/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1133/all en /newsroom/channels/news/time-nature-benefits-children-mental-health-difficulties-study-361155 <p>A team of researchers from McGill and UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al’s Observatoire pour l’éducation et la santĂ© des enfants (OPES, or observatory on children’s health and eduation), led by Sylvana CĂ´tĂ©, spending two hours a week of class time in a natural environment can reduce emotional distress among 10- to 12-year-olds who had the most significant mental health problems before the program began.</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 20:36:49 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314821 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-impact-ai-education-357280 <p>ChatGPT and other generative AI tools are changing the way students learn, from grade school to grad school. On April 25, the Higher Council of Education, jointly with the Commission on Ethics in Science and Technology, submitted a <a href="https://www.cse.gouv.qc.ca/des-recommandations-pour-encadrer-lutilisation-de-lia-generative-en-enseignement-superieur/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">report</a> calling for the supervision and regulation of AI in higher education in Quebec.   </p> Wed, 08 May 2024 16:18:08 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310486 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/how-should-montreals-high-schools-be-reformed-345533 <p>If you could redesign high school, what might you change? Like most educational institutions across Canada, Montreal’s English high schools retain structures from the time of the industrial revolution. As the realities of students’ lives have transformed, schools are slowly adapting to a knowledge-based economy and unpredictable ecological and social challenges.</p> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:04:20 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 288654 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-international-day-education-january-24-336990 <p>The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed January 24 as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. The theme of the fourth International Day of Education is “Changing Course, Transforming Education.” Transforming the future requires an urgent rebalancing or our relationships with each other, with nature as well as with technology that permeates our lives, bearing breakthrough opportunities while raising serious concerns for equity, inclusion and democratic participation (<a href="https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationd</body></html>"></a></p> Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:42:12 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 284534 at /newsroom /newsroom/bronwen-low Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:32:45 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 262264 at /newsroom /newsroom/joseph-levitan Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:59:35 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 255962 at /newsroom /newsroom/blane-harvey Mon, 20 Jan 2020 20:14:48 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 197520 at /newsroom /newsroom/stephen-peters Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 34350 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/eos-new-massive-open-online-course-natural-disasters-284396 <p>Since 2000, Ď㽶ĘÓƵ in Montreal, Quebec, has offered a course with the simple title of “Natural Disasters.” The course, which teaches students the scientific principles underpinning hurricanes, tornadoes, avalanches, and more, has proven quite popular among the students; attendance has grown from about 50 to more than 600.</p> <p><a href="https://eos.org/project-updates/a-new-massive-open-online-course-on-natural-disasters">Earth and Space Science News</a></p> Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:42:23 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32920 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/misery-does-not-love-company-284357 <div><span>With as many as four in 10 Canadian teachers leaving the field within their first five years, what can be done to keep more of them in the classroom?</span></div> <div> </div> Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:54:01 +0000 nathan.menezes@mail.mcgill.ca 32912 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/4-week-prehabilitation-prepares-cancer-patients-surgery-264561 <p><span>Just four weeks of prehabilitation (pre-surgery preparation) may be enough to help some cancer patients get in shape for surgery. That’s according to a recent study of close to 120 colorectal cancer patients in Montreal. This potentially means that, barring unforeseen circumstances that stem from the surgery itself, their recovery is likely to be speedier too, according to earlier research from the same McGill-led team.</span></p> Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:01:09 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 26459 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/prof-claudia-mitchell-receives-sshrcs-top-research-honour-264304 <p><span>The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) today awarded its 2016 Gold Medal to </span><a href="/dise/about/academicstaff/mitchell">Prof. Claudia Mitchell</a><span> of McGill’s Department of Integrated Studies in Education, in recognition of her work to strengthen HIV/AIDS education and prevention. </span></p> Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:04:22 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26425 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/small-increases-sleep-improve-grades-260065 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee, <a href="/newsroom">McGill Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>​Family and community involvement key in empowering students to make healthier choices regarding their sleep</em></p> <p>Elementary school-age children who improved their sleep habits also improved in their academic performance, according to a study by researchers at Ď㽶ĘÓƵ and the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in partnership with the Riverside School Board in Montreal.</p> Mon, 04 Apr 2016 14:59:05 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25645 at /newsroom /newsroom/alan-v-pavilanis Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 22902 at /newsroom /newsroom/annie-savard Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23586 at /newsroom