/newsroom/taxonomy/term/2390/all en /newsroom/channels/news/sticky-when-wet-strong-adhesives-wound-healing-269159 <p> Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:16:51 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 32116 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/costs-associated-homelessness-are-high-suggesting-need-shift-programs-end-homelessness-269176 <p> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:07:44 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 32122 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/were-brink-mass-extinction-theres-still-time-pull-back-268427 <p> Tue, 30 May 2017 20:18:46 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 31110 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-and-schulich-school-music-award-honorary-doctorate-yannick-nezet-seguin-267641 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº is proud to present the degree of doctor <em>honoris causa</em> to a great name on the Quebec cultural scene, Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin.</p> Thu, 13 Apr 2017 18:46:11 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26944 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-new-influx-asylum-seekers-crossing-us-border-265725 <p> Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:11:46 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 26702 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-mosque-shooting-265481 <p>Here are Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professors available to comment on the Quebec mosque shooting:</p> Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:58:02 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26664 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-university-announces-transformative-20-million-donation-montreal-neurological-institute-and-264838 <p> Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:51:24 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 26508 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/public-forum-electoral-reform-oct-20-263423 <p>The Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and the Research Chair in Electoral Studies at the Université de Montréal will be hosting a <a href="http://csdc-cecd.ca/events/public-forum-electoral-reform/">public forum on the Canadian electoral reform</a> on October 20.</p> <p><strong>When</strong>: October 20, 2016 from 19h30 to 21h30<br /> <span><strong>Where</strong>: Æ»¹ûÒùÔº New Residence Hall, 3625 Av du Parc, Montréal</span></p> Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:02:40 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26277 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/science-and-media-263376 <p>There is widespread worry today about the health effects of just about everything around us -- from the food we eat and water we drink, to the plastics we use and medications we take. A journalist’s task of sorting through all the latest studies and reporting the findings in a responsible fashion is more critical than ever.</p> Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:24:45 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 26264 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-launches-task-force-indigenous-studies-and-education-262852 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº launches its Task Force on Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Education, mandated by Provost and Vice Principal Academic, Christopher Manfredi, with a public event to be held on September 22 at the new site of the Hochelaga Rock. The Task Force will propose initiatives aimed at integrating indigenous perspectives into the academic curriculum and research, as well as the retention and recruitment of Indigenous students and faculty members.</p> Mon, 19 Sep 2016 15:44:10 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 26190 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-maintains-its-position-top-canadian-university-qs-rankings-262507 <p><span>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº remains Canada’s top university according to the QS World University Rankings 2016/17, which were released yesterday.</span></p> <p><span>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº is ranked 30th globally, among the almost 1,000 universities surveyed for the annual report. Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has been ranked as the top Canadian university for eleven of the thirteen years that the QS/THE rankings have been published, apart from in 2013 and 2014.</span></p> Tue, 06 Sep 2016 18:50:38 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26125 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/seeing-evolution-fast-motion-262491 <p><span>A new outdoor laboratory will serve as a facility for studying the effects on our lakes of climate change and chemicals commonly used in Quebec. It features a series of 96 experimental ponds containing 1,000 litres of water from Lac Hertel on Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St. Hilaire. This network of ponds, named LEAP (Large Experimental Array of Ponds), was opened on September 2, 2016.</span> Fri, 02 Sep 2016 18:01:44 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26121 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/ferring-canada-donates-2-million-mcgill-university-262459 <p>TORONTO – September 1, 2016 – Ferring Canada, a subsidiary of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, is proud to announce a $2 million donation to Æ»¹ûÒùÔº in Montreal, Canada that will be used to create fellowships in health and health leadership, and to finance environmental research in the Canadian Arctic.</p> Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:49:54 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26119 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-university-partnership-cbi-concordia-physio-sport-ndg-becomes-fifa-medical-centre-excellence-262414 <p>During a ceremony held August 29, 2016 at Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s Faculty of Medicine, the School of Physical & Occupational Therapy (SPOT), in partnership with CBI-Concordia Physio Sport NDG, was officially recognized as a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence. Joining the University of British Columbia as one of only two such sites accredited by FIFA in Canada, the primary focus of the Centre will be to educate the soccer community about different aspects of athletic performance from training principles, to nutrition and sport specific skills. </p> Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:23:30 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26111 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/launch-roddick-roast-mcgills-unique-coffee-blend-262411 <p>On Tuesday, August 30th, at the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº a la Carte event, Student Housing and Hospitality Services will launch Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s unique Fairtrade coffee blend. This new coffee will be available across both campuses in all non-branded SHHS food service locations as of August 29th, 2016. The price of the coffee will range from $1.79 to $2.19.</p> Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:57:33 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 26110 at /newsroom