Here is the video recording of the 2023 Public Lecture.
The Bieler School of Environment presents:
Professor Gernot Wagner
2023 Environment Public Lecture
“Climate Risks, Uncertainties, and Opportunities"
Published on: 23 Aug 2023
Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis led by researchers from McGill University and the World Health Organization. The largest of its kind, the analysis covers 366 studies involving more than 2 million women in 161 countries.
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Published on: 24 Mar 2022
Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from McGill University, over half of the world’s population lives without the protection of adequate air quality standards.
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Published on: 11 Mar 2021
As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination uptake is a public health priority now more than ever. Efforts to increase vaccinations vary greatly around the globe. A new McGill-led study comparing policies around the world finds broad implementation of mandatory vaccination mandates. However, the penalties for failing to vaccinate differ significantly by country, ranging from fines to jail time.
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Published on: 22 Oct 2020
The total shoreline of the world’s lakes is more than four times longer than the global ocean coastline. And if all the water in those lakes were spread over the Earth’s landmass, it would form a layer some four feet (1.3 metres) deep.
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Published on: 15 Dec 2016
Manulife Asset Management (Manulife AM) has expanded its global investment capabilities by naming Craig Bethune and Diana Racanelli as portfolio managers on a new global natural resources equity team.
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Published on: 18 Jun 2014
January 28, 2013 - The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two FET Flagship projects. The new project will federate European efforts to address one of the greatest challenges of modern science: understanding the human brain.
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Published on: 5 Feb 2013
