International Day of Women and Girls in Science: A message to women and girls on what they can and must do for each other and society

  11 February 2025 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.  On this landmark day for...
February 11, 2025

Black History Month event: “Advancing Equity in Research”

Did you know that while Black individuals make up 4.3% of the Canadian population, they account for only about 2.3% of practising physicians?...
January 29, 2025

Eagle Spirit Science Futures Camp in Akwesasne

Welcome to our series, McGill in Quebec: Together for better health, which celebrates the contributions of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences members...
January 27, 2025

Kalonde Malama brings passion for health equity research to Ingram School of Nursing

Kalonde Malama's tenure-track research position focuses on sexual health equity within Black populations, with the goal of designing interventions that improve uptake of...
January 24, 2025

Doing Public Health Differently

Mastercard Foundation Scholar alumna Joyeuse Senga, MSc’23, helps rural Rwandan youth and those living with HIV to believe in their future – and...
January 24, 2025

Partnering with the Cree School Board to address unmet speech-language needs

Welcome to our series, McGill in Quebec: Together for better health, which celebrates the contributions of Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences members...
December 4, 2024

Reading Abbott

Exhibit (extended until mid-January) delves into pioneering doctor and avid reader Maude Abbott’s reading taste to better read her remarkable life and career...
November 21, 2024

A $200K grant to support inclusive science and mentorship

New funds will empower women and Indigenous trainees through mentorship, scholarships, and community-focused research The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre...
November 15, 2024

In conversation with Oni Blackstock: Paving the way for health equity 

    We got an exclusive early chat with Dr. Oni Blackstock, this year’s keynote speaker for McGill’s 16th Global Health Night on...
November 7, 2024

Truth & Reconciliation: Orange Shirt Day and the 4th anniversary of the passing of Joyce Echaquan – Indigenous Health Professions Program Statement

As Indigenous peoples, we, at the Indigenous Health Professions Program (IHPP) at McGill University, recognize the profound significance of September 28th and September...
September 30, 2024

James A. Makokis opens Queer History Month

The keynote speaker will be James A. Makokis, MD, known for his leadership in Indigenous health, transgender health and culturally sensitive care. Visibility...
September 27, 2024

Zackie Achmat is the winner of the inaugural Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity

The McGill School of Population and Global Health is pleased to announce Zackie Achmat from South Africa as the winner of the inaugural...
September 13, 2024