climate change /research/taxonomy/term/346/all en How climate change is affecting where species live /research/channels/news/how-climate-change-affecting-where-species-live-357786 <p>As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:44:19 +0000 admin 10028 at /research McGill's Scott Weichenthal wins NSERC Brockhouse prize with cross-disciplinary, multi-institution team /research/channels/news/mcgills-scott-weichenthal-wins-nserc-brockhouse-prize-cross-disciplinary-multi-institution-team-334999 <p>A multidisciplinary team of researchers, including McGill's Scott Weichenthal, an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, has been awarded t<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/Brockhouse-Brockhouse/Profiles-Profils/SOCAAR-SOCAAR_eng.asp">he Brockhouse Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering</a> from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).</p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1302 at /research $3.75 M for new Global Climate Center on AI and Biodiversity Change /research/channels/news/375-m-new-global-climate-center-ai-and-biodiversity-change-351041 <p><i>NSERC Alliance Grant supports McGill-led Canadian team, new global climate center on AI for biodiversity change </i></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1335 at /research Research network and MINDS join forces to tackle threats to the well-being of women and girls /research/article/research-network-women-peace-security <p>Climate change is one of the global issues that disproportionately impacts women and girls, and deepens inequalities and insecurities, say the co-Directors of the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security (RN-WPS). The RNWPS is an international, bilingual research hub leading a multi-faceted study of the Government of Canada’s <a href="https://www.international.gc.ca/world-monde/issues_development-enjeux_developpement/gender_equality-egalite_des_genres/women_peace_security-femmes_paix_securite.aspx?lang=eng">Women, Peace and Security (WPS)</a> agenda.</p> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 03:50:59 +0000 Meaghan Thurston 771 at /research