CIRM is pleased to announce the arrival of two new research assistants to its team. Ophélie Proulx-Giraldeau (Events Manager) and Camille Delagrave-Ajduk (Communications Assistant) will actively participate in the development and smooth running of CRIEM's activities. The Centre welcomes them!

 

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Published on: 31 May 2021

Dr Isabelle Malhamé received the FRQS Clinician Scientist Junior 1 Career Award!

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Published on: 31 May 2021

As approved by its Board of Directors, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal (CIRM) recently welcomed five new members:

Classified as: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal, CIRM, Nathalie Boucher, Thara Charland, Jill Hanley, Solange Lefebvre, Nathan McClintock
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Published on: 31 May 2021

New research co-authored by McGill Earth and Planetary Science professor John Stix challenges conventional views about scientists' ability to reliably predict volcanic eruptions.

Published on: 11 May 2021

Dialogue McGill’s Health and Social Services Community Leadership Bursary Program provides financial support to Quebec students with English and French language skills pursuing full-time studies in the area of health and social services. These bursaries are coordinated locally by the English-speaking community networks in the various Quebec regions.

Classified as: Dialogue McGill; Health and Social Services Community Leadership Bursary Program; health and social services;English-speaking community networks
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Published on: 25 Mar 2021

Competitive funding for researchers and students for initiatives addressing access to healthcare & social services for English-speaking Quebecers.

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Published on: 24 Feb 2021

Response to the City of Montreal’s public consultation on Montreal’s Digital Data Charter

Written by Jess Reia and Ana Brandusescu

Classified as: Data, technology, governance, public consultation, Montreal
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Published on: 8 Feb 2021

Supported by the Max Bell School's Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy, the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression has released a new report detailing six recommendations to enable citizens, governments and platforms to deal with online hate speech in Canada.

Read the Commission's report here.

Classified as: Taylor Owen on Digital Governance, taylor owen, max bell school, max bell school of public policy, Tech Informed Policy, Centre for Media Technology and Democracy
Published on: 3 Feb 2021

February 2, 2021 | As the tide of nationalism sweeps across the globe and countries increasingly turn inwards, it is crucial that the protection agenda–including the Protection of Civilians (PoC) and the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP)–is reaffirmed. Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh writes on the PeaceLab Blog about what measures Germany can take to achieve this objective, including embracing multilateralism and seeking out new partners to promote civilian self-protection.

Classified as: max bell school, max bell school of public policy, Jennifer Welsh
Published on: 2 Feb 2021

December 2020 | This new report by the Media Ecosystem Observatory looks into vaccine hesitancy in Canada in the lead-up to the development of a vaccine. Key findings included that 65% of Canadians intend to take a vaccine, and that the best opportunity to reach those who are unsure is to address important concerns around the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine.

Read the report.

Classified as: Taylor Owen on Digital Governance, taylor owen, max bell school, max bell school of public policy, Tech Informed Policy, media ecosystem observatory, MEO
Published on: 5 Jan 2021

January 24, 2021 | In this paper, Max Bell School Professor Jennifer Welsh and her co-authors address the challenges and opportunities the fluid geopolitical and security environment poses for humanitarian policymaking and practice.

Read the paper.

Classified as: Jennifer Welsh, max bell school, max bell school of public policy
Published on: 5 Jan 2021

Max Bell School Professor Pearl Eliadis has authored the chapter Mind the Gaps: Integrating Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals into Evaluation Practice inThe Realpolitik of Evaluation, a recently published book edited by Markus Palenberg an Arne Paulson.

Classified as: Pearl Eliadis, max bell school of public policy, max bell school
Published on: 4 Jan 2021

Neural “signature” may reflect how we respond to feelings of social isolation

This holiday season will be a lonely one for many people as social distancing due to COVID-19 continues, and it is important to understand how isolation affects our health. A new study shows a sort of signature in the brains of lonely people that make them distinct in fundamental ways, based on variations in the volume of different brain regions as well as based on how those regions communicate with one another across brain networks.

Classified as: loneliness, Nathan Spreng, Danilo Bzdok, Neuro, Alzheimer's disease, dementia
Published on: 15 Dec 2020

As approved by its Board of Directors, CIRM recently welcomed two new members:

Classified as: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal, CIRM, Announcement, Hillary Kaell, Simon Lafontaine, Brant Moscovitch, Alexandre Maltais
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Published on: 1 Dec 2020

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