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/3myzfbawhf22gAnd on the subject of McGill grads and national book awards, Tim Wu's The Age of Extraction is a finalist for the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy29 Oct 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzfbawhf22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3myzf7bybbs2gMcGill alums took 3 of the 5 nominations for the GG Awards' French to English translation category: Rhonda Mullins for When Water Became Blue and Jonathan Kaplansky for both The Love of Me and The Origin of the Future 2/229 Oct 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzf7bybbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3myzf4ljl422gCongrats to the McGill grads who were named finalists for the Governor General’s Literary Awards: Kim Fu (English Fiction for The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts) and Elissa Kayal (French Poetry for Histoire de ma gueule) 1/229 Oct 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzf4ljl422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mycrgve6qc2gMcGill gave Robby Hoffman, BCom’10, the thing she wanted most in life – a pathway out of poverty. But once she finally had that security, she decided to put it all at risk by pursuing a career in comedy https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/robby-hoffmans-roundabout-route-to-stardom/20 Oct 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycrgve6qc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mya5cnu33k2pWhat will the student experience be like at the McGill Sustainability Park? “We know that students are very concerned about these issues. It isn’t just an intellectual exercise for them” https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/what-learning-will-look-like-at-the-mcgill-sustainability-park/19 Oct 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mya5cnu33k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mxyss4vx622kMcGill alums Maya and Jonathan Azouri knew how hard it could be to find and book a facility to play sports with friends. Their CatchCorner app, boosted by a partnership with Sports Illustrated, is making life easier for weekend warriors in 18 cities https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/taking-the-work-out-of-scheduling-a-workout/16 Oct 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyss4vx622khttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mx542zjlfc2uCongratulations to McGill alumna Patmeena Sabit. Her novel Good People has been shortlisted for the 2026 Giller Prize, Canada’s most lucrative literary award05 Oct 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx542zjlfc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mw4dakbaa22oMicroHabitat co-founder Alexandre Ferrari-Roy, BSc(AgEnvSc)’15, transformed his passion for urban farming into a business that oversees 400 rooftop and indoor farms across North America and Europe https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/a-sky-high-approach-to-urban-gardening/22 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4dakbaa22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mvzqbkcq222pOver the course of his long career, François Bourassa, BMus’85, has established himself as one of Canada’s top jazz musicians. His famous father, former Quebec premier Robert Bourassa, was hoping he’d give engineering a try https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-only-thing-i-could-maybe-be-good-at/21 Sep 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzqbkcq222phttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mvbamlwtc227McGill’s Pollack Concert Hall is reopening its doors after an extensive 2-year renovation. The improvements, funded in large part by a generous gift from Constance V. Pathy, LMus’71, LMus’86, DMus’15, include 600 new seats and upgraded audiovisual systems https://giving.mcgill.ca/all-stories/fixture-montreals-music-scene-transformed11 Sep 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbamlwtc227https://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3muucewur522bOn September 8, 1966, a new TV show called Star Trek debuted. It would change the lives of a lot of people -- and the life of one McGill grad in particular. How McGill’s “Mr. Theatre” became James T. Kirk https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-comeback-kid/06 Sep 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3muucewur522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3muceumusw22zNaked & Famous Denim founder Brandon Svarc, BCom’04, brings a unique sensibility to clothing, one that has earned the company plenty of attention. Even James Bond has been spotted in his jeans (but not the glow-in-the-dark ones) https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/the-denim-disruptor/30 Aug 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3muceumusw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mu5djffdb22yAnthony Bourdain called it a “national treasure.” Sharon Wilensky, BA’82, DipEd’87, is the co-owner of Wilensky’s Light Lunch. Over the decades, her family’s restaurant has become an iconic Montreal institution https://mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/its-not-just-the-family-business-its-a-montreal-landmark/28 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5djffdb22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcgillnewsmag.bsky.social/post/3mu3oa7r2bk2zThe 2026 Time 100 list of the most influential people in AI includes McGill computer science professor Joëlle Pineau https://time.com/collection/time100-ai/2026/joelle-pineau/27 Aug 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:qjd2mtgrassuxux6bxtdyees/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3oa7r2bk2zhttps://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/3mpbrecsltc2h