Technology /research/taxonomy/term/191/all en Future Ready: The Authentic Educator /research/article/future-ready-authentic-educator <p>In the summer of 2012, in Queens, New York, a 12-year-old boy dove for a basketball at school and cut his arm. He awoke the next morning with a high fever, vomiting, mottled skin and low blood pressure. His pediatrician diagnosed him with stomach flu and sent the boy to hospital to get re-hydrated. The emergency room doctors gave him fluids, ran blood tests and sent him home with instructions to take Tylenol.</p> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:43:53 +0000 Mark Witten 721 at /research Protecting our Privacy: Strengthening Accountability for Public Surveillance | Policy Magazine /research/channels/news/protecting-our-privacy-strengthening-accountability-public-surveillance-policy-magazine-357291 <p>May 8, 2024 | In Policy Magazine’s Emerging Voices series each year, Max Bell School MPPs are asked to write articles on issues important to them. In the fifth article for 2024, Asha Sivarajah underscores the importance of safeguarding privacy rights while ensuring transparency and accountability in public institutions' use of surveillance technologies.</p> Thu, 09 May 2024 16:24:40 +0000 admin 5373 at /research Researchers tackle youth loneliness and technology dependence /research/channels/news/researchers-tackle-youth-loneliness-and-technology-dependence-339644 <p><i>McGill professors receive grant to explore the correlation between technology dependence, youth loneliness and the risk for exploitation. </i></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1313 at /research The force behind innovation at McGill /research/article/forceinnovation <p>Professor Coulombe brings extensive experience in technology development, as well as a strong background in supporting strategic academic-industry partnerships, to the role. A former senior research scientist and project leader for GE Global Research (1997-2001), Prof. Coulombe joined McGill in 2001, serving as Department Chair from 2012-2018. He was the Canada Research Chair in Non-Thermal Plasma Processing from 2002-2012 and is a Gerald Hatch Faculty Fellow since 2015. His contributions to research and development have resulted in numerous reports of invention and patent applications.</p> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:22:33 +0000 Meaghan Thurston 695 at /research