Robot helpers poised to tackle land, air, sea and living rooms

Published: 5 May 2017

The demonstration, by a team of McGill researchers, is paving the way for future convoys of autonomous airborne and land-based machines that could some day be deployed in remote locations to...

‘Climate-change agnosticism’ is a cop-out

Published: 4 May 2017

“Abrupt and expensive” is a matter of perspective, says Catherine Potvin, a professor at McGill University and the Canada Research Chair in Climate Change Mitigation and Tropical Forests. She...

Scientists scan horizon for future invasive species challenges

Published: 4 May 2017

Shipping and mining in the Arctic. The spread of invasive microbial pathogens around the world. Changing agricultural practices. Use of genomic-modification tools. Those are among the 14 most...

Two-thirds of electricity in Canada now comes from renewable energy

Published: 3 May 2017

Chris Barrington-Leigh, a professor at McGill University’s School of Environment, has done an analysis of the potential for growth in renewable energy production in Canada, said 2015 was a record...

New hope in the fight against superbugs

Published: 3 May 2017

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global health threat. So much so that a 2014 study commissioned by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom predicted that, if the problem is left unchecked, in...

Opinion: Tackling prejudices about people with mental illness

Published: 2 May 2017

Monday marks the beginning of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week. This is an opportune moment to raise awareness of problems faced by people with mental illness.

Intellectual and political ground shifting for central banks everywhere

Published: 2 May 2017

Priests of Prosperity is an analytical study of the evolution of central banking in postcommunist countries, exploring the unsung revolutionary campaign to move from command-economy cash cows into...

Student-mentor programs swell across the country

Published: 28 April 2017

“The aim is not placement,” says Marie-José Beaudin, executive director of the Soutar Career Centre at McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management. Instead, the goal is to equip students...

Trump finds that CEO-as-President isn't always a natural fit

Published: 28 April 2017

"It's the blind leading the blind," said Henry Mintzberg, a management expert at McGill University. "You need to get people who can think for themselves but also have a deep understanding of the...

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