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A stroll through the Morgan Arboretum

Cover Image: Aura Datta, January 2026 By: Quinnlyn Boyle, Contributing Writer Within walking distance from McGill’s MacDonald campus lies a…

biodiversity, buckthorn, ecology, environment, fall, gingko, invasive species, Little Forests, Mac campus, Morgan Arboretum, preservation, Sainte-Anne, seasons, sugar maple, sumac, syrup, tap, trees, visit, volunteer

Why a good cytomegalovirus vaccine is hard to find

Cover Image: Pan Dammann, March 2026 By: Jacob Van Oorschot, Contributing Writer More uses for mRNA vaccines? In a talk…

adjuvant, clinical trial, cmv, cytomegalovirus, DISC, disease, efficacy, gB protein, hygeine, interview, live-attenuated, malaria, Moderna, mRNA, protein subunit platform, vaccine, virus

AeroCellutions X MSURJ

Cover Image: Charlotte Benard, March 2026 Article written by the McGill BioDesign AeroCellulations Team What do a smoothie maker, Dolly…

absorptivity, biodegradability, BioDesign, biotechnology, chlorosilanes, conservation, Dolly the Sheep, ecosystem, oil spill, plastics, research, silanization, sorbents, threats

We know the name- but not the disease. What is really happening with endometriosis in 2026?

Cover Image: Jenny Ding, March 2026 By: Isla Stiff, Contributing Writer Happy International Women’s Day! There remains a widespread perception…

adhesions, biomarkers, coagulation, diagnostic delays, diagnostic tools, dysmenhorrhea, endometriosis, genetics, healthcare, HOXA9, infertility, laparoscopy, menstruation, microRNA, miRNA, mRNA, pain, pharmacology, social attitudes, surgery, women's health

Science for all: When access to medicines gets tangled in bureaucratic red tape

Cover Image: Isabelle Aish, February 2026 By: Iarina Murasan, Contributing Writer (original version published in The Dose, a UAEM newsletter)…

access, access to medicines, bolivia, bureaucracy, covax, health, healthcare, high-risk, law, medicine, prevention, science, science for all, vaccines

The pharma heroine: Frances Kelsey and the thalidomide tragedy

Cover Image: Lilly Guilbeault, January 2026 By: Sagit Yessim, Contributing Writer If you have ever taken CHEM 211, then chances…

Chemistry, chirality, drug discovery, FDA, History, McGill, MSURJ, optics, pharmacy, science, structure, thalidomide, toxicity

Cloudy skies could point to brighter days ahead

Future scientists could spray tiny particles into the atmosphere with airplanes. This technique, called stratospheric aerosol injection, would likely cause…

climate change, clouds, computer modeling, ecology, environment, geoengineering, geopolitics, global warming, ocean acidification, ozone hole, research, simulation, stratospheric aerosol injection, sulfur dioxide

What do a broccoli, a lightning strike, and blood vessels have in common?

Cover Image: Drawing by Rachel Gerllays, February 2026 By: Flore Devernay, Contributing Writer Before you read any further, go out…

blood vessels, broccoli, fractals, fractional dimensions, Hausdorff dimensions, infinite perimeter, Koch curve, lightning, Mandelbrot, math, Sierpinski, triangle, triangles

MMR vaccine hesitancy – mindset and misinformation

Cover Image: Ella Yang, February 2026 By: Isla Stiff, Contributing Writer Resurgence of Measles within Canada Measles is a highly contagious…

anti-vax, covid, covid-19, health, healthcare, immunology, McGill, measles, medicine, misinformation, mmr, MSURJ, mumps, rubella, science, technology, vaccine hesitancy, vaccines

Red light, blue light: Illuminating a few health claims – Part 2

By: Jacob Van Oorschot, Contributing Writer Cover Image: Reno Zhu, Illustrator (original work) Monday’s article broke down the evidence supporting…

blood flow, blue light, cell response, circadian rhythm, cytokines, debunking, health claims, melanopsin, oxidative stress, recovery, red light, SOD

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