/newsroom/taxonomy/term/982/all en /newsroom/channels/news/when-dads-are-feeling-bit-depressed-or-anxious-how-do-kids-fare-352440 <p>Many parents experience stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms throughout their lives, particularly during times of transition, such as pregnancy and children’s entry into school. Studies have generally found that high levels of anxiety and depression in parents are linked to poorer behavioural and cognitive outcomes in children.</p> Thu, 02 Nov 2023 16:29:15 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307430 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/leading-mcgill-scholars-celebrated-sharing-their-work-media-339157 <p>Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier has announced the 2022 winners of the <a href="/newsroom/principals-prize">Principal’s Prize for Public Engagement through Media</a>. The prize was created to recognize exceptional scholars who share their knowledge with the media and the public, whether about sustainability, politics, music, science and engineering or COVID-19.</p> Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:55:30 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288093 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/acfas-prizes-two-mcgill-professors-335442 <p>Canada’s most prestigious French-language learned society announced the recipients of its research awards today, and two Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professors are among the winners.</p> <p>At its 77th virtual gala ceremony, the non-profit organization <a href="https://www.acfas.ca/acfas/qui-sommes-nous" target="_blank">Acfas</a>, l’Association francophone pour le savoir, awarded Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Professor Michel Biron the Prix André-Laurendeau and Professor Susanne Lajoie the Prix Jeanne-Lapointe.</p> Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:53:42 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 283714 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/helping-children-autism-and-hyperlexia-learn-understand-what-they-read-333217 <p>Hyperlexia is a condition where preschool children display an intense early interest in letters in a way that is very advanced for their age. They can decode words accurately, but without understanding their meaning. It is most common among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – with approximately 6-20% of children with autism demonstrating hyperlexia.</p> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:23:56 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 274689 at /newsroom /newsroom/steven-shaw Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:43:41 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262271 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-international-day-education-january-24-327924 <p>The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. The theme of the 3<sup>rd</sup> International Day of Education is ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation’. Now is the time to power education by stepping up collaboration and international solidarity to place education and lifelong learning at the center of the recovery. (<a href="https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday" target="_blank">UNESCO</a>)</p> Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:37:02 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 256438 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-quebec-city-attack-highlights-need-discussion-mental-health-325877 <p>Quebec is hoping to reduce wait lists and widen access to help by injecting $100 million into mental health services as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, an announcement that was pushed up following a deadly sword attack in the province’s capital that killed two and left five injured. (<a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/11/02/extra-mental-health-supports-in-place-in-grief-stricken-quebec-after-sword-attack.html" target="_blank">Global News</a>)</p> <p>Here are some experts from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº who can provide comment on this issue:</p> Tue, 03 Nov 2020 15:19:35 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 246168 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-nxivm-leader-keith-raniere-sentenced-120-years-prison-325769 <p>Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday, October 27 for turning some adherents into sex slaves branded with his initials. The sentencing was the culmination of several years of revelations about Raniere's program, NXIVM, which charged thousands of dollars for invitation-only self-improvement courses at its headquarters near Albany, N.Y., along with branches in Mexico and Canada.</p> Thu, 29 Oct 2020 20:33:51 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 245489 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/social-isolation-causing-psychological-distress-among-university-students-324910 <p>Surprisingly, university students <u>without </u>pre-existing mental health concerns seem to be suffering greater psychological distress during the pandemic than their peers <u>with</u> pre-existing mental health problems according to a study of close to 800 university students in Toronto carried out by researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and University of Toronto.</p> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:58:54 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 240897 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-and-trafalgar-school-forge-new-partnership-transform-education-324794 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s Faculty of Education and Trafalgar School for Girls are partnering to establish a transformative partnership - the CoLab. A first of its kind in Canada, the CoLab will integrate teacher training, classroom practice and cutting-edge pedagogical research under one roof.</p> Tue, 22 Sep 2020 19:35:28 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 240442 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/quality-continuing-education-psychotherapists-questioned-unsupported-research-322393 <p>New research from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº has found that nearly half of psychotherapies promoted in workshops approved by <i>l’Ordre des Psychologues du Québec</i> are not supported by scientific research, raising questions with regards to accreditation and legitimacy.</p> <p>To ensure that psychologists and psychotherapists maintain and develop their professional skills, the <i>Ordre des Psychologues du Québec</i> (OPQ) requires that accredited therapists follow 90 hours of continuing education activities over the course of a five-year period.</p> Wed, 27 May 2020 15:09:41 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 213102 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/back-school-experts-269638 <h3>Minorities and bullying</h3> <p>Religious bullying & religious literacy, inclusion of minorities in public education – <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">alice.chan</span> [at] <span class="d">mail.mcgill.ca</span><span class="a"> (Alice Chan)</span></span>, Ph.D Candidate, Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE), English only</p> Fri, 18 Aug 2017 20:01:24 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 32179 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/homework-without-tears-nov-21-264271 <p>For the last lecture of the five-week <em><a href="/edu-ecp/ep2016">Effective parenting series</a></em> featuring Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Educational Psychology professors, Professor Steven Shaw will focus on homework.</p> Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:31:37 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26413 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/truth-about-lying-childrens-perceptions-get-more-nuanced-age-263168 <p>Parents don’t like it when children lie. But what do the kids themselves think about it? New research suggests truth telling isn’t black and white.</p> <p>As children get older, their moral evaluations of both lies and truths is increasingly influenced by whether they think this behaviour will cause harm to either others or themselves.</p> Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:41:32 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26229 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/punishing-kids-lying-just-doesn%E2%80%99t-work-240604 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:55:01 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 21712 at /newsroom