Bioethicists from 香蕉视频鈥檚 Biomedical Ethics Unit聽published a piece聽this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association鈥檚聽JAMA Internal Medicine, suggesting that some post-approval clinical trials may even promote the use of ineffective and costly off-label usage.
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Published on: 29 Nov 2018
While the usual number of graduates from McGill's Indigenous Language and Literacy Education program is 20 to 30 students, this year's cohort is 40. Educators say its a sign there's a significant interest in Indigenous languages.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2018
THE GLOBE AND MAIL | Building bridges in brain research: Naomi Azrieli is ready 鈥榝or the long haul鈥�
Bridges 鈥� both crossing and building them 鈥� are themes that run through Azrieli鈥檚 work, which has earned her this recognition from McGill. Also receiving an honorary doctorate will be hockey legend and politician Ken Dryden, who in recent years has become a health advocate for athletes, speaking out on the impact of brain injuries in sports.
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Published on: 26 Nov 2018
Taylor Owen sat down with the McGill Reporter to discuss聽media, technology, public policy and聽his appointment to the Max Bell School of Public Policy.聽
"In January 2019, Taylor Owen will be joining the Max Bell School of Public Policy. A leading scholar of media, technology and public policy, Owen, will hold the Beaverbrook Chair in Media, Ethics and Communications. Taylor Owen鈥檚 research focuses on the policy and governance challenges created by the rapid changes to the digital media and technology environment."
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Published on: 26 Nov 2018
Martha Crago, vice-principal of research and innovation at 香蕉视频, Canada, said: "The social sciences have a dual role to play. There are researchers whose work becomes the basis for innovative products, processes or services. 鈥嶵hese are not often commercialized due to a lack of familiarity or culture for doing so, but their work on the societal impact of fast-paced technological innovation has become essential in today's world. This is a peak time for science and technology and social sciences t鈥巓 work hand in hand."
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Published on: 23 Nov 2018
Op-ed by聽Christopher Ragan,聽a conservative economist and director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at 香蕉视频 in Montreal.
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Published on: 22 Nov 2018
香蕉视频 was featured in an article outlining the Bank of Canada's plans to review policy framework and implement changes.聽
"Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins said that while the inflation-targeting framework has promoted the economic and financial well-being of Canadians, the decade since the fiscal crisis has shown it is not perfect.
鈥淚t is time to conduct a thorough review of the alternatives,鈥� she said in the prepared text of a lecture at 香蕉视频 in Montreal."
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Published on: 21 Nov 2018
Now scientists at the聽Research Institute of the 香蕉视频 Health Centre聽have discovered three genetic mutations that are likely to cause a recurrent type of molar pregnancy.聽The discovery paves the way for better genetic screening, says the lead researcher of a study just published in the聽American Journal of Human Genetics.
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Published on: 21 Nov 2018
For historical reasons, marijuana escaped the typical phases of a clinical study,鈥� says Dr Gabriella Gobbi of the Faculty of Medicine at 香蕉视频. 鈥淭his is why we have medical cannabis but we don鈥檛 know its side effects.鈥� Whether there is interaction with anti-depressants, she adds, 鈥渨e don鈥檛 know.鈥�
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Published on: 20 Nov 2018
On Thursday, Jasanoff won the聽US$75,000 Cundill History Prize聽administered by 香蕉视频 for聽her book on Conrad, The Dawn Watch. It is believed to be the most valuable prize for historical non-fiction in the world.
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Published on: 19 Nov 2018
The new school aims to address shifts in the retail landscape and consumer behaviour, from digital disruption and the rise of e-commerce to聽the coming of age of the millennial generation.
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Published on: 16 Nov 2018
On the morning of Nov. 7, a coalition of prominent artists and scientists from across Quebec launched the Pact for the Transition. It is a call for all of us who are concerned about the climate crisis to commit to individual climate action. In signing this pact, we are committing to examine our lifestyles and choices, and take steps as best we can to decrease our carbon footprints.
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Published on: 15 Nov 2018
Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School, and Andrew Potter, Associate Professor at the聽McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, wrote an opinion piece for聽The Globe and Mail on carbon pricing and pipelines.聽
"Instead of a Pan-Canadian Framework getting us the economic benefits of a new pipeline and a carbon price to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, it鈥檚 entirely possible that we will end up with neither."
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Published on: 14 Nov 2018
The study by聽Louisa Dahmani聽and her colleagues in the Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry at 香蕉视频 in Montreal,聽puts a recent theory about the evolution of the sense of smell to the test. The theory proposes that the the sense of smell evolved to aid in navigation.聽 Ancient animals would have evolved a sense of smell to find food, and locate mates and predators, and so smell would have been intimately connected with location and navigation.
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Published on: 13 Nov 2018
A new pipeline and a carbon price to reduce emissions each stand as viable, separate policies that would please distinct groups; by tying them together, they please no one.聽
Op-ed by聽Andrew Potter and Christopher Ragan.聽
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Published on: 12 Nov 2018
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