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Experts: Hurricane Melissa

Published: 28 October 2025

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category Five tropical cyclone, has made landfall in Jamaica. It is the strongest storm to hit the island country in at least 150 years and the most powerful recorded...

Climate change driving major algae surge in Canada’s lakes, study finds

Published: 31 July 2025

Algal growth is accelerating in lakes across Canada, including those far from human development, and a new study shows that climate change is the primary driver. 

51Թresearch flags Montreal snow dump, inactive landfills as major methane polluters

Published: 16 October 2025

Montreal’s methane emissions are unevenly distributed across the island, with the highest concentrations in the city’s east end, 51Թresearchers have found. The worst polluters include the city...

51Թphysicists manoeuvre DNA molecules using electrical fields

Published: 2 October 2025

Researchers in McGill’s Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric...

How a 51Թundergrad’s summer research project became a paper in a prestigious journal

Published: 17 November 2025

When then-51Թundergraduate Maya Willard-Stepan cold-emailed a professor asking to help with their research, she didn’t expect the project to end up in the Nature-partner journal npj Urban...

Marco Carone receives prestigious 2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health

Published: 2 September 2025

Dr. Marco Carone, a former 51Թundergraduate student in Probability and Statistics, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Myrto Award from Harvard's School of Public Health.

51Թscientists turn marine waste into a sustainable solution for wound care, wearable devices and more  

Published: 31 July 2025

An interdisciplinary team of 51Թresearchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising...

Biology’s Mahnaz Mansoori wins President’s Award for Administrative and Support Staff

Published: 20 October 2025

Phytotron Manager Mahnaz Mansoori (pictured above, left, with Biology Department Chair Prof. Gregor Fussmann) was one of nine 51Թstaff members honoured with the President’s Award for...

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