“It is a meaningful experience for the students. It challenges their ideas about the world.” Anita Nowak, Senior Project Manager, Desautels Faculty of Management
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Published on: 27 Apr 2016
Un expert québécois soignera les plaies des centaines de victimes des attentats de Paris aux prises avec un syndrome de stress post-traumatique. La méthode du Montréalais Alain Brunet, spécialiste en traumatismes, sera utilisée dans 14 hôpitaux parisiens auprès de plus de 400 patients.
La Presse
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Published on: 27 Apr 2016
Anita Raj is a third-year medical student at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ. She is still folding origami, but it has become less a hobby and more an art form.  “There is an art to everything – from choosing the paper to shaping the final fold.”
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Published on: 25 Apr 2016
« Nous formons des étudiants passionnés qui apprennent à penser avec un esprit critique et, en même temps, dans le respect et la collaboration, tout en se basant sur des preuves. Je crois que si nos politiciens avaient ce type de formation, le monde irait mieux. » Victoria Kaspi, directrice de l’Institut spatial.
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Published on: 22 Apr 2016
Researchers at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ in Montreal, Canada, analysed 124 published trials of mindfulness as a mental-health treatment, and found that scientists reported positive findings 60% more often than is statistically likely.
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Published on: 22 Apr 2016
Op-ed cosigned by Catherine Potvin, Professor of Biology.
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Published on: 22 Apr 2016
« On est encore à l’étape des associations entre certaines maladies et certaines caractéristiques du microbiote. Dans bien des cas, la relation de cause à effet reste à prouver. » Joaquin Madrenas, Professeur, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2016
“I know I was meant to do science and if you feel that way, too, then just plow through the cultural biases and express your creativity and scientific ambition.” Victoria Kaspi, Director of the McGill Space Institute.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2016
“When you bring people together for a cause, you can do anything.” Olivia Monton, founder of Live for the Cause and completing her second bachelor’s degree in agricultural and environmental sciences.
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Published on: 20 Apr 2016
Des chercheurs canadiens ont trouvĂ© des microbilles dans les eaux des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent. « Puisque les microbilles flottent, on a longtemps cru qu'elles Ă©taient convoyĂ©es par les rivières et les fleuves jusqu'Ă l'ocĂ©an. Cette dĂ©couverte en eau douce a Ă©tĂ© une grande surprise », affirme Anthony Riccciardi, biologiste Ă McGill.Â
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Published on: 18 Apr 2016
At Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, insect scientist Chris Buddle submitted one study to a journal in “more of a casual, non-jargony language, (trying) to write it in a way that’s a bit more engaging, and not the typical dry scientific writing.” All but a few sentences were rejected, he says. “Not just the editor of the journal but reviewers as well felt the tone was too casual and didn’t meet the criteria for formal scientific writing."
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Published on: 18 Apr 2016
Laurence Kirmayer, founder and director of the Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ in Montreal, says crisis counselling and other supportive interventions are critical for stopping this so-called “suicide contagion.”
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Published on: 18 Apr 2016
Comme l’explique Chris Ragan, professeur à l’Université McGill, « le Canada a été un pays net exportateur de matières premières depuis plus de cent ans car le pays est assis sur une quantité astronomique de matières premières et cela n’est pas prêt de changer ».
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Published on: 14 Apr 2016
 “The research I’ve done shows that about 25 to 30 percent of CEOs are introverts,” explains Karl Moore, associate professor of strategy and organization at Desautels Faculty of Management at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ.Â
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Published on: 14 Apr 2016
“It would be very arrogant to think that we're the only species of life in the universe. The universe contains billions of stars, so statistically, it's unlikely [we're alone]. But it's also not likely that we've been visited by extraterrestrials because of the distances involved.” Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of the Office of Science and Society.
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Published on: 14 Apr 2016
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