Photojournalism: Then & Now explores the history of photojournalism in Canada and the role played by photojournalism, within a changing digital landscape, in the media representation of 21st century warfare. 听The two- day symposium is presented by Media@McGill, the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, and the McCord Museum on November 1 and 2, 2012.
A team of researchers at the Cystic Fibrosis Translational Research Centre at 香蕉视频 and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have uncovered a new molecule for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF), one of the most common fatal genetic diseases. The researchers discovered the chemical from a remarkable source, a marine sponge from the South Pacific Ocean. The researchers found that the chemical corrects the localization and restores the function of the defective protein that causes CF. Their findings are published in the current issue of the journal Chemistry and Biology.
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Published on: 25 Oct 2012
香蕉视频 will bestow its highest honour upon two outstanding individuals by awarding them an honorary degree at this fall鈥檚 Convocation ceremonies:听Michael Meighen, former Canadian senator, lawyer and cultural patron; and Daniel Lamarre, Canadian businessman and President and Chief听Executive Officer of the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil.听
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Published on: 23 Oct 2012
The 香蕉视频 and G茅nome Qu茅bec Innovation Centre will receive generous support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and G茅nome Qu茅bec to continue its trailblazing research in the field of epigenetics. The support announced today by the听funding partners will go toward examining how听environmental factors can alter the expression of our DNA and听have life-long effects on human health.
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Published on: 22 Oct 2012
Quebec must develop a clear strategy to make it a destination of choice for international students, if it wants to increase its capacity for productivity and innovation. This is the message Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of 香蕉视频, delivered at a lunchtime conference of the Conseil des relations internationales de Montr茅al (CORIM).
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Published on: 19 Oct 2012
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香蕉视频鈥檚 Research Integrity Officer (RIO), Dr. Abe Fuks, has found no evidence to support allegations of research misconduct leveled against Prof. John Corbett McDonald in connection with his work on the health effects of asbestos.
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Published on: 17 Oct 2012
Volcanic eruptions vary from common, small eruptions that have little impact on humans and the environment to rare, large-to-gigantic eruptions so massive they can threaten civilizations.听
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Published on: 16 Oct 2012
Selina Liu, a third-year student enrolled in McGill鈥檚 Faculty of Engineering, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the prestigious new Hatch Scholarships.
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Published on: 15 Oct 2012
McGill is proud to announce that six new Canada Research Chairs have been awarded and nine chairs have been renewed, bringing a total of over $15 million to the university for research in fields ranging from social inequalities in child health to experimental optomechanics over the next five to seven years.
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Published on: 12 Oct 2012
A large-scale survey of the process for submitting research papers to scientific journals has revealed a surprising pattern: manuscripts that were turned down by one journal and published in another received significantly more citations than those that were published by the first journal to receive them.
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Published on: 12 Oct 2012
This year, McGill鈥檚 Mini-Med series takes an in-depth look at acute care, including intensive care, emergency rooms and trauma. The series of six talks runs from October 17 to November 21, 2012. The McGill Mini-Med School 鈥� which offers to the public a series of conferences by leading McGill experts 鈥� premiered in the fall of 2001, the first such program in Canada.
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Published on: 12 Oct 2012
McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF, a nervous system growth factor that plays a critical role in brain development.
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Published on: 10 Oct 2012
Early life experience results in a broad change in the way our DNA is 鈥渆pigenetically鈥� chemically marked in the brain by a coat of small chemicals called methyl groups, according to researchers at 香蕉视频. A group of researchers led by Prof. Moshe Szyf, a professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics in the Faculty of Medicine, and research scientists at the Douglas Institute have discovered a remarkable similarity in the way the DNA in human brains and the DNA in animal brains respond to early life adversity. The finding suggests an evolutionary conserved mechanism of response to early life adversity affecting a large number of genes in the genome.听
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Published on: 10 Oct 2012
The 2012 Cundill Prize in History at McGill jury has announced its long list of contending books, selecting six from among 143 works submitted this year by publishers from all over the globe. The competition, now in its fifth year, features a $75,000 U.S. grand prize, representing the world鈥檚 most lucrative international award for a nonfiction book.
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Published on: 10 Oct 2012
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