External /newsroom/taxonomy/term/4/all en Jennifer Welsh on Canada’s Role in Filling the Global Leadership Void | The Red Passport Podcast /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-canadas-role-filling-global-leadership-void-red-passport-podcast-366215 <p>July 31, 2025 | On <em>The Red Passpor</em><em>t</em> <em>Podcast</em>, Jennifer Welsh joins Louise Blais, Jeremy Kinsman, and Peter Donolo to discuss the consequences of the United States abandoning its traditional role in global leadership. Together, they reflect on what this shift means for today’s major international challenges — and how countries like Canada can help fill the gap.</p> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:42:10 +0000 admin 324369 at /newsroom iPSC Seminars: Early Drug Discovery Unit (EDDU) /newsroom/channels/event/ipsc-seminars-early-drug-discovery-unit-eddu-366214 <p><strong>THE NEURO'S EDDU iPSC SEMINAR SERIES </strong></p> <p><b>Modeling α-Synuclein Pathology Spreading in a 3D Human Midbrain-Striatal Assembloid</b></p> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:32:34 +0000 admin 324368 at /newsroom McGill scientists turn marine waste into a sustainable solution for wound care, wearable devices and more   /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-scientists-turn-marine-waste-sustainable-solution-wound-care-wearable-devices-and-more-366171 <p>An interdisciplinary team of McGill researchers has developed an ultra-strong, environmentally friendly medical glue, or bioadhesive, made from marine waste. The discovery has promising applications for wound care, surgeries, improved drug delivery, wearable devices and medical implants. </p> <p>“Being able to produce glues that can close wounds  or make something strongly adhere to the skin is critical for many medical interventions,” said Audrey Moores, Professor in the <a href="/chemistry/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Department of Chemistry</a>.  </p> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:35:28 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 324358 at /newsroom Climate change driving major algae surge in Canada’s lakes, study finds /newsroom/channels/news/climate-change-driving-major-algae-surge-canadas-lakes-study-finds-366164 <p>Algal growth is accelerating in lakes across Canada, including those far from human development, and a new study shows that climate change is the primary driver. </p> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:39:23 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 324356 at /newsroom 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course /newsroom/channels/event/8th-national-neuromuscular-review-course-363609 <p>Dr. Nicolas Dupré of Laval University, Dr. Karine Garneau of Université de Montréal, and the members of the organizing committee are pleased to announce the 8th National Neuromuscular Review Course.</p> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:08:29 +0000 admin 324365 at /newsroom Hughlings Jackson Lecture 2025: The Basal Ganglia and the Motivation to Act /newsroom/channels/event/hughlings-jackson-lecture-2025-basal-ganglia-and-motivation-act-362529 <p>Established in 1935, the Hughlings Jackson Lecture is The Neuro’s premier scientific lecture. It honours the legacy of British neurologist John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) who pioneered the development of neurology as a medical specialty.</p> Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:40:52 +0000 admin 324366 at /newsroom 6th National Course on Sleep Medicine /newsroom/channels/event/6th-national-course-sleep-medicine-362067 <p>This two-day training course is designed to provide and enhance a basic working knowledge of sleep medicine.</p> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:46:27 +0000 admin 324367 at /newsroom Pearl Eliadis on the Legal Justification for Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones | CBC /newsroom/channels/news/pearl-eliadis-legal-justification-abortion-clinic-buffer-zones-cbc-366178 <p>July 30, 2025 | Quoted in a recent <em>CBC Ƭ֦Ƶs</em> article, Pearl Eliadis offered legal insights on the Quebec Superior Court’s decision to uphold the 50-metre buffer zone around abortion clinics. Eliadis underscored the ruling as a necessary protection of health care access, especially amid a rising tide of anti-abortion sentiment influenced by developments in the U.S. While acknowledging the law limits civil liberties, she emphasized that such limits are justified when they prevent interference with medical services.</p> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:53:25 +0000 admin 324362 at /newsroom Experts: Hunger crisis in Gaza /newsroom/channels/news/experts-hunger-crisis-gaza-366177 <p>The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) warned yesterday of a worst-case scenario famine unfolding in the Gaza strip, as access to food and other essential items and services has become highly limited due to the ongoing conflict and displacement.</p> <p>These McGill experts are available to comment:</p> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:04:16 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 324360 at /newsroom Montreal researchers use AI and wearable sensors to detect inflammation before symptoms appear /newsroom/channels/news/montreal-researchers-use-ai-and-wearable-sensors-detect-inflammation-symptoms-appear-366162 <p>Modern medicine is largely reactive—treating illness only after symptoms emerge. But a new study from the Research Institute of the Ƭ֦Ƶ Health Centre (The Institute) and Ƭ֦Ƶ points to a more proactive future: one where silent signs of infection are detected before we even feel sick.</p> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:09:42 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 324354 at /newsroom Chris Ragan on Rethinking Canada's Industrial Strategy | The Suburban /newsroom/channels/news/chris-ragan-rethinking-canadas-industrial-strategy-suburban-366139 <p>July 24, 2025 | Chris Ragan is quoted in <i>The Suburban</i> emphasizing the long-term economic benefits of cutting corporate taxes over relying on large-scale business subsidies. Nearly 25 years ago, Ragan argued that reducing taxes which inhibit investment—particularly corporate income taxes—would spur productivity, attract capital, and raise living standards. His perspective is resurfacing in current policy debates as concerns grow over the effectiveness of multibillion-dollar subsidies offered to major corporations, such as those in the electric vehicle sector.</p> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:44:55 +0000 admin 324345 at /newsroom Jennifer Welsh on Fading Western Donor Sensitivities to Global Suffering | Policy Magazine /newsroom/channels/news/jennifer-welsh-fading-western-donor-sensitivities-global-suffering-policy-magazine-366138 <p>July 26, 2025 | Jennifer Welsh is quoted in <em>Policy Magazine</em> saying that “something cognitive has happened” to Western donor sensitivities to the misery of others. She notes that public outrage over the war in Gaza appears to be the exception rather than the rule, pointing to a broader decline in empathy and responsiveness from governments and publics alike toward global humanitarian crises.</p> Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:40:05 +0000 admin 324346 at /newsroom Anil Wasif on Confronting Institutional Decay After the Dhaka School Tragedy | Policy Magazine /newsroom/channels/news/anil-wasif-confronting-institutional-decay-after-dhaka-school-tragedy-policy-magazine-366131 <p>July 23, 2025 | Anil Wasif, MPP ’21, writes in <i>Policy Magazine</i> about the painful disconnect between high-level development discourse and lived tragedy, reflecting on the deadly crash of a military jet into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh that claimed 32 lives. Writing from the World Bank’s Annual Conference on Development Economics, where he was attending as a Government Analytics fellow, Wasif describes how the academic conversation on institutional decay and populist anger mirrored the catastrophic reality unfolding in his home country.</p> Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:44:57 +0000 admin 324344 at /newsroom Youth at risk of suicide show early warning signs that adults often miss /newsroom/channels/news/youth-risk-suicide-show-early-warning-signs-adults-often-miss-366080 <p>Drawing on a landmark 25-year study that followed Quebec children into adulthood, Ƭ֦Ƶ researchers have identified two distinct patterns in how suicidal thoughts emerge and the early signs that are often missed.</p> <p>Suicidal thoughts are increasingly common among youth, but how they begin and what mental health symptoms often precede them are poorly understood, the researchers said.</p> Mon, 21 Jul 2025 18:40:04 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 324336 at /newsroom Expert: International Court of Justice rules on climate change  /newsroom/channels/news/expert-international-court-justice-rules-climate-change-366121 <p>The International Court of Justice ruled today that countries must act on the “urgent and existential threat” of climate change. The advisory opinion, backed by all 15 of the court’s judges, potentially opens the door to further legal action by states that seek to hold other states accountable. </p> <p>This McGill expert is available to comment: </p> Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:03:59 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 324341 at /newsroom