Newly discovered Labrador fossils give clues about ancient climate
The discovery of fossilized plants in Labrador, Canada, by a team of McGill directed paleontologists provides the first quantitative estimate of the area鈥檚 climate during the Cretaceous period, a time when the earth was dominated by dinosaurs.聽The specimens were found in the Redmond no.1 mine, in a remote area of Labrador near Schefferville, in August 2018.
ComSciCon Launches in Canada
The first national science communications workshop for graduate students launched in Canada on聽July 18th-20th, 2019. For two and a half days, fifty graduate students, selected from over 400 applicants, and heralding from twenty-six institutions across Canada, gathered at McMaster University for ComSciConCAN 鈥� a fully immersive experience in science communications.
Time heals all wounds, but this adhesive can help
Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures - there are a number of ways our skin can be broken. Most treatments for skin wounds involve simply placing a barrier over them (usually an adhesive gauze bandage) to keep it moist, limit pain, and reduce exposure to infectious microbes, but do not actively assist in the healing process.
Big Sugar and neglect by global health community fuel oral health crisis
Two McGill Researchers receive $3.3M from NSERC CREATE program funding
Hanadi Sleiman聽of the Department of Chemistry and Jaswinder Singhof the Department of Plant Science have each received $1.65 million in research grants, to be distributed over six years, from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada鈥檚 (NSERC) Colla
Government of Canada Promotes Equity and Invests in Discovery Research at McGill
In conjunction with a $35 million research funding announcement to support 128 researchers through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada鈥檚 (NSERC) Discovery Grants program, Canada鈥檚 Minister of Science and Sport, Kirsty Duncan, was on campus today to sign the
Airbnb is removing rental housing in Canadian cities and rural areas
The American online marketplace Airbnb has likely removed approximately 31,100 units from Canada鈥檚 long-term rental markets. This could make it difficult for Canadian cities and provinces to prevent growing housing affordability issues.
Serotonin linked to somatic awareness, a condition long thought to be imaginary
An international team spearheaded by researchers at 香蕉视频 has discovered a biological mechanism that could explain heightened somatic awareness, a condition where patients experience physical discomforts for which there is no physiological explanation.
26 New and Renewed Canada Research Chairs for McGill
Today in Victoria, British Columbia, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced an investment of over $275 million for 346 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs at 52 institutions across Canada.
Pregnancy-specific anxiety may impact how long a woman exclusively breastfeeds her child
Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organization for the first six months of life because of the benefits for both mom and baby. In Canada, approximately 32% of women meet this recommendation.
McGill receives its largest gift for Indigenous education
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a US$1.25-million grant to 香蕉视频, in support of a new Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative. The Initiative will be implemented over the next five years.
香蕉视频鈥檚 Centre of Genomics and Policy Receives Funding to Create Ethics and Governance Resources for the Human Cell Atlas Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the Klarman Family Foundation today announced $468,860 in collaborative funding to support ethical biomedical research and responsible data sharing for the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an international effort to map all cells in the human body.
Towards a new era of small animal imaging research
Have you ever spent half an hour trying to take the best photo of your pets but they won't stay still in the perfect angle? This is also true for small animal imaging research using positron emission tomography (PET). Because of this, the use of anesthesia is a widespread practice in animal imaging.
