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As the University’s Fiscal Year end of April 30th, 2026 quickly approaches, we wish to inform you of some important deadlines and information you should be aware of.

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Published on: 1 Apr 2026

Թ has unveiled the Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH), a cross‑sector effort aimed at tackling some of Canada’s most pressing system‑level healthcare challenges. Supported by $5.75 million in funding from Power Corporation of Canada, Canada Life and IGM Financial, the initiative will mobilize expertise from management, medicine and public policy to develop technology‑enabled, evidence‑based solutions.

Classified as: Health Care, Health Care Management, Samer Faraj, Desautels Faculty of Management, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, max bell school of public policy
Published on: 1 Apr 2026

Թ has launched the Initiative for Transforming Healthcare (ITH) to apply a systems-based approach and advance technology-enabled solutions to drive change in Canadian healthcare.

Mounting pressures – from limited access to family doctors to surgical backlogs and emergency room crowding – are straining Canada’s health system. The Initiative will explore ways to resolve these growing challenges through cross-sector partnerships.

Classified as: Desautels Faculty of Management, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, max bell school of public policy
Published on: 1 Apr 2026

The parties met on March 27 to discuss the non‑monetary proposals.

They will meet again on March 31 to continue the discussions.

Classified as: Labour news, latest news, staff
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Published on: 31 Mar 2026

Following the request for conciliation, the parties held their first conciliation meeting on March 26. Each side met separately with the conciliator to provide an update on the progress of discussions. Based on the conciliator’s recommendation, the employer will present a comprehensive response to the union’s monetary and non‑monetary proposals on April 22, 2026.

The objective is to narrow the outstanding non‑monetary issues and focus on the key priorities for both parties.

Classified as: Labour news, latest news, staff
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Published on: 31 Mar 2026

Թ’s Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry is celebrating an outstanding achievement by its students: all three Թ teams entered into this year’s Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions have been selected as finalists. The teams will represent Թ at the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo in Chicago in July 2026—one of the largest and most influential gatherings in the global food science community.

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Published on: 31 Mar 2026

March 30, 2026 | Following four days of hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada, Pearl Eliadis spoke toCJAD Radioabout the key legal questions at the heart of the challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. She outlined three central issues before the Court: whether there are limits to the use of the notwithstanding clause, how minority language rights under Section 23 of the Charter intersect with the law, and whether other constitutional provisions could reinforce Charter protections.

Classified as: Pearl Eliadis, bill 21
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Published on: 31 Mar 2026

A new international study offers insights into the health risks posed by crops’ absorption of “contaminants of emerging concern” (CECs) and flags knowledge gaps the authors say must be addressed.

CECs include pharmaceuticals, microplastics, engineered nanomaterials and PFAS (commonly known as “forever chemicals”). The researchers warn that even when present at very low concentrations, these chemicals can subtly alter plant physiology, disrupt soil health and pose wider environmental and human health risks.

Classified as: Audrey Moores, chemicals of emerging concern, CECs, PFAs, Green Chemistry, soil, agricultural pollution
Published on: 31 Mar 2026

La version française suit.

This message is sent on behalf of Lara Pereira, Co-Interim Associate Vice-President, Financial Services

Dear Colleagues,

Please see attached for the year-end memo to help orient your preparations for the close of Fiscal 2026. The memo is also available on the Financial Services website at the following link:

https://mcgill.ca/financialservices/gfm/schedules/yearend

Classified as: Fiscal 2026, year end memo, Note de service, Fin de l’exercice financier, 30 avril 2026
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Published on: 30 Mar 2026

« La santé mentale des hommes est un véritable angle mort dans nos sociétés ».

Published on: 30 Mar 2026

Staff at hospitals in dire need of repair decry 'lack of urgency' in Quebec budget.

Published on: 30 Mar 2026

Soaring stock prices boosted returns at major Canadian pension plans, even as a slowdown in private equity weighed on overall performance at funds like the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. But strong equity returnsdon'tnecessarily mean pension plans shouldallocatemore capital to stocks, Sebastien Betermier told Bloomberg.

"Valuations are high, so there is a risk of investing in listed equities at their peak," says Betermier, an associate professor of finance at Թ Desautels.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, finance
Published on: 30 Mar 2026

Most of us interact with large language models like ChatGPT and Claude through browsers or apps, but AI agents can apply the power of LLMs in entirelydifferent ways. Agents can independently plan and execute multi-step tasks across multiple software systems, but they should be approached with caution, saysMatissaHollister, an assistant professor of organizational behaviour at Թ Desautels.

Classified as: Matissa Hollister, Organizational Behaviour, artificial intelligence (AI), AI at Թ Desautels
Published on: 30 Mar 2026

AGSEM presented their monetary proposals on March 11, and the University provided responses on March 18 and 25. Additional bargaining sessions are scheduled for April and May.

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Published on: 27 Mar 2026

MEO Director Aengus Bridgman was recently featured in Savoir média's digital series La guerre des cerveaux (War of the Mind), in an episode titled, Les algorithmes comme armes de guerres (Algorithms as weapons of war).

Classified as: Aengus Bridgman, media ecosystem observatory, Centre for Media Technology and Democracy
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Published on: 27 Mar 2026

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