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Trust and income inequality fueling spread of COVID-19

Published: 7 October 2020

Trust in public institutions is linked to fewer COVID-19 deaths, but trust and belonging to groups is associated with more deaths, according to a wide-ranging, McGill-led study of 30-day COVID-19...

Expert opinion: COVID-19 vaccine rollout unlikely before fall 2021

Published: 1 October 2020

Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to believe that an effective vaccine is not likely to be available for the general public before the fall of 2021. In a paper published...

Social isolation causing psychological distress among university students

Published: 25 September 2020

Surprisingly, university students without pre-existing mental health concerns seem to be suffering greater psychological distress during the pandemic than their peers with pre-existing mental...

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers working to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 on high-touch metallic surfaces

Published: 17 September 2020

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ professor Stephen Yue and Dr. Chen Liang, a researcher at the McGill AIDS Centre and Lady Davis Institute, received an NSERC Alliance COVID-19 grant to produce a cost-effective,...

Vulnerable groups affected by public transit cuts amid pandemic

Published: 16 September 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport agencies across North America have made significant adjustments to services, including cutting trip frequency in many areas while increasing...

CBC | McGill opens satellite medical faculty in the Outaouais

Published: 25 August 2020

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ pressed ahead with its plans to open a new satellite campus for its Faculty of Medicine in the Outaouais this week, despite challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....

THE GLOBE AND MAIL | How does COVID-19 affect the nervous system? Canadian and international scientists want to find out

Published: 13 August 2020

Canadian and international scientists are joining forces to promote research into how COVID-19 affects the central nervous system, as they strive to understand whether and how the new coronavirus...

Implications of serology testing in Canada

Published: 4 August 2020

Serology testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will be useful for public health decisions and research but will not have wide application for clinical care,...

COVID-19 pandemic causes a seismic noise quiet period in 2020

Published: 23 July 2020

Research published in the journal Science has shown that lockdown measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 led to a 50% reduction in seismic noise observed around the world in early to mid 2020.

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