has been almost as familiar a landmark as the Roddick Gates. “Helping a young person build up their library is one of the joys of the job” https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-little-bookstore-thats-had-a-big-impact/19 Jul 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyspjehtc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mquvzxmcgk2zRIP Rudolph Marcus, BSc’43, PhD’46, DSc’88, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theoretical work on electron transfer among molecules in chemical reactions https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-nobel-laureate-rudy-marcus-1923202617 Jul 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquvzxmcgk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqtx42qi6c2lIn the midst of a global pandemic, the usual playbook for planning a semester got tossed aside. How COVID-19 forced McGill instructors to rethink how they teach https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-semester-like-no-other/17 Jul 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtx42qi6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqre65vmzc2wRegarded as the “the premier conservation architect in Canada,” Julia Gersovitz, BSc(Arch)’74, BArch’75, has devoted much of her career to preserving some of Montreal’s most distinctive buildings https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-grande-dame-of-heritage-architecture/16 Jul 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqre65vmzc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqotrglg7k2qSince they made their debut in 2017, millions of Fingerlings have been sold worldwide. The colourful interactive monkey that can curl around your finger and laugh, snore, burp and fart is the award-winning brainchild of Sydney Wiseman, BCom’11 https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-woman-behind-the-toy-of-the-year/15 Jul 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqotrglg7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqm6i7yqwk2bHistorical fiction, once dismissed as a second-rate genre, is now the dominant force in American literature and a magnet for top literary prizes. How did that shift happen? Alexander Manshel, an associate professor of English at McGill, offers his thoughts https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/how-historical-fiction-became-a-literary-juggernaut/14 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqm6i7yqwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqhcp3ald22rEarth-threatening asteroids have been the subjects of films like Don’t Look Up. What do we do if one actually shows up? Julie Bellerose, BEng’03, played a major role in a NASA project that proved that menacing asteroids can be knocked off course https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/on-the-front-lines-of-a-historic-space-test/12 Jul 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhcp3ald22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mqeqtzhy722mFor the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some of my favourite McGill News articles from the past few years. First up – how Allan Scott, BA’61, turned to show biz to earn some extra money as a McGill student – and how that eventually led to The Queen’s Gambit https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-long-road-to-the-queens-gambit/11 Jul 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqeqtzhy722mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mpe74lztbk2aIf you are a music fan in this city, then you know this is one of Montreal’s most magical times of the year. The International Jazz Festival is in full swing. Plenty of talented McGillians are taking part and taking to the stage https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2026/06/the-mcgill-community-takes-on-the-montreal-international-jazz-festival/28 Jun 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpe74lztbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mpbrecsltc2hMoshe Safdie, BArch’61, LLD’82, will chair a national competition to modernise 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister’s official residence (until recently). When he was a young architect, Habitat 67 made Safdie a star – and it almost derailed his career https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/my-career-started-here/27 Jun 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbrecsltc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mp4pwywdyc22As The Globe and Mail’s retirement and personal finances reporter, Meera Raman, BA’21, prides herself on taking a non-stodgy approach to subject matter that affects practically everyone https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/not-your-typical-retirement-reporter/25 Jun 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4pwywdyc22https://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mozwypy2dk2yCanada’s prime ministers, a tale of grief and ghosts, and the one-and-only Leonard Cohen are among the subjects of recent books by (and about) McGillians that you might want to add to your summer reading list https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/add-these-books-to-your-summer-reading-list/24 Jun 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozwypy2dk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mov5fo6fv22qEven the most spectacularly designed building will look a little bit off if someone hadn’t put thoughtful care into its lighting. That’s where architectural lighting expert Conor Sampson, BArch’96, comes in. Chances are, you are familiar with his work https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/transforming-spaces-with-light/22 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov5fo6fv22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mofr4a6gac2zData scientist Jonathan Arsenault, BEng’17, MEng’19, PhD’23, just helped the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup. Not that long ago, he was at McGill, doing a master’s degree on underwater robots https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/they-shoot-they-score-and-he-dives-into-the-data/16 Jun 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofr4a6gac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mnde7zq6522fAI and online media platforms are having an enormous impact on the lives of young people. McGill’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy recently explored that impact with a pair of high-profile initiatives https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/having-a-say-on-the-tech-thats-changing-their-lives/02 Jun 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnde7zq6522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mn5mddxurk2pFrom 5 a.m. shifts at the Macdonald Campus dairy barn to taking the stage for a production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, McGill valedictorians on the experiences that made their time at the university special https://reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgills-valedictorians-reflect-on-friendship-growth-and-finding-community-2/31 May 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5mddxurk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mn34yhuwlc2aVisual effects compositor Jordan Catracchia, BSc’11, has worked on some of Hollywood’s most popular movies in recent years, including two Oscar-winning Avatar films. “[Audiences] want to be transported to another world” https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/bringing-new-worlds-to-life/30 May 2026 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn34yhuwlc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mmh4yqjfmc2dJonathan Arsenault, BEng’17, MEng’19, PhD’23, grew up cheering for the Canadiens, but as a data scientist for the Carolina Hurricanes, his focus right now is on helping his team find ways to beat the Habs https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/they-shoot-they-score-and-he-dives-into-the-data/22 May 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh4yqjfmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mmh4vhjuq22dFolks seem to be talking about hockey for some reason. Might as well reshare a couple of recent stories. Here’s Hockey Night in Canada’s David Amber, BA’93, on why this is “the best time of the year” https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-best-time-of-the-year/22 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh4vhjuq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mm5h5qmhk22jHockey Night in Canada host David Amber, BA’93, says no sports event quite matches the intensity of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It’s amazing to watch the sacrifices the players will make this time of year” https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-best-time-of-the-year/18 May 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5h5qmhk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mlowq746rs2hTime Magazine’s 2026 listing of the world’s most impactful companies places Moderna in the top spot. We spoke to Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan, BEng’83, DSc’22, 5 years ago about Moderna’s roots and its landmark COVID-19 vaccine https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/mcgills-moderna-connection/12 May 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlowq746rs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mkuvlfkoqk2e“Sky High Trust,” a current exhibition on the ground floor of the McLennan Library, features David Grant Noble’s striking photos from 1970 of Kanien'kehá:ka ironworkers at work in New York City https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/mohawk-ironworkers-built-the-new-york-skyline-now-their-story-is-on-display/02 May 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuvlfkoqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mjz7c6rels2c“The ability to practice these very high-stakes events in a safe environment, and to do it over and over again, is something that’s uniquely available through simulation training.” A visit to the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/practice-makes-perfect-training-future-ready-health-professionals21 Apr 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz7c6rels2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mjwgdfnzzk2oThe Carolina Hurricanes are one of the best teams in the NHL, thanks, in part, to their commitment to analytics. Data scientist Jonathan Arsenault, BEng’17, MEng’19, PhD’23, plays a key role for the team https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/they-shoot-they-score-and-he-dives-into-the-data/20 Apr 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwgdfnzzk2o