News from our universities

An international team of scientists led by McGill University researchers has provided the clearest evidence yet that some fast radio bursts (FRBs) — enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves...

Project allows budding architects to engage with clients, address community needs

In the heart of the McGill University Health Centre’s research institute, Dr. Renzo Cecere and his team are revolutionizing the future of cardiac care.

The findings reveal how the sophisticated secretion system of bacteria selects diverse proteins to keep their competitors at bay. Read More...

In a sunlit room in the spring of 2022 in São Paulo, Brazil, about two dozen people gather to lay the foundation for a startup.

HFC-125 is a greenhouse gas becoming a major contributor to global warming, and in the first study to use satellites to measure its concentration in the atmosphere, researchers found...

Dr. Jeffrey McDonnell (PhD), distinguished professor with the School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) and associate director for the Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS) at the University of...

In case you missed them, here are 15 stories of research impact and the moments that helped to shape this year.

A team of doctors and researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax is looking for ways to improve the quality of life for long-term cancer patients.

Electric vehicle manufacturers are using the University of Saskatchewan's particle accelerator to develop batteries with a lifespan pushing eight million kilometres, roughly 25 times the average life of current...