91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ News - Faculty of Arts /channels/news_feeds/all/term/arts_fac/rss en 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµâ€™s Bravo Gala shines a spotlight on research excellence /channels/channels/news/mcgills-bravo-gala-shines-spotlight-research-excellence-372950 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>At event honouring 116 winners of major awards, keynote speaker and SSHRC Gold Medal recipient Myriam Denov emphasized the importance of listening. </strong><br /> <br /> 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ celebrated more than 100 researchers at the 21<sup>st</sup> edition of Bravo, a gala event May 7 honouring the winners of major provincial, national and international research prizes and awards in 2025.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bravo_gala_2026.jpg?itok=IoDizgd8" width="160" height="89" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 14 May 2026 16:18:30 +0000 webfull 218144 at /channels Provost honours 31 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ professors for exceptional research achievements /channels/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-372939 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>The 2026 cohort of Distinguished James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Professors, James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Professors and William Dawson Scholars embody ‘the very best of our academic community’.</strong></p> <p>Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic) Angela Campbell has named 31 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ professors as Distinguished James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Professors, James 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cupola-2024-spring-1536x1089.jpg?itok=aRjmup_j" width="160" height="113" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 May 2026 18:00:18 +0000 webfull 218126 at /channels 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ awarded 16 new or renewed Canada Research Chairs /channels/channels/news/mcgill-awarded-16-new-or-renewed-canada-research-chairs-372938 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>From fundamental physics to child well-being, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ researchers advance discovery across disciplines </strong><br /> <br /> 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ has been awarded $18.1 million in federal funding to support 16 Canada Research Chairs – six new and 10 renewed.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/roddick-gates.jpeg?itok=VUpdkUsc" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">May </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 13 May 2026 17:51:34 +0000 webfull 218125 at /channels Five scholarly journals at 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ receive SSHRC funding /channels/channels/news/five-scholarly-journals-mcgill-receive-sshrc-funding-372751 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><em><strong><span><span>Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards $598,278 to five 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ journals spanning disciplines from law to religion<span><span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mcgill_students.png?itok=4CMM2wld" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">30 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:05:35 +0000 webfull 217929 at /channels Congrats to Professors Sandeep Banerjee and Allan Hepburn on their new publications! /channels/channels/news/congrats-professors-sandeep-banerjee-and-allan-hepburn-their-new-publications-372665 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Associate Professor <a href="/english/staff/sandeep-banerjee"><strong>Sandeep Banerjee</strong> </a>co-edited <em><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Partition-Belonging-and-the-Birth-of-Bangladesh/Basu-Banerjee/p/book/9781032777962">Partition, Belonging and the Birth of Bangladesh</a></em> (Routledge, 2026) with Subho Basu.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/new_faculty_publications_april2026_banner.jpg?itok=-hCDojpF" width="160" height="102" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:25:55 +0000 webfull 217776 at /channels Meet the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Arts students behind the Montreal International Poetry Prize /channels/channels/news/meet-mcgill-arts-students-behind-montreal-international-poetry-prize-372635 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Curious about what goes on behind the scenes of an international poetry prize? The Faculty of Arts spoke to MA student Izzi Holmes and U3 Physics and English major Clara Costello about the important work they do for the Montreal International Poetry Prize and the positive impact it has on the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ community, and on poets around the world.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/students_mipp.png?itok=JVATC38p" width="160" height="99" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:34:27 +0000 webfull 217742 at /channels Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers /channels/channels/news/thomas-soehl-awarded-frq-funding-study-french-language-integration-among-newcomers-372332 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Professor <a href="/sociology/contact-us/faculty/soehl">Thomas Soehl</a> has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/thomas-soehl-1536x1097.jpg?itok=393R7ie1" width="160" height="114" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">8 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:30:10 +0000 webfull 217308 at /channels Thomas Soehl awarded FRQ funding to study French-language integration among newcomers /channels/channels/news/thomas-soehl-awarded-frq-funding-study-french-language-integration-among-newcomers-372258 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Professor <a href="/sociology/contact-us/faculty/soehl">Thomas Soehl</a> has received funding to study the challenges allophone newcomers to Quebec face in building the francophone social networks necessary for integrating French into daily life and participating meaningfully in a predominantly French-speaking society.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/img_2970_2.jpg?itok=Sh_QMAB8" width="160" height="115" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">April </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:13:04 +0000 webfull 217219 at /channels Catherine Bradley in 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ News! /channels/channels/news/catherine-bradley-mcgill-news-371954 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/bradley_mcgillnews_feb2026.jpg?itok=2KvqdSDi" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:56:40 +0000 webfull 216861 at /channels Two 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships /channels/channels/news/two-mcgill-professors-awarded-2026-dorothy-killiam-fellowships-371876 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div> <p><em><strong><span><span>P<span>rofessors Wendell Nii Laryea <span>Adjetey<span> and Jill Baumgartner <span>will lead<span> innovative <span>research<span> <span>focusing on <span>anti-Black carceral systems <span>and <span>climate-related health risks<span> respectively<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></em></p></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/mcgill_killam_fellowship_recipients_2026.png?itok=3fVlcJlc" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">11 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:40:28 +0000 webfull 216769 at /channels