Concern over the reliability of published biomedical results grows unabated. Frustration with this 'reproducibility crisis' is felt by everyone pursuing new disease treatments: from clinicians and would-be drug developers who want solid foundations for the听preclinical research听they build on, to basic scientists who are forced to devote more time and resources to newly imposed requirements for rigour, reporting and statistics.
One of the kernels of international trade theory, which I drill into McGill undergraduates every year, is that countries don鈥檛 鈥渃ompete鈥� against one another; firms do. And those firms compete mostly with other domestic firms.
Op-ed by Krzysztof J. Pelc,听associate professor听in the Department of Political Science听at 香蕉视频.
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Published on: 21 Feb 2017
鈥淭his is the final missing link in the chain that connects pulsars and magnetars,鈥� said Victoria Kaspi, astrophysicist at 香蕉视频 in Montreal, Canada. 鈥淚t seems like there鈥檚 a smooth transition between these two kinds of neutron star behaviors.鈥�
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Published on: 20 Feb 2017
鈥淲e are going to see a large number of jobs disappearing or changing significantly,鈥� she said. 鈥淥bviously, that鈥檚 lower skill jobs initially, but with the increased sensory capacity of many of the algorithms right now, we are going to see even higher-skilled jobs in the future disappearing.鈥澨�Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 香蕉视频.听
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Published on: 17 Feb 2017
This week, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)听named Montreal the best city in the world听for university students. It is yet another reason to be proud as we celebrate the 375th听anniversary of our incredible city. The ranking also provides an unprecedented opportunity to fulfill the potential of Montreal to draw talent from around the world.
Op-ed by听Suzanne Fortier,听principal and vice-chancellor of 香蕉视频.
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Published on: 16 Feb 2017
Good teachers, you can tell, have a blast when they teach! And when they have fun, students have fun, and learning becomes fun. While such teachers work hard, prepare well, and work on deliberate strategies to enhance their teaching, they take time to enjoy the act of teaching. They enjoy the ride, so to speak.
Op-ed by Madhukar Pai, Director, McGill Global Health Programs.
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Published on: 15 Feb 2017
On Jan. 26, the Quebec regulation abolishing medical user fees came into effect, bringing the province in line with federal legislation outlined in the Canada Health Act (CHA). According to the CHA, the money that flows from Ottawa to the provinces for health services, known as the Canada Health Transfer, is conditional on the provinces upholding a ban on user fees for publicly insured, medically necessary procedures.
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Published on: 15 Feb 2017
香蕉视频 management professor Karl Moore tells Global鈥檚 Laura Casella about the federal Bombardier bailout and what that means for the aerospace company鈥檚 future.
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Published on: 10 Feb 2017
But we shouldn't assume that such deaths are necessarily linked, cautioned听Nicholas King, an associate professor at 香蕉视频 in Montreal who has studied the factors behind听increased opioid-related deaths听in the United States and Canada. "We know from historical experience with so-called 'cancer clusters' that in many cases the clustering is either the result of confirmation bias, or is simply the result of random chance," he said.
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Published on: 9 Feb 2017
With every change of administration come charges of hypocrisy. Those who governed by executive order suddenly learn the dangers of unilateral presidential power, and those who thought executive orders were an impeachable violation of the separation of powers start using them without missing a step. Supporters of federalism embrace the benefits of national uniformity. How soon is too soon to start protesting a new administration? When does criticizing a president spill over into disrespecting the presidency?
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Published on: 8 Feb 2017
Launching a formal complaint against Syria under the Convention against Torture would at long last set the wheels of international justice in motion and send a strong message to the countless Syrians who have suffered so terribly. It is a unique opportunity for Canada to promote the cause of international justice.
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Published on: 7 Feb 2017
Co-organizer Brodie听Noga, who studies law at 香蕉视频,听said he was inspired to act by the freeze on听refugees and his work with an Iranian citizen who was听refused entry into the United States under the ban. "I don't feel that it's right that Canada be complicit in any way with these refugee bans," he said.
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Published on: 6 Feb 2017
Two 香蕉视频 researchers affected by the temporary U.S. travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries say the personal impact has hurt, but it's the impression it leaves on their children that really worries them.
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Published on: 3 Feb 2017
The听heinous events in Quebec City on Sunday听have wiped away whatever smugness we, as Canadians, might have felt in relation to Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order听severely disrupting certain Muslim individuals鈥� existence 鈥斕齛nd sense of belonging 鈥斕齣n the United States.听
Op-ed by Dia Dabby,听visiting fellow at the McGill Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism and a member of the Quebec Bar.
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Published on: 2 Feb 2017
McGill law professor Payam Akhavan on the fear of normalizing hate and xenophobia.听
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Published on: 1 Feb 2017
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