/plant/taxonomy/term/4/all en /plant/channels/news/expert-stomach-flu-cases-spike-canada-362482 <p>Canada is seeing a rise in cases of gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu, with over 150 reported at the University of Guelph. Often caused by norovirus, the illness spreads through contaminated surfaces, water or food, causing vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain.</p> <p>An expert from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is available to comment on this topic:</p> <p><a href="/newsroom/raymond-tellier">Raymond Tellier</a>, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.</p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:18:39 +0000 admin 9561 at /plant /plant/channels/news/expert-2024-confirmed-hottest-year-record-362438 <p>The European Union’s <a href="https://www.copernicus.eu/en/copernicus-services/climate-change">Copernicus Climate Change Service</a> has confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded, marking the first time global temperatures have reached 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. This milestone raises critical questions about the implications for daily life and the future of our planet’s atmospheric and oceanic systems. </p> <p>An expert from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ is available to comment on this topic.  </p> Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:29:34 +0000 admin 9543 at /plant /plant/channels/news/expert-ozempics-safety-efficacy-obesity-treatment-backed-new-research-362447 <p>New research points to the potential of GLP-1 agonists — the class of drugs that includes Ozempic — to treat obesity safely. Originally developed to manage Type 2 diabetes, these medications have emerged as powerful weight-loss tools, though their long-term impacts are still being explored.</p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:33:20 +0000 admin 9468 at /plant /plant/channels/news/experts-los-angeles-wildfires-362437 <p>More than 130,000 residents of the Los Angeles area are under evacuation orders or warnings  as fires, driven by high winds, continue to spread rapidly. At least five people have been killed, and thousands of homes have been destroyed. </p> <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ experts are available to comment on this topic:  </p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:14:44 +0000 admin 9457 at /plant /plant/channels/news/experts-future-us-trade-and-foreign-policy-under-donald-trump-362433 <p>Over the past few days, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has spoken about his plans for a range of trade and foreign policy measures that include possibly annexing Canada and Greenland and acquiring control of the Panama Canal, as well as imposing significant tariffs on all trading partners.</p> <p>Here are some experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who can provide comment on these issues:</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:48 +0000 admin 9385 at /plant /plant/channels/news/mcgill-alumna-appointed-director-agri-food-innovation-saint-hyacinthe-technopole-362428 <p>This week, Saint-Hyacinthe Technopole announced the appointment of Jade Proulx, BSc(FSc)’12, as Director of Agri-Food Innovation and Project Manager for the Saint-Hyacinthe Agri-Food Innovation Zone. Congratulations to Proulx, who has over ten years of experience in agri-food innovation—and got her start on McGill's Macdonald Campus.</p> Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:27:43 +0000 admin 9370 at /plant /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-buzzing-world-pollinators-2025-edition-332911 <h2>Come celebrate National Pollinator Week!</h2> Mon, 04 Apr 2022 20:07:56 +0000 admin 9362 at /plant /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-february-month-love-friendship-2025-edition-337010 <h3>Join us in celebrating the month of love & friendship!</h3> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:38:28 +0000 admin 9354 at /plant /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-fascinating-world-birds-2025-edition-337011 <h3>Come explore the fascinating world of birds!</h3> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 16:41:10 +0000 admin 9358 at /plant /plant/channels/event/activity-booklet-joys-spring-2025-edition-337044 <h3>Join us in welcoming back spring!</h3> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 20:14:33 +0000 admin 9356 at /plant /plant/channels/news/school-human-nutrition-professor-treena-delormier-awarded-king-charles-iii-coronation-medal-362393 <p>Nineteen members of the McGill community, including President Deep Saini, have been awarded the <a href="https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/canadian-honours/directory-honours/commemorative-medals/king-charles-iii-coronation-medal">King Charles III Coronation Medal</a>. The medal is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:01:32 +0000 admin 9269 at /plant /plant/channels/news/integrating-historic-data-stands-improve-climate-models-global-south-362078 <p>An international team led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers has devised a way to improve the accuracy of climate change models for the Global South by integrating historical records kept by missionaries and other visitors.</p> Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:21:42 +0000 admin 9267 at /plant /plant/channels/news/experts-canadian-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-step-down-362369 <p>Justin Trudeau announced today that he will be stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after his party selects its next leader in a competitive process. In the meantime, Parliament has been prorogued until March 24. The announcement follows weeks of speculation. Growing numbers of Liberal MPs have called for his resignation.</p> <p>Here are some experts from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ who can provide comment on this issue:</p> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:19:34 +0000 admin 9185 at /plant /plant/channels/news/researchers-link-mysterious-cosmic-signals-collapsed-stars-362290 <p>An international team of scientists led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers has provided the clearest evidence yet that some fast radio bursts (FRBs) — enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves from space — originate from neutron stars, the ultra-dense remnants of massive stars that have exploded in a supernova. This finding, based on an analysis of the radio signal of a single FRB, advances our understanding of one of the universe’s most perplexing phenomena. </p> Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:05:40 +0000 admin 8827 at /plant /plant/channels/news/study-links-alcohol-consumption-more-severe-nut-allergy-reaction-362237 <table> <tr></tr> </table> <p>Findings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead to quicker diagnoses in emergency care for people with all anaphylactic allergies.</p> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:55:20 +0000 admin 7644 at /plant