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Hauffiopteryx altera (Latin for different from) has been identified as a new species of Ichthyosaurs by researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart in Germany.

Ichthyosaurs (‘fish lizards’), a group of tuna-shaped reptiles that inhabited Earth’s seas during the Mesozoic Era, were discovered by scientists in the early 19th century. Similar to the modern-day dolphin, ichthyosaurs underwent profound adaptions to aquatic environments including limbs transformed into flippers, a dorsal fin, and a tail fin.

Classified as: paleontology, Fossils, Redpath Museum, Hans Larsson
Published on: 2 Jul 2020

Funded through a grant from the Max Bell Foundation, the Policy Scholars program provides Max Bell School MPP students with research fellowships at prominent Canadian policy organizations.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Max Bell School of Public Policy has partnered with three distinguished Canadian think tanks for the inaugural year of the School’s Policy Scholars program — a series of research fellowships awarded annually to promising Master of Public Policy (MPP) students.

Classified as: External, faculty, Graduate Students, max bell school, max bell school of public policy
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Published on: 30 Jun 2020

Amid initial public and scientific optimism for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a potential treatment for COVID-19, health care professionals raised concerns about shortages of this inexpensive drug, which is widely used in the treatment of several rheumatic diseases such as arthritis. A new national survey of rheumatologists led by researchers at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre (MUHC) shows that most of them reported difficulties accessing or renewing the drug.

Classified as: Hydroxychloroquine, shortages, covid-19, Evelyne Vinet, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre, muhc
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Published on: 25 Jun 2020

Activists protesting against environmental injustices around the world suffer from high rates of criminalization, physical violence and murder, according to a study published this week in . Indeed, despite the fact that they primarily use nonviolent forms of protest, activists are victims of violence in 18% of environmental conflicts, and of murder in 13% of these conflicts. When Indigenous Peoples are involved, violence is especially frequent.

Classified as: environment, activism, Sustainability, environmental justice, criminalization, study
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Published on: 25 Jun 2020

By giving women access to information they otherwise wouldn’t have, mobile phones are transforming lives. Putting smart phones in women’s hands could be a powerful tool to support sustainable development goals in the developing world, according to researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, University of Oxford and Bocconi University.

Classified as: Mobile phones, gender inequality, women, empowerment, developing world, sustainable development goals, sub-Saharan Africa, Luca Pesando, Department of Sociology
Published on: 25 Jun 2020

As COVID-19 restrictions loosen this summer, Canadians will spend more time outdoors and make the most of the sunshine. A new study from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ suggests why men may be more genetically prone to develop skin cancer.

Classified as: cancer research, Skin Cancer, Melanoma, Ian Watson, Goodman Cancer Research Centre
Published on: 22 Jun 2020

Today, a group of 15 leading universities across Canada, spearheaded by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ and the University of Toronto, are uniting to tackle the global challenge of climate change by pledging to follow responsible investment practices. Their efforts are outlined in .

Classified as: climate change, Sustainability, charter, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, Investing to Address Climate Change: A Charter for Canadian Universities
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Published on: 18 Jun 2020

Graduation is a pivotal event, whatever the circumstances may be—and while we know there’s no replacement for crossing the stage, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ will mark this once-in-a lifetime occasion by celebrating all of our graduates’ accomplishments. That’s why McGill will be hosting 10 virtual ceremonies, one for each Faculty, on a rolling basis over June 18th and 19th, 2020. During the ceremonies in this exceptional year, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, and Mr.

Classified as: Graduation, Convocation, Laurent Duvernay Tardif, virtual, ceremonies, 2020
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Published on: 18 Jun 2020

A Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, has discovered that a repeating fast radio burst (FRB) originating from a nearby galaxy pulses at regular intervals.

Researchers within the (CHIME) Fast Radio Burst Collaboration used the CHIME telescope in British Columbia to show that the repeating radio source known as FRB 180916.J0158+65 – first discovered in 2018 by the same group - pulsates apparently every 16.35 days.

Classified as: fast radio burst, repeating fast radio burst, CHIME, Ziggy Pleunis, Pragya Chawla, McGill Space Institute, Victoria Kaspi
Published on: 17 Jun 2020

The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s Max Bell School of Public Policy have partnered to launch a cooperative degree program. This two-year program will enable students to earn a Master of Arts in International Affairs at SAIS Europe, the School’s European campus located in Bologna, Italy, and a Master of Public Policy from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.

Classified as: External, faculty, Graduate Students, max bell school, max bell school of public policy
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Published on: 15 Jun 2020

Announced in 2019 as the first comprehensive leadership scholarship at the master’s level in Canada, the McCall MacBain Scholarships will enable students to broaden their perspective and develop leadership skills while pursuing a graduate education at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.

Classified as: McCall MacBain Scholarships, Master, Graduate education, scholarship
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Published on: 15 Jun 2020

Smoking is the best-known risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating lung condition that can severely limit a person’s day-to-day activities. But curiously, only a minority of lifelong smokers develops the disease, while non-smokers represent more than 25% of all COPD cases. A new study published today in The Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that a developmental mismatch between airway and lung size—a condition called dysanapsis—could answer why.

Classified as: benjamin smith, health, lungs, smoking, copd, study, Research Institute of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Health Centre
Published on: 9 Jun 2020

Never before have we experienced social isolation on a massive scale as we have during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. A new paper published in the journal  explores the wide-ranging, negative consequences that social isolation has on our psychological well-being and physical health, including decreased life span.

Classified as: covid-19, social distancing, isolation, neurobiology, psychological well-being, physical health, Mila Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, Danilo Bzdok, Biomedcial Engineering
Published on: 8 Jun 2020

C. L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize recognizes his seminal work in the cognition of music

Cognitive neuroscientist Robert Zatorre has been awarded the C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize in Cognitive Sciences.

The Heineken Prize–given every two years to five different researchers–is considered the most prestigious international science prize in The Netherlands and includes a monetary reward of US$200,000. Previous winners include Nancy Kanwisher of MIT, and Stanislas Dehaene of the Collège de France.

Classified as: Neuro, Robert Zatorre, C. L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize, Cognitive neuroscience, music
Published on: 5 Jun 2020

An inter-university collaboration led by Dr. Mark Lefsrud, Associate Professor in the Department of Bioresource Engineering, has received a $1.65 million research grant, to be distributed over six years, from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Program.

Classified as: Cannabis research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Department of Bioresource engineering
Published on: 2 Jun 2020

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