Women have helped shape McGill’s history for generations. This International Women’s Day, we’re highlighting a few of the many milestones, from historic firsts to leadership roles and contributions that have had an impact on campus and beyond.
#IWD2026 ❤️
✨ Defne always wanted to attend university abroad and experience studying in a multilingual environment.
Thanks to donor support, she now spreads joy in her international community.
Learn more and spread the McGill24 magic on March 11: mcgill.ca/x/5GX | @mcgillalumni.bsky.social
Map showing event locations across the globe. McGill24 logo in the top right corner and text along the bottom that reads: Spread the McGill24 magic around the world.
📍 Find a McGill24 event near you!
We are spreading the McGill24 magic worldwide, with events in Montreal, New York City, Paris, Singapore and various other cities across the globe. 🌎
Join your local McGill community in celebrating our day of giving – https://bit.ly/4l6dd8K
A group of seven people posing for a formal photo in a room with yellow walls, dark wooden doors, a framed artwork, and a blue and yellow patterned carpet.
McGill announces a new Centre of Excellence in AI in India, expanding global presence and strengthening international partnerships. Announced during a mission led by @univcan.ca with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.
Read more: mcgill.ca/x/5GG
Did you know McGill has over 250 student-run clubs, services, and groups? 💭
A few have even been around for over 100 years, including Montreal’s oldest English-speaking black box theatre, the Players’ Theatre! 🎭
Which McGill club are you part of?
The spaces between buildings are often where the memories are made. ✨
In front of McLennan–Redpath Libraries, 1980.
What year were you walking this path?
Henry Maidoh poses with fellow members of the African Studies Students’ Association
Student-run journal Uhuru celebrates Africa’s cultures, fashion, food, and social issues, offering a platform to explore the continent’s diversity and complexity. “We wanted to show the multifaceted nature of the continent,” explains Uhuru board member Henry Maidoh.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5cU
The McGill Sustainability Park is entering a new phase, with demolition complete and construction underway. From heritage restoration to low-carbon infrastructure, the project reflects a commitment to restoration, conservation and collaboration.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/5TP
McGill architecture student, Léonie-Christelle Lado-Nguedam, stands outdoors in front of a historic campus building, smiling and looking upward.
McGill Architecture student Léonie-Christelle Lado-Nguedam has driven sustainability initiatives on campus and beyond. 🌱 She is now the first-ever student representative on the board of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). 🔗 mcgill.ca
All Flags on Campus are lowered from February 11, 2026, until February 17, 2026, in solemn commemoration of the tragic deaths that occurred in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on February 10, 2026.
Canada’s Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Nature, Julie Dabrusin (BA ’94), visited the Sustainability Park with President Saini, touring its 171 geothermal wells. A key driver of McGill’s low-carbon infrastructure.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5TP
McGill: 204 years of great education, excellent research, and service to society. Oh…and a little matchmaking.
Happy Valentine’s Day to the McGill community — and to the love stories that began right here.
Share your McGill love story below. 💌
The University Flag is lowered today, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, in honour of Prof. James David Shannon (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences), Prof. Richard Hovey (Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Sciences), and Prof. Rachelle Keyserlingk (Faculty of Education.)
A former Olympic gold medallist, Jennifer Heil, BCom’13, knows all about the pressures that Canadian athletes taking part in the Winter Games will have to deal with. She is drawing on that experience to serve as Canada’s chef de mission for Milano Cortina mcgillnews.mcgill.ca/olympian-ceo...
The Pan-Canadian Genome Library (PCGL) hosted @mcgill.ca is uniting two of Canada’s most important COVID-19-era genomic initiatives, enabling long-term data access 🧬
🔗 genomelibrary.ca/pcgl-achieve...
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At @mcgill.ca @mcgillspgh.bsky.social, we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for the 11th annual McGill Summer Institutes in Global Health!
19 short courses (nearly all online), from Reimagining Global Health to Innovations in Immunizations!
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
A look back at McGill’s Winter Carnival ❄️
What began in 1948 grew into a six-day celebration featuring winter sports, ice sculptures, and a Grand Carnival Ball, becoming one of the largest university winter festivals in North America.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5SQ
The McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill have named 91 finalists for the Class of 2026! 🎒🧠
The group includes 53 Canadians and 38 international students, collectively applying to 70 master’s and professional programs across the University.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55F
Joanne Liu (woman wearing glasses and a dark blazer speaks at a podium, gesturing with both hands.) A microphone is positioned in front of her. Another woman stands slightly behind her, listening. The setting is a formal indoor event with warm lighting and gold-toned curtains in the background.
Close-up of a purple banner reading “pandemic and emergency readiness.” In the foreground, hands exchange a book across a table with stacked copies visible. Indoor event/conference space.
Audience seated in a grand hall with high ceilings and decorative arches, facing a panel discussion at the front. Four speakers sit on stage beneath a large projection screen displaying headshots. A podium with the McGill crest stands to the left, and attendees are seated in rows of red chairs, some taking notes or using laptops.
McGill University has launched the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL), an interdisciplinary initiative focused on strengthening preparedness for health crises through research, leadership, and collaboration.
🔗 Learn more: mcgill.ca/x/55a
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada and the 9th annual celebration at McGill. Throughout the month, McGill units and student groups are hosting a series of in-person and online events. 🖤
🔗 Learn more: https://mcgill.ca/x/55U
Historic stone building at McGill University with a green-domed tower and a red flag flying above, framed by trees under a clear sky.
McGill continues to recruit top-tier researchers working abroad through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program. This initiative supports the recruitment of internationally recognized scholars whose work addresses global and national challenges.
🔗 Learn more and apply now: mcgill.ca/x/5iu
A new study reveals a previously unseen learning process in the brain’s memory centre, with implications for Alzheimer’s disease 🧠
@douglasresearch.bsky.social @healthsciences.mcgill.ca
Research by an interdisciplinary team from McGill University and Université Laval shows that strong social connections are linked to better cognitive health in older adults.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5iN
Then & now 📖
Founded in 1952, the Islamic Studies Library has grown from a small departmental collection into a world-class resource of over 150,000 volumes — a collection that’s truly unique in Canada.
Ever studied here?
📷: McGill University Archives
At the McGill Sustainability Park, the ReACT Hubs will confront real-world sustainability challenges by convening researchers from across McGill to work alongside societal partners.
🔗 mcgill.ca/x/5iJ
📷 Mockup showing potential wet labs at the Sustainability Park.
In polar regions, microbes are influencing climate change as frozen ecosystems thaw, McGill review finds. 🧊
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5iG
McGill engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that move and fold like animated origami, enabling safer and more adaptable robots for medical tools, wearables and smart packaging.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wW | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
Freshwater browning threatens growth and populations of economically important fish, McGill researchers say. The study takes a holistic approach and looks at the phenomenon’s broad impacts on biodiversity in North America and Europe. 🐟
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Uv | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
Lithium, a widely used treatment for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, has shown early promise in suppressing HIV, McGill University researchers report.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5wZ | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
McGill engineering researchers have introduced an open-source model that makes it easier for experts and non-experts alike to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. natural gas supply chains and yields more accurate results.
🔗 https://mcgill.ca/x/5Ut | @mcgillumedia.bsky.social
